Books in the Spelling the Short and Long Vowel Sounds series

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short A sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Alex and Angie as they ask all the animals where they can find food to save their clan, and enjoy learning to spell the Short A sound at the same timLearn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short A sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Alex and Angie as they ask all the animals where they can find food to save their clan, and enjoy learning to spell the Short A sound at the same time! The story includes 112 Short A words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones and homonyms and a grapheme chart. The Short A sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Dance of the Fancy Pants Ants' and listen for words with a Short A soundBreak words into sounds, eg c-a-t. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short A sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg c-a-t catLearn all the ways to spell sounds in words. NB: The Short A sound is usually only spelled one way Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short U sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Doug and his brother as they build a clubhouse by the creek, and enjoy learning to spell 6 was to spell Short U sound at the same time! The story includes 114 Short U words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Short U sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Stuck in the Mud' and listen for words with a Short U soundBreak words into sounds, eg s-u-n. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short U sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg s-u-n, sunLearn all the ways to spell the Short U sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long E sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about how four friends decide what to do with their three free wishes, and enjoy learning 12 ways to spell the Long E sound at the same time! The story includes 127 Long E words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long E sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Three Free Wishes' and listen for words with a Long E soundBreak words into sounds, eg s-ea. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long E sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg s-ea, seaLearn all the ways to spell the Long E sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long A sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about How Jane and Jamie are helping at Baby Jake's Birthday party, and enjoy learning to spell 9 was to spell the Long A sound at the same time! The story includes 103 Long A words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long A sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Baby Jake's Birthday' and listen for words with a Long A soundBreak words into sounds, eg h-ay. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long A sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg h-ay, hayLearn all the ways to spell the Long A sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long U sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the unusual menu at Chef Matthew's cafe, and enjoy learning 10 ways to spell the Long U sound at the same time! The story includes 37 Long U words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long U sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Ewes in the Queue' and listen for words with a Long U soundBreak words into sounds, eg n-ew. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long U sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg n-ew, newLearn all the ways to spell the Long U sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long I sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about how Tyson Pirate helps to save a kite, and enjoy learning to spell 11 ways to spell the Long I sound at the same time! The story includes 92 Long I words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long I sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Diamonds in the Sky' and listen for words with a Long I soundBreak words into sounds, eg p-ie. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg p-ie, pieLearn all the ways to spell the Long I sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short O sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about all the thing you can find at Poppy's Top Shop, and enjoy learning to spell the Short O sound at the same time! The story includes 90 Short O words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones and homonyms and a grapheme chart. The Short O sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Poppy's Top Shop' and listen for words with a Short O soundBreak words into sounds, eg d-o-g. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg d-o-g, dogLearn 4 ways to spell the Short O sound in wordsHelping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short E sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about the adventures of Fred and his best friend, and enjoy learning to spell the Short E sound at the same time! The story includes 73 Short E words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Short E sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'My Best Friend Fred' and listen for words with a Short E soundBreak words into sounds, eg r-e-d. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short E sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg r-e-d, redLearn all the ways to spell the Short E sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties:spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with:hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps:phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list

Joanna Goanna is a phonics picture book story showing 9 ways that the Long O sound can be spelled. The Long O sound letters are printed in green, making it easy and clear to learn that sounds in words are spelled in many ways. No more confusion when 'sounding out' words! Includes 114 Long O sound words plus spelling and theme activities, word family lists, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs, grapheme chart and a coloring page.In this story Joanna wants to know where nowhere is. Read more about Joanna's whimsical journey and have fun learning how to spell at the same time.More About Clever SpellerBreathe life into spelling with Clever Speller, a unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Ten beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand.Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, with the magic of technology, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student's attention. For many students spelling is confusing and boring. Despite the best of intentions and concentrated efforts, too many students are at risk of becoming disengaged with spelling. Yes, English is a crazy language to learn to spell, but it's not rocket science and it doesn't have to be boring. There is a better way to learn to spell than with endless lists and dry, boring worksheets.Clever Speller cleverly uses the rigor of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthrall students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.Simply:1: Hear sounds in words.2: Learn all the ways to spell them and…Be Spellbound!Benefits: Develop phonemic awareness Provide context for phonics to make sense Provide rigor for whole language to be effective Easily learn grapheme phoneme correspondence Enhance retention and recall Save time with planning Cater for different learning styles Differentiate for learning variability Complement any spelling methodology Bridge the gap between leveled readers and authentic texts Engage students with connected and meaningful activities Integrate reading and spelling lessonsFeatures 10 decodable sound phonics picture books 1 book for each short and long vowel sound 73 ways to spell 10 long and short vowel sounds Over 1000 focus sound spelling words Graphemes printed in different color for easy decoding Grapheme charts and word family lists Spelling and integrated cross curricular activities Literal and inferential reading comprehension Homophones, homonyms and homographs High frequency/sight words grouped by focus sounds iPad app and teaching videos Printable activities and resources Informative website