Spelling Conventions has been totally
revised to address recent changes
to the Australian curriculum.

The student book edition includes:

• updated, stimulating, full-colour student
  book pages to address curriculum changes.

The NEW teachers’ books provide:

• a wealth of hands-on games and activities
• explicit teaching notes and guidance
• stimulus questioning and answering
• differentiation and assessment ideas.

Differentiation

All children are different, and every classroom is different. Therefore, the Spelling Conventions books have been designed to include an assortment of varied ability spelling lists. This allows for like groupings to cope with the demands of your classroom.

A My Words section is built into every unit where topical words can be added freely, or to add further extension words for the more able children.

Suggestions for grouping can be found in the teachers’ books.

Curriculum based whole school approach

Spelling Conventions student books and teachers’ books are a continuum of structured curriculum-based learning from Foundation to Year 6.

The spiralling program of developmental words, engaging activities and games, combined with the easy allocation of specific ability groups, allows for all students to be catered for.

The Difficult Words section and the My Words section also provide opportunities for extension within the class group.

The NEW Teachers’ Books

The Spelling Conventions teachers’ books are a completely new product designed to give support to teachers with the implementation of a syllabus-based whole-school spelling program.

They give step-by-step guidance for the teaching of the supplied phonics and all other spelling lists. They often supply stimulus questioning and answers to embed the children into their tasks.

Games, extension ideas and further challenges outside the students’ books are supplied throughout the teachers’ books

To maintain an economical price point for teachers resources, the Teachers’ Books are printed in black and white with some beautiful full-colour games inserted.

Schools that purchase class sets of the student books can access free yearly online resources for that class or grade, including instructional videos and the full-colour digital teachers’ books (see online section below).

Online

Schools who can prove that they have bought class sets of Spelling Conventions students’ books and the relevant teacher’s book will be able to access free website material for that class or grade.

The website will provide:

• new sound bar videos to assist with the phonics lists
• a full colour non-printable copy of the students’ books for lesson preparation and whiteboard use
• a full colour non-printable copy of the teacher’s book  teaching notes and important preliminary materials
• printable games and further activities.