Texts include humour, consequences, helpfulness, imagination & fantasy. Settings include home, school, zoo, outer space, garbage hill and a magician's bedrom. Situations involve grandad in a gorilla suit, a cranky pencil that can spell, three fat hedgehogs, a one-eyed alien and a queen with a toothache.
He unearths the stories behind the rogue words that confound us, and explains why these peculiarities entered the mainstream, in an epic journey taking in sixth century monks, French and Latin upstarts, the Industrial Revolution and the ...
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is all it takes to master English usage! With hundreds of thousands of copies sold, this is one of the most trusted English language resources in existence.
There is an h in the name Thomas in Latin, and that is how it is spelled in Old English. There was no h in Latin Antonius, so we have Antony in early English, but an h was added to produce the usual modern spelling, Anthony.
Let's face it, most children struggle with spelling. But now they have a fun and easy way to learn all the tips and tricks to spell with confidence. With this book, kids will: Learn basic spelling rules, like "change y to i and add es.
Based on Misty Adoniou's extensive research into spelling learning and instruction, this book encourages children and adults to nurture a curiosity about words, discover their history and, in so doing, understand the logic behind the way ...
Once upon a time in the fairy tales, people risked it all for love and couples lived happily ever after.
Offers an easy-to-use method for teaching spelling that has been proven to be effective Includes 180 ready-to-use, reproducible lessons-one for each day of the school year A new volume in the new series 5-Minute FUNdamentals This book is ...
Dr. White has worked at each Public Educational Level: Pre-K-6, Elementary K-6, Open School K-9, Jr. High 7-9, Senior High 10-12; public-school counselor, parenting counselor, student services specialist, elementary administrator; college ...
Understanding English Spelling
The popular Hollywood starlet presents a collection of essays about the challenges of life in Hollywood, from navigating tabloid scrutiny and the latest headline-making feud to her visit to the set of the new "90210" and her baby nurse ...