Comprising six pupils and two books for teachers, Schofield & Sims Spelling is suitable for all pupils who have a basic understanding of letter-sound relationships. This accessible series, ideal for whole-school use, gives pupils extensive practice in using their phonic knowledge to spell words and encourages them to become effective spellers.

Based on the model ‘teach, practise, apply and assess’, the books develop pupils’ spelling skills by:

• Systematically introducing spelling conventions and revising those already taught

• Exploring word structure and relationships between words

• Suggesting strategies for remembering common ‘tricky’ or ‘exception’ words

• Helping pupils to monitor and correct their own spelling

• Providing regular transcription practice through dictation activities.

For Years 1 - 6

Features

Schofield & Sims Spelling is a structured programme for pupils in Years 1 to 6, comprising six pupil books, a teacher’s guide, a teacher’s resource book and a range of free downloads available from the Schofield & Sims website. Supporting the National Curriculum requirements, it gives children intensive practice in using their phonic knowledge to spell words, not only preparing them for the national tests but also encouraging them towards effective spelling for life.

Staff Training & Support

The Spelling Teacher’s Guide supports the systematic and explicit teaching of strategies, rules, guidelines and patterns to help pupils throughout your school to make good progress in spelling. For each of the six pupil books there are detailed teaching notes which:

• Suggest how best to introduce each learning point or ‘focus’

• Clarify the detail of the focus and exactly what should be covered

• Recommend ways of modelling, explaining and exploring the focus to develop pupils’ understanding

• Refer you, where appropriate, to relevant photocopiable resources in the Teacher’s Resource Book

• Provide you with a regular weekly dictation sentence tailored to the learning point.

Free downloads from the Schofield & Sims website support the series, including correlation charts and spelling logs.

Cost

Teacher’s Guide £8.00; Teacher’s Resource Book £8.00; pupil books £3.50 each.

Contact

post@schofieldandsims.co.uk | 01484 607080 | Free Sample | Visit Website

Our Pathways to Spell programme encourages pupils to be excited about spelling and fascinated about words with collaborative learning encouraged throughout. Spoken language underpins all the lessons with hypothesising and experimenting at the heart of the programme. The national curriculum objectives for spelling from years 1 to 6 are covered through this comprehensive and progressive programme which has a clear, research-based teaching sequence.  The programme offers:

• Consolidation of previously taught spelling patterns and rules in conjunction with new teaching

• Opportunities to review and reflect on learning to support pupils in the development of key metacognitive strategies

• Spelling knowledge and strategies to ensure pupils learn through a multi-sensory approach

• Support and challenge for the range of learners in every class

• Support for the spelling environment and how to support application beyond spelling lessons

For Years 1 - 6

Features

• 6 weeks of detailed planning with additional sessions supporting pupils’ personal development of spelling strategies using personalised spelling lists

• Sessions timetabled 20-30 minutes, with 4 sessions per week in KS1 (beginning in year 1, spring term) and 3 sessions a week in KS2

• A ‘Spelling Games and Activities Handbook’

• Comprehensive progressive word lists

• Fully editable PowerPoints for each unit

• A methodology document supporting mixed age planning, the spelling environment, spelling journals/logs and marking and assessment

Staff Training & Support

The Literacy Company offer a range of training and support delivered face to face, online or via downloadable training modules. Please click here to download our latest brochure with full details and prices of all our in-school support and training.

Cost

Pathways to Spell is available at the cost-effective price of £445. For existing Pathways schools this is discounted to £395.

Contact

nicole@theliteracycompany.co.uk | 01244 445050 | Free Sample | Visit Website