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The Hard and Soft c and g Spelling Rule
The Hard and Soft c and g Spelling Rule is one of the most consistent and useful spelling rules. Find other spelling rules, tests, and songs…
How to Teach Speling
The question is how to fit a spelling pretest, practice, and post-test into precious few class minutes. Here’s how to get it done in 13-20 minutes…
The “able” Spelling Rule
The "able" suffix spelling is often misspelled, even by very accomplished spellers. Here are the applicable spelling rules for the "able" suffix.
Free Instructional Spelling Resources
Find relevant articles, free resources (including the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment), and spelling teaching tips in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog.
How to Evaluate Spelling Programs
With increasing attention on following Response to Intervention (RTI) guidelines, it makes sense to follow the criteria that orthographic research has established for quality spelling programs.
Ten English Accent Rules
The Ten English Accent Rules are important to understand and apply to be able to correctly pronounce and spell English words.
Twenty Advanced Syllable Rules
The Twenty Advanced Syllable Rules are critical to accurate pronunciation, decoding, and spelling. Knowing the patterns of affixes and roots will also facilitate vocabulary acquisition.
Visual Spelling Strategies
Spelling is primarily an auditory skill; however, when used as an appropriate instructional component of a comprehensive spelling program, visual spelling strategies, such as these “picture…