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The Active Spelling activity books for Years 1 to 6 aim to develop strong spelling and confident spellers. It is attractive, colourful and easily accessible to primary students, while directly addressing syllabus requirements of all states. The dynamic, visual elements of Active Spelling aim to attract and capture students’ attention and engage them in active learning. The series incorporates a variety of approaches addressing the range of learning styles in a typical class. The activities include opportunities to write, say and notice words, to think about words and the way they are spelt. They reinforce motor memory and oral learning, provide visual stimulus for the visual learner and encourage an active, positive and thinking approach to acquiring spelling skills. The major elements of Active Spelling are: A clearly defined layout with four major activities per unit and including assessment and extension activities A consistent treatment of phonological; patterns and sequence Vocabulary revolving around chosen themes providing spelling in context Activities that can be completed with limited instruction but easily adapted to whole-class activity Review/testing (once per term) A scope and sequence chart for each book for reference On-line support through the website www.activespelling.com.au providing weekly dictation, Look Say Cover Write Check activities and review testing for students; for teachers there are downloadable answers and posters of word lists and spelling rules