Spelling You See D | Americana Universal Set

Includes everything you need for a continued focus on the Skill Development Stage, with 36 lessons of Americana: Instructor's Handbook with introduction to the philosophy of Spelling You See and a Getting Started guide, and the Student Pack, which includes two Student Workbooks and a pack of erasable colored pencils.

Americana continues the Skill Development Stage. Students will read nonfiction stories about American history and culture. The reading level gradually increases, providing opportunities for vocabulary development and allowing students to learn how to spell words in an interesting context.

Americana:

• Features nonfiction stories about American history and culture
• Involves the three core activities for Spelling You See:
  • chunking – provides hands-on experience with the many irregular letter patterns in English
  • copywork – requires the brain to pay attention to details in print
  • dictation – gives an opportunity for student to demonstrate decoding and encoding in a meaningful context
• Gradually increases in reading level, providing opportunities for vocabulary development and allowing students to learn how to spell words in an interesting context
• Includes 36 weekly lessons divided between two books; each lesson has five parts, A through E

Is Your Child Ready for Level D-- Americana?  See the General Spelling Readiness Guidelines for more information on placing your student in the correct level.