COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basic course that begins with a diagnosis of spelling ability.
Students practice using regular spelling patterns, including common spelling rules,
compound word formation, prefixes and suffixes, plurals and possessives,
contractions, and spellings for the schwa sound. Students examine spelling
errors caused by mispronunciation and troublesome words that sound alike. Using
a multi-sensory approach, students apply learned spelling patterns by
proofreading and editing in exercises and in their own writing. Course may be
taken two times for credit.
COURSE MATERIALS
Instructor will identify which text to buy, based
on the initial diagnostic test. Student needs will determine specific texts, to
be selected from the following list:
1. Sonkin, Liebenow and Mindel. Sound
it Out. Workbook plus audio CD
Book 1: Short vowels; c-v-c; -ing; multi-syllable words; sight words; introduction to prefixes and suffixes
Book 2: Consonant blends; long vowel sounds and rules; c-v-c-e; c-v-v-c; c-v
Book 3: r-controlled; continuation of prefixes and suffixes; contractions
2. Rice,
G.V. Focus on
Phonics. New Readers Press.
Workbook 2A: Short vowel sounds
Workbook 2B: Consonant blends
Workbook 3: Long vowel sounds
Workbook 4: Other vowel sounds and consonant spellings
3. Brown, T. and Knight, D.F.
Patterns in Spelling: Book 1. New Readers Press.
4. Brown, T. and Knight, D.F. Prefixes, Roots,
Suffixes. New Readers Press.
ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Attendance required at weekly appointment.
EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Students will be evaluated by a combination of demonstrated competency of
the course objectives, completed assignments, and progress and mastery tests as
well as attendance and active course participation. Students may also be
required to visit the Writing Assistance Area during the term.