Misty Adoniou (University of Canberra)

Spelling It Out

How Words Work and How to Teach Them - Revised Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring new illustrations and updated references, Spelling It Out Revised edition is an indispensable guide for anyone who lacks confidence in spelling, and an essential resource for parents and teachers of children at all stages of their spelling journey.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 175
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 264g
• ISBN-13: 9781009112871
• ISBN-10: 1009112872
• Artikelnr.: 62855892

Autorenporträt

Misty Adoniou is an Associate Professor in Language and Literacy. She began her career in education as a primary school teacher, teaching in Australia and in Greece before moving into higher education, teaching undergraduate and post-graduate teacher education courses in language and literacy at the University of Canberra in Australia. She was lead writer for the national English as an Additional Language Teachers Resource for the Australian Curriculum, and has served on several national advisory boards including the Equity and Diversity Advisory Group (advising the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) and the Orientation Consultative Committee (advising government on the settlement needs of refugees). She has served as president of two national teachers' associations - TESOL Greece and the Australian Council of TESOL Associations - and on the Board of Directors of TESOL International. She is the author of many academic and popular articles on the teaching of writing and spelling.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Redefining spelling
2. How do words work? Unravelling the threads
3. How do we learn to spell?
4. Planning a spelling program
5. Assessing spelling
Appendix 1. Some stories about words
Appendix 2. Common English morphemes
Appendix 3. Ways into words
Appendix 4. Spelling scope and sequence.