anabelneri Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I was wondering if anyone knows any resources that line up Webster's Speller with spelling rules? I have "the ABCs and All Their Tricks" now, but I'm so unfamiliar with it that I'm hoping someone has done this before and meticulously (or even generally) recorded what they did :tongue_smilie:. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'd like to see something like that, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Ooh! That would be nice! I went through my McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book one sunny afternoon and wrote in pencil all the pattern #s from ABC's and All Their Tricks, directly in the spelling book. Great fun :) I guess you could do the same with Webster's, if you're geeky like I am :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2four Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't know of any resources that do this, but I thought about adding in the spelling rules from All-About-Spelling to Webster's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I have rules correlated to Blend Phonics, but not Webster. Also, if you want phonogram cards and a poster correlated to "The ABCs and All Their Tricks," this is the set to get: Phonics Made Plain by Mike Brunner. My rules matched up to Blend Phonics are linked at the end of my how to tutor page. For my young students, I take them through Webster first without too much emphasis on rules and just teach mainly by pattern. When they are old enough to learn rules, I review phonics quickly with Blend Phonics and then Webster's Speller, using the rules correlated to Blend Phonics. For my remedial students, I do the Blend Phonics Reader with the rules (the reader and my game help them with their guessing problems) and then Webster. My children also get rules told to them any time they ask how to spell a word that follows a rule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I guess you could do the same with Webster's, if you're geeky like I am :D I am geeky that way! I'd love a copy of that written out!! I am a word geek. I've found the perfect job for me--I was a pronouncer at our local spelling bee. No one else wanted the job, and several of my friends recommended me when asked to do it! Of course, it is seasonal and non-paying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabelneri Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 ... When they are old enough to learn rules, I review phonics quickly with Blend Phonics and then Webster's Speller, using the rules correlated to Blend Phonics. Thanks for the input! Question: how old is "old enough to learn rules"? We've already started working through Webster's for improved reading skills. Grand fun that is. I was planning on starting back near the beginning to do spelling; Sweetie reads well but does not seem to be a natural speller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) I am geeky that way! I'd love a copy of that written out!! I am a word geek. I've found the perfect job for me--I was a pronouncer at our local spelling bee. No one else wanted the job, and several of my friends recommended me when asked to do it! Of course, it is seasonal and non-paying. Oh, oh! My dream job, too! Heck, I'd *pay* to get that job!! Word Geeks unite! :) Why don't you come over for tea? You can browse my McGuffey spelling book in all its annotated glory; and we can discuss phonics, the Great Vowel Shift, spelling reform, elocution exercises, all that cozy stuff! ;) P.S. You don't, by any chance, read dictionaries just for fun, do you? Surely you don't get out a stack of varying ages, and compare definitions and pronunciations, right? That might be just going too far... (But if you do, you're in good company. :leaving: ) :blushing: Edited January 14, 2011 by Medieval Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2four Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Why don't you come over for tea? You can browse my McGuffey spelling book in all its annotated glory; and we can discuss phonics, the Great Vowel Shift, spelling reform, elocution exercises, all that cozy stuff! ;) :001_smile: I love talking about those things, too! Sadly, I don't have any friends in real life that share my passion. I'm afraid they all think I'm from another planet, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the input! Question: how old is "old enough to learn rules"? We've already started working through Webster's for improved reading skills. Grand fun that is. I was planning on starting back near the beginning to do spelling; Sweetie reads well but does not seem to be a natural speller. My son seems able to learn a few rules at 5. With my daughter, the rules bounced off her head at age 5 and 6, she could learn a few with repetition at 7, and she seems fully able to learn, remember and understand them at 8. But, my daughter learned well by pattern at ages 5 - 7 and learning with the patterns in Webster's was very helpful to her, she is now a strong speller. Oh, oh! My dream job, too! Heck, I'd *pay* to get that job!! Word Geeks unite! :) Why don't you come over for tea? You can browse my McGuffey spelling book in all its annotated glory; and we can discuss phonics, the Great Vowel Shift, spelling reform, elocution exercises, all that cozy stuff! ;) P.S. You don't, by any chance, read dictionaries just for fun, do you? Surely you don't get out a stack of varying ages, and compare definitions and pronunciations, right? That might be just going too far... (But if you do, you're in good company. :leaving: ) :blushing: I used to read them for fun as a child. Now, I have an excuse--I need lists of words for my struggling students. Most recently, my student with speech apraxia needed help with 3 letter blends, so I got to look up a bunch of spr, spl, scl, scr, etc. words! (Did you know there are only a few scl words in the whole dictionary, and most people you ask will not have heard of any of them?) I have a whole shelf full of dictionaries, they were the sources of many of the more obscure spelling rules I found. Tea would be great! You don't happen to live near corn country or anywhere else the Air Force is planning to move us, do you? :001_smile: I love talking about those things, too! Sadly, I don't have any friends in real life that share my passion. I'm afraid they all think I'm from another planet, lol. Fun! If they ever move us to Texas, count me in!! Edited January 15, 2011 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 You don't happen to live near corn country or anywhere else the Air Force is planning to move us, do you? Well, we recently moved from Iowa to Wisconsin. You if you're relocated up north, let me know! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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