MY KID CAN'T SPELL : Understanding and Assisting Your Child's Literacy Development

J. Richard Gentry

ISBN 10: 0435081357 / ISBN 13: 9780435081355

Published by Heinemann Educational, Portsmouth, NH, 1996

About this Item

BRAND NEW & Collectible. Author signed. Elucidating guide to fostering literacy. Language arts, written & spoken requires mastery of ease of movment in a highly symbolic universe that has been made more complex by over-crowded classrooms, blossoming of "cute" vernacular terms capitalizing on odd-spellings & odd-pronunciations via television, computers, verbal-play capitalized by advertisers of the business world, prolifications of acronyms --- used to USA, how does one learn to write The United States of America with correctly placed capitalization? Then, today's remote learning practices takes its toll. Even adults unknowningly spell poorly now. This is a relaxing guide for home use for young & old in 90 pgs, 8 chapters: 1, Spelling Right from the Start; 2, Is Your Kindergartner or 1st Grader Developmentally on Track?; 3, How Well Does Your Child in 2nd Through 8th Grade Spell?; 4, Is Your Child on Grade Level?; 5, Can Your Child Visualize Words?; 6, How to Identify a Really Bad Spelling Lesson; 7, Spelling & Academic Disaster; and, 8, Supporting Your Child's Education, followed by 2 appendices: A: Spelling Rules; and, B: Spelling Strategies to Use at Home.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MY KID CAN'T SPELL : Understanding and Assisting Your Child's Literacy Development
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational, Portsmouth, NH
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0435081357
• ISBN 13: 9780435081355
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEW
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This text is aimed at parents who want to play a more active role in their children's education. It offers practical guidance including: development guideposts to track children's literacy; tips for helping children progress through early spelling stages; a spelling text to determine children's level of spelling; strategies to help children visualize words; guidelines for identifying poor spelling instruction at school; and ways to recognize if a child has a spelling disability.

About the Author

A former struggling speller himself, J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D., has authored three books and a video on the topic with Heinemann, including My Kid Can't Spell (1996), Teaching Kids to Spell (1992), Spel...Is a Four-Letter Word (1989), and Richard Gentry on Spelling (1992), as well as numerous articles in academic journals and textbooks for school-age children. A former elementary teacher and university professor, Gentry is a Heinemann Professional Development provider and has lectured and conducted workshops on literacy and spelling throughout the world. Visit http: //JRichardGentry.com for additional information about Richard Gentry and his work.