Spelling in 15 Minutes a Day (Junior Skill Builders) (2009)

It's true: mastering spelling doesn't have to take a long time - and it doesn't have to be difficult! In just one month, students can gain the tools they need to remember every word they encounter. How? Each lesson breaks the spelling process down into smaller parts, so that every day, students build upon what they learned the previous day. Fun factoids, catch memory hooks, and valuable shortcuts help ensure that what is learned becomes ingrained. Before you know it, the number of words that students can spell correctly skyrockets to new heights - one step at a time.

In just 15 minutes a day, students master:
- Vital spelling rules - compound words, the silent but deadly e, vowel versus consonant suffixes, and more
- How to use smaller words, other word forms, and individual letters to form larger words
- Common Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes and how they work together
- The power of pronunciation for accuracy in spelling and the role syllabic rhythm plays

CONTENTS
Introduction
Pretest

SECTION 1: SPELLING STRATEGIES
Lesson 1: How to Become a Better Speller
Lesson 2: Mnemonics
Lesson 3: Pronunciation
Lesson 4: Word Meanings

SECTION 2: WORD PARTS AND FORMS
Lesson 5: Roots
Lesson 6: Prefixes
Lesson 7: Suffixes
Lesson 8: Compound Words
Lesson 9: Regular Verbs
Lesson 10: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 11: Vowels
Lesson 12: Using ie and ei
Lesson 13: Using ia and ai
Lesson 14: Consonants
Lesson 15: Consonant Combinations

SECTION 3: PUNCTUATION
Lesson 16: Apostrophes
Lesson 17: Hyphens
Lesson 18: Capitalization
Lesson 19: Abbreviations and Acronyms

SECTION 4: WORD ENDINGS
Lesson 20: Regular Plurals
Lesson 21: Irregular Plurals
Lesson 22: Final y
Lesson 23: Final e
Lesson 24: Doubling Final Consonants

SECTION 5: SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Lesson 25: Homonyms
Lesson 26: Frequently Misspelled Words
Lesson 27: Commonly Confused Words
Lesson 28: Business, Legal, and Technological Terms
Lesson 29: Literary Terms
Lesson 30: Foreign Words

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