Tricks of the Trade

Students learn to spell by categorizing words that are difficult for them. Full of spelling tips and rules. Companion to How to Teach Any Child to Spell.



If you happen to be a person with a strong visual memory, you remember how words look. You write a word and take a look at it. You say, ""That looks funny. Let me try it a different way."" Poor spellers, however, can't recall how a word should look.


In How to Teach Any Child to Spell, Gayle Graham offers a simple solution to the problem: Pull the student's own misspelled words from the context of his own writing.


Categorize and study those words using the student's individualized spelling notebook, Tricks of the Trade.