Nearly 90 percent of English words can be spelled if you know basic patterns, principles, and rules of spelling. In Scholastic Spelling , all children have the opportunity to become good spellers because they are taught these patterns, principles, and rules that become powerful, lifelong spelling tools. For ESL students, the program also helps teachers build on primary languages to develop proficiency in English. Children pass through identifiable stages in learning to spell. Scholastic Spelling Word Lists include 3000 words that enable children to spell thousands more by the end of the sixth grade.
Children often encounter common confusions in learning to spell.
Scholastic Spelling helps teachers to diagnose these confusions and provides immediate Intervention strategies. Children retain spelling knowledge best when they use their new words in reading and writing. In Scholastic Spelling students don't forget the words they've learned. They remember them because the program offers plenty of ways for students to transfer and apply their spelling knowledge. Good spellers are better readers and writers.