Test with success using Spectrum Word Study and Phonics for grade 6! The lessons encourage creativity and strengthen phonics skills by focusing on digraphs, diphthongs, syllabication, acronyms, figures of speech, and dictionary skills. The book features full-color illustrations, provides essential tools for achieving reading fluency, and includes an answer key. Today, more than ever, students need to be equipped with the skills required for school achievement and success on proficiency tests....
Provides everything children need to build multiple skills in language. Focusing on phonics, structural analysis and dictionary skills, this series also offers creative ideas for using phonics and word study skills in other language arts. Most titles have over 200 pages. Answer key included.
PhonicsHard and Soft c and g 6The Sounds of s 8Review: Hard and Soft c and g and the Sounds of s 10Consonant Digraphs 12Silent Consonants 16More Silent Consonants 18Ti and Ci 20Review: Digraphs, Silent Consonants, ti and ci 22Vowel Sounds (ai, ay, ei, ey) 24Vowel Sounds (ee, ea, ie, ey) 26Vowel Sounds (ind, ild, igh) 28Vowel Sounds (oa, ow, old, oll, ost) 30Review: Vowel Sounds 32Vowel Sounds (oo, ew, ou, ui, ue) 34Vowel Sounds (au, aw, al, alk, all) 36Vowel Diphthongs 38Review: Vowel Sounds and Diphthongs 40The Schwa Sound 42The Sounds of y 46R-Controlled Vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) 48More r-Controlled Vowels (air, are, ear, eer) 50Review: Schwa, the Sounds of y, and r-Controlled Vowels 52Word StructureBase Words and Endings 54Comparative Endings 56Review: Base Words and Endings 58Plurals 60Irregular Plurals 62Possessives 64Review: Plurals, Irregular Plurals, and Possessives 66Compound Words 68Contractions 70Review: Compound Words and Contractions 72Prefixes 74Suffixes 80Review: Prefixes and Suffixes 86Syllabication 88Review: Syllabication 90VocabularySynonyms and Antonyms 92Shades of Meaning 96Levels of Specificity 98Review: Synonyms, Antonyms, Shades of Meaning, and Levels of Specificity 100Homophones 102Multiple-Meaning Words 104Review: Homophones and Multiple-Meaning Words 106Clipped Words and Acronyms 108Word Play 110Review: Clipped Words, Acronyms, and Word Play 112Figures of Speech 114Idioms 118Analogies 120Review: Figures of Speech, Idioms, and Analogies 124Dictionary Skills and Word OriginsGuide Words and Entry Words 126Word Families 128Review: Guide Words, Entry Words, and Word Families 130Frequently Used Foreign Words 132Word Histories 134Review: Frequently Used Foreign Words and Word Histories 136Greek Roots 138Latin Roots 140Review: Greek and Latin Roots 142Pronunciation Key and Respellings 144Accent Marks 148Review: Respellings and Accent Marks 150