I am looking a book that could help my child to spell. I would appreciate if anyone could help.?

Question

She is now at kindergarden.

Answer 1

letter puzzles i.e: Lauri puzzles

Lakeshore learning has good products as well

star fall website

Put letters in a plastic egg and have the child unscramble the word

make it very hands on that is how kids learn best

Answer 2

Is she able to read?  I've been using Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann... my child is definately doing well with the spelling of the words after he knows how to sound them out.  They cover much more than sight words.

As for a book.   I don't know of any specifically used for practicing spelling but maybe I can suggest that you not use a book since it can get a bit "boring" for the child.  There are many toys and manipulatives out there that can be used with spelling words.  The leapfrog word whammer is great for CVC words...I suggest you purchase the lowercase letters.  I made "flashcards" with the pictures on one side and the picture and word on the other.  My son loved choosing a picture, sounding it out, putting it into the word whammer to confirm the spelling and then checking the back of the card for a second confirmation.

We have used letter tiles and letter magnets for more than three letter words.  A cute idea is to place the letters inside of a plastic egg with picture of the word on the outside of the egg.  They "crack" the egg and spell the word.

With the younger kids I incorporated numbers and the "rain" theme by cutting out blue foam raindrops and writing the numbers on them and then they placed them on a number line.  For my 5 year old I made enough raindrops to skip count by 5s to 100... we placed them in an upside down umbrella and sang a rain song and at the end we flipped the umbrella up and it "rained".  It was such a hit with my 5 year old that I'm in the process of making raindrops for his "spelling words".  My idea is to start out with pictures for him to use the raindrops and spell the words after they have "rained" and then my goal is to move to placing random letters into the umbrella and see which words he can make on his own.

Outside, sounding out and writing words in the sand box.  Creating a "hopscotch board" with chalk on the pavement and having her sound out the word and write each letter in a box and then jump from one letter to another letter to incorporate movement with spelling.

Go fishing---magnet letters and a fishing pole... place letters in a bucket/pool and go fishing.  Use the letters to spell her words.

There are so many ideas out there on the web.  Search spelling etc.   Good luck.

Answer 3

Try asking the teachers at his school for some reccomendations and if they could tell you were to get the books if you get those books then you are teaching your child what he/she is going to learn so he/she will be ahead and learn and to spell.

I would also give your child a book that he/she can write new word down so he/she can learn new words and ho to spell those words.

Answer 4

If your child can read then, you could try Go Dog Go.

If she's in Kindergarden, what's the hurry?

Answer 5

http://astore.amazon.com/monteblog-20/de...

Spelling generally comes before reading, so you're on the right track.  That's a link to a good book by Marlene Barron on reading and writing that has a lot of great ideas in it.

Answer 6

Hooked on phonics is great! There are different levels at which your child could be at. Starting with the alphabet and ending with small books. It has fun activities and a sticker chart to be rewarded when your child does certain things. it comes with an audio cd that is very helpful.

Hope this helps!

Answer 7

When she learns to read, spelling will come naturally.  But, check out Usborne books for great early reading books, and workbooks for early reading activities.  Their website is http://www.ubah.com/g2687 and you can search by age, category and more.

Answer 8

Look on the Internet for essential word lists. Once she can read and understand all those then worry about spelling. It is better to encourage a child to try and write/spell a word by putting down the sounds they can hear first and then underling it to have a spelling check then to get her caught up on worrying about spelling things right at the moment. If you get her flustered and focused on spelling rather then 'getting her ideas down' then it may limit her ability to explore new vocabulary as she will be so worried about spelling it right she will just stick with easy ones and not try to extend herself.

If you are particularly concerned about spelling though make sure she can sound out words and hear the sounds they make so she will be able to judge for herself what letters are in a word. There will be some words that dont work that way but the rules for those will be taught as she progresses through school.

Stick to the essential words (you can get them off of the net) and read to her heaps! Encouraging her to love words and language through reading together heaps is your best bet!