Ace Spelling Dictionary by David Moseley

by David Moseley

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 increasing the page size of the dictionary to allow for an even more accessible design, updating the dictionary entries to include over 3,000 new words and revising the users notes. 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 index, 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 produce work that they can be proud of. Both patterns and irregularities are highlighted in the dictionary so that pupils learn to spell incidentally. The dictionary includes a clear step-by-step guide to effective teaching with the dictionary, over 20,000 words, a comprehensive list of commonly misspelt words and further learning strategies for spelling.

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.