Using the Brain to Spell: Effective Strategies for All Levels

"This book is a compilation of teaching ideas...The author advocates making spelling fun with lots of games, but the suggested activities all have pedagogical goals based on research and experience."-Patricia McAlexander, Ph.D., retired professor of English, University of Georgia

"This book provides multiple strategies to increase spelling effectiveness for struggling spellers. The many games, techniques, grammar, vocabulary, mechanics, reading and writing skills, word lists, and spelling guidelines discussed suggest ideas to better challenge poor spellers to become more proficient. This book gives a subjective plan in solving the spelling puzzle in working with students of all ages."-William C. Zwick, Ed.D., principal, The Villages Charter High School. The Villages, Florida

Sally E. Burkhardt is a retired English teacher who taught in the middle grades for more than fourteen years. She also served as a fellow in the 1985 Capital Writing Project at Virginia Commonwealth University.