Phonics to Spelling CD

Designed for children who find spelling challenging (pupils that perhaps didn’t ‘get’ phonics in KS1) this comprehensive resource contains refreshing, fun strategies, such as games like wacky races, space ship, rubbish dump, snap and dominos, plus other interactive activities and fun animations to help reinforce teaching points.

The other benefits of Phonics to Spelling include:

• Simple and easy to use – you need have no previous knowledge of phonics to use the CD
• Anyone can deliver the units from teachers to teaching assistants – you get all the handholding you need
• Teacher’s notes - including a ‘What you need to know’ section at the start of each unit – taking you through the steps day by day
• Easy to manage weekly phases with 15 minutes of spelling each day
• Individual units so you can tailor the programme to your pupils needs – children can dip in and out of the relevant sections
• End of unit assessments allowing you to monitor your pupils’ progress
• Useful as teacher’s evidence for Assessing Pupil Progress (APP)
• Ideal for individuals, pairs, small groups, or as a whole class resource

Improving spelling has been shown to increase children’s confidence, sense of achievement and can enhance their performance across all subjects.

Phonics to Spelling teaches spelling rather than reading. Its spelling features include:

• A simple Diagnostic Spelling Test to help teachers identify their pupils' current level and decide which units will suit them best
• A revision of the sounds and stages covered in Stages 5 & 6 of Letters & Sounds, unpicking them so children can use their knowledge and translate that into successful spelling
• Multi-sensory strategies to help pupils remember tricky words (or the tricky parts of words) and concentrate thier energies on those
• Spelling S.O.S - Save Our Spellings! - a full unit on frequently mis-spelt words and/or high frequency words, compound words and common homophones
• Interactive games with rules and patterns to help pupils work out the most likely spelling.

Charlotte Raby, the author of Phonics to Spelling is a leading educational consultant, literacy specialist and successful children’s author. In the past, she has written books for Oxford University Press, Scholastic, Pearson and Read, Write, Inc. among others.

Her wide and varied experience includes running a tiny pre-school in Zimbabwe to advising the Brighton Institute of Modern Music in their assessment systems. She is also well aware of the problems, pitfalls and joys of classroom practice. As well as providing training and support to many teachers and schools, Charlotte has ‘hands on’ experience, having worked as a Literacy Coordinator and been a Leading Literacy Teacher. Today she continues to work in schools as a Special Needs teacher. Visit www.charlotteraby.co.uk

Charlotte says ‘I created Phonics to Spelling because, as a literacy teacher myself, I found it frustrating that there were no resources like this available, especially to help KS2 pupils who had missed out or just didn’t ‘get’ phonics at KS1. The resource remains rooted in practice that has been tried and tested and proven successful in classes with children who have a wide variety of needs and abilities.’

WIN A DAY WITH CHARLOTTE RABY!

WIN A DAY WITH CHARLOTTE RABY!

Enter our free competition to win a day with Charlotte Raby, the author of Phonics to Spelling.

While at your school Charlotte will discuss your children’s specific spelling issues and devise strategies to help you address them.

To enter simply email and tell us in 100 words or less why you’d like Charlotte to come to your school.  

No purchase necessary. Terms and conditions apply (see below).

Competition closes 31st October 2010.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. This competition begins on 1st July 2010 and ends on the 31st October 2010.
2. The competition is open to all UK primary schools. Employees of LCP Ltd are not eligible to enter.
3. The prize will be a day visit to your school by author Charlotte Raby. The visit will take place during the academic year 1st September 2010 to 31st July 2011. The exact date will be agreed between the winning school and the author Charlotte Raby at a mutually convenient time.
4. No alternative prize will be offered and there is no cash alternative.
5. There is no charge to enter and no purchase is necessary.
6. The winner will be selected by the competition judges after the closing date.
7. The winner will be notified by email via the email address that is used to enter.
8. If the winner fails to respond to this email within 21 days, LCP reserves the right to select another winner. The same conditions will apply for this subsequent chosen winner and any thereafter.
9. The winning school may be required to participate in publicity. Note that by entering into this competition, should you be drawn as winner of the prize, you agree to have your school name released as the winner and take part in publicity on www.lcp.co.uk and on other publicity material as relevant.
10. Only one entry per school person. Late, illegible, incomplete, defaced or corrupt entries will not be accepted. No responsibility can be accepted for lost entries and proof of transmission will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
11. English law applies and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts shall prevail.
12. The Promoter is LCP Ltd. Registered address: LCP Ltd, Hampton House, Longfield Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1XB. Registered in England & Wales no: 2832215.
13. Details regarding how to enter form part of the terms and conditions.
14. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.