The new revised edition of Lidia Stanton's bestselling book of cartoons demystifying over 200 of the most difficult spellings, fully adapted for a US readership. The book is structured around confusing pairs of words, such as homophones or words that 'go together', tricky everyday words and tricky academic words, with memorable illustrations on every page to help you connect the word's meaning and graphical features with its spelling pattern.
This is not a traditional spelling book, but a resource that will really get you thinking, and laughing out loud. This guide encourages active learning and recollection, breaking away from repetitive methods such as 'look, cover, write, check', enabling you to effortlessly recall and identify once-confusing spelling patterns.
A visual guide to learning 200 of the trickiest spellings, with memorable mnemonics, cartoons and storylines. Lidia Stanton's cartoons provide visual hints and tricks to help kids who think or learn differently to make sense of the most confusing spellings, including homophones and exceptions.
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A collection of 200 memorable mnemonics to help students actively learn and effortlessly recall tricky spellings
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11 | (6) |
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3 Confusing Pairs of Words |
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17 | (96) |
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113 | (76) |
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5 Academic and More Formal Words |
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189 | (70) |
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Lidia Stanton is a teacher, study skills tutor, dyslexia specialist, psychologist and linguist. She has taught literacy, numeracy and study skills to students of all ages, as well as adults in the workplace. Lidia's ideas have been published in The Times, Forbes, Medical Daily, IB Times and The Independent, and she was named a Quora Top Writer for 2016.
