Spelling Rules Workbook, Paperback/Joanne Rudling

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This in-depth spelling rules workbook for adults has all the key spelling rules, patterns and strategies to help improve spelling. With over 200 pages of clear concise explanations and exercises it not only helps you understand why we have the rule and exceptions, and why we have 'strange' letter patterns, but also suggests memory tricks to help remember them. Learning spelling rules is important because 1. they add to your spelling knowledge 2. they explain why we have 'strange' letter patterns 3. and they help you understand why spelling is the way it is. Some of the great rules covered are the drop the 'e' rule, 1: 1:1 doubling up rule, silent 'e' rule, 'y' to 'i' rule, adding -ly rule, adding prefixes rules, silent letter rules, the letter 'c' rule, -ant/ -ent rule, tion/sion/cian rules, -ible/-able rules and much much more. Spelling can be learned, and loved By discovering the logic behind confusing spelling conventions you can use this knowledge to help you spell well. It's suitable for British and American users. About the Author: Joanne Rudling is a writer, lecturer, teacher-trainer with 20 years' experience teaching all aspects of literacy, spelling, ESOL and writing in various colleges, universities and organisations including City of Westminster College and Arts University College of Bournemouth Film School. She's also developed and taught on literacy projects for the Pre-Volunteer Programme for the Olympics, and the RNIB. She's delivered seminars, training courses and CPD (Continued Profession Development) sessions for teachers and lecturers on literacy, ESL and spelling. She loves spelling so much she has her own spelling website www. howtospell. co. uk, and her own You Tube channel (Howtospelluk), with thousands of followers across the globe. She has, and is currently developing online spelling courses. She's also edited closed captions/subtitles from American spellings to British for Amazon. com TV drama division. Check out her other books: Spelling Strategie