Ace Spelling Dictionary

by David Moseley

This title helps to find words up to 64 times faster than with a standard dictionary. "The ACE Spelling Dictionary" is now even better that it was! With this fully revised new edition, we have made a number of important changes. This includes updating and extending the vocabulary, giving more alternative spellings, more plural forms and more 'sound-alike' words with meanings. The middle section is a darker blue to make it easier to find the right page. It is clear that pupils with spelling difficulties often experience problems with the whole curriculum and lose confidence with writing. "The ACE Spelling Dictionary" breaks through these problems. Using the unique 2-page index spread, pupils need only think how a word sounds to find out how to spell it. By simply identifying the first vowel sound, the speller is sent instantly to the page where the problem word is found. The easy-to-use reference system will tempt them to use more interesting words in their writing, enabling them to pro

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

David V. Moseley was a Senior Research Investigator at the University of Newcastle, England.

Moseley retired from the University in 2004 but continued to contribute to research projects in the Centre for Learning and Teaching. In 2006 was appointed as a Senior Research Investigator at Newcastle.

Reviews

[Annabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fantastic dictionary - one based solely on spelling, and not meanings. Pupils often say to me 'how can I use the dictionary to help me find spellings when I don't know what it starts with so I can't find it?'. This dictionary completely solves that issue. Pupils open the book and decide which vowel sound the word uses. They then work out the first letter of the word. This gives them a page number which they turn to. They then count how many syllables the word uses and find the word in that list. So this dictionary is based solely on the SOUNDS of the words - it is very clever too, as it works for all accents! Pupils can't go wrong with this, and it is incredibly helpful. I use them a lot in my classroom and would recommend to all teachers.