Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - The Vowel a (Paperback)

The Vowel A has five sounds we call phonics, which are spelled in 12 ways we call spelling patterns. 1. The vowel "a" is dissected and isolated in a book, which is a volume in the book Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day. 2. Vowels rule English and they cannot be avoided. Every sound and spelling pattern of the vowel "a" is presented in this book, as in these examples 1-Long a: may, main, ate, eight, table 2-Short a: man 3-Special sounds of a: fall, false, author, awe, warn 4-Schwa sound of a: permanent 3. The Vowel A book contains 65 comprehensive and detailed phonics-based spelling lessons. Each lesson begins with a logical spelling rule, followed by a list of nearly all the words that follow that rule, followed by a nonsensical story that contains most of the listed words, and students are asked to read aloud slowly to memorize the spelling of hundreds of words at a time. 4. Sample of the nonsensical stories: Dawn took the strawberries out of the freezer to let them thaw. Dawn drank her strawberry shake with a straw. Dawn ate raw vegetables and coleslaw. Dawn likes shrimp and prawns. Etc. 5. The Vowel A is a volume in Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (6 volumes: A, E, I, O, U, Consonants) 6. Linguist Camilia Sadik spent 15 years intensely dissecting English to make the spelling of English words logical and possible for all ages and all types of learners. Using any of her phonics-based spelling books, students learn the spelling of hundreds of words at a time. 7. From the Vowel A book, students learn the spelling of 2,200 words and they practically learn the spelling of the vowel "a" in any word that contains the vowel "a" sound, not just the 2,200 words. 8. Dyslexia in spelling and in writing letters in reverse ends, after learning to spell and after slowing down to write words slowly. 9. Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is for the intermediate level to be used by 4th to 12th grade teachers or parents or by adult who can read but cannot spell the words that they read. 10. It is best to start with the book Read Instantly and then use this book. In Read Instantly, each vowel is isolated in a chapter. In Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day, each vowel is isolated in a book. 11. The 26 English letters produce over 90 sounds we call phonics, which are spelled in over 180 ways we call spelling patterns. All the sounds and spelling patterns are presented logically and one at a time. 12. Comprehensive phonics-based spelling books by Camilia Sadik are Read Instantly, Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (A, E, I, O, U, Consonants), 100 Spelling Rules, The Compound Words (7,000 Compound and Hyphenated Words), and Teachers' Guide. 13. For sample lessons and much more, visit us at SpellingRules.com