Publisher's Synopsis
WHAT? Tricky 450! represents the 450 most often misspelled words 3rd graders face in their lessons, quizzes and tests. These are the toughest, meanest and most problematic words out there so if your young learners can tame this cumbersome catalog, they are on the path to spelling enlightenment. But, seriously, this is THE list your students should know. And if they can master Tricky 450!, the rest will be a piece of cake. HOW? Over the past 10 years, SpellingClassroom.com has been the go-to, online spelling solution for hundreds of thousands of teachers, parents and students. During that time, in our pursuit of providing the best possible learning experience, we have data mined millions of records, tests, lessons and exercises with the goal of producing the quintessential spelling list for each grade. The result is Tricky 450! and our philosophy is simple; easy words are easy, concentrate on the more demanding, challenging words to take your spelling to the next level. WHY? As teachers and parents, we all want what's best for our children. And when young learners start the journey down the sometimes confusing, and often dull, road of traditional rote learning and memorization, the need does arise for supplemental training tools. The best of these programs stimulate interaction between the student and subject matter while at the same time promoting meaningful engagement with the goal of learning to mastery. Tricky 450! is just that and as a curriculum, offers a traditional, handwriting/workbook experience along with online, interactive technologies incorporating "human voice" for the proper pronunciation of each word. The resulting marriage of these various methodologies provides a unique learning experience that students will love while mastering essential words needed to build their literacy foundation. This interdisciplinary approach promotes long-term retention by leveraging various contextual presentations, not found in other courses and curriculum, that contribute to vocabulary growth and increased reading comprehension. CONCLUSION Tricky 450! provides the best of both worlds; a traditional approach leveraging the technical advantageous of online interactivity. Paper and pen meet a cross platform digital interface complete with perfect human voice pronunciation all wrapped in a self-paced curriculum any child can follow. Our daily lessons are fun and devoid of monotony thereby firmly establishing that engaging spelling instruction can be designed to help children learn and retain critical words resulting in better reading, higher test scores, and future academic success.
