Spelling Through Phonics

Marlene and Robert McCracken began teaching in 1950. They worked as a writing, speaking and consulting team for over 30 years. They worked with primary teachers throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, and Australia, where they instituted holistic teaching that integrated thinking, concept development, listening, speaking, reading, writing and spelling.

• ForewordPreface1. Introduction to the ProgramFive Beliefs About the Teaching of SpellingWriting Is an Alphabetic SystemFour Insights About PrintPhonemic AwarenessPenmanshipWriting ToolsLetter FormationPractice2. KindergartenImmersing Kindergarten Children in LanguageHearing LanguageSeeing LanguageUsing LanguageSeeing Print in UseA Brief Checklist of Kindergarten Activities3. The First Weeks of Grade OneReadiness for Writing: Oral Language TimeWord BanksWriting StructuresResponse WritingStory FramesReadiness for SpellingAbility GroupsHow We Teach SpellingLesson One: Teaching the First ConsonantLesson Two: SequencingSpelling Dictation on Subsequent DaysTeaching the First VowelWhole Words4. Learning and PracticingThe Suggested Teaching SequenceTemporary SpellingHow It WorksTeaching to Eliminate ErrorsTeaching At-Risk ChildrenIndependent WritingTeaching What to WriteTeaching How to WriteWhy Children Must Write Every DayThree Writing Assignments5. Reacting to Children's WritingReacting to ContentReacting to Skill LevelHow to Correct Children's Spelling1. Words That Should Be Corrected2. Words That Are Beyond the Child's AbilityDoozersSuggested Day Plan to Fit Skill TeachingInto a Full Day6. Spelling Dictation Grades 1–3Teaching StrategiesIntroducingPracticingReviewingTeachingGrades One to Three ContentsGrade OneGrade TwoGrade ThreeGrade One Spelling DictationGrade Two Spelling DictationGrade Three Spelling DictationAppendixSpelling ChecklistsGrade One Spelling ChecklistGrade Two Spelling ChecklistGrade Three Spelling ChecklistLetter to Parents Regarding Temporary SpellingPractice-Writing Page with HousesAlphabet to Show Proper Letter Formation

I absolutely love the McCracken books and probably have all of them. I think they have one of the best spelling programs around. Honestly, I couldn’t live without Spelling Through Phonics, the little yellow book.