Searchlights for Spelling

Teach children a range of multi-sensory strategies to support an investigative approach to spelling. Searchlights for Spelling is a flexible, motivating resource based on the different ways individual children learn. Whole-class work stimulates children's curiosity about spelling patterns and rules and promotes an investigative approach to independent learning, while quickfire games and activities, Oddbods and Smip-snaps can be used throughout the week to reinforce objectives and focus on key words.

Searchlights for Spelling gives all teachers the confidence to directly teach spelling, ensuring that all children are given the best learning opportunities. It equips all young writers with the strategies they need to tackle spellings, leaving them free to compose their written work with speed and confidence. A variety of activities are provided for use in whole-class and independent work including dictation tests that build into a complete narrative and reinforce spelling in practice.

UK curriculum

CD-ROMs and OHTs allow you to model spelling strategies and make development and recapping of objectives easy.
Children have plenty of practice, including spelling tasks and dictation tests.
Teachers are supported with a planned and progressive scheme of work.
A flexible, motivating resource based on the different ways individual children learn.
Independent activities are differentiated at three levels to ensure progression for all children.
Uses an investigative, multi-sensory approach which encourages children to use their senses to help them become better spellers.

Reviews
Author(s)

"The children love the colourful pupil's books. 'Wow! Can we read it again?' is their response."

Chilcote Primary School, Birmingham

"The units fit very well with our word level work in the literacy hour and provide teachers with well planned examples and games. The CD-ROMs not only link well with the other resources but also provide additional pupil motivation – the children are really excited by it."

Hanham Abbots Junior School, Bristol

"Finally someone has produced something which is not repetitive. We really like this approach, we think it's wonderful."

Strand Junior School, Grimsby

"We are delighted. Searchlights is stimulating and flexible for staff and pupils to use. The levels of differentiation provided make it a progressive, comprehensive approach to teaching spelling throughout our school."

Longlevens Junior School, Gloucester

"We've never seen the children so motivated by spelling."

St Augustine's RC Primary School, Kenilworth

"When you are seven and want to write something, it slows you down to have to stop and think about spelling, so you need strategies that will help make the spelling automatic. We thought we could put together something adaptable and interesting, based on the different ways individual children learn.” - Pie Corbett

Chris Buckton and Pie Corbett have written Searchlights for Spelling with the benefit of vast practical teaching experience and subject knowledge. Both have been headteachers, and inspectors. Both have been involved with writing material for the National Literacy Strategy, and have considerable experience as authors and consultants. You can therefore count on Searchlights for Spelling to provide excellent opportunities for teaching and learning that work in the classroom, and are tuned in to the latest developments in literacy teaching.

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Title	Price	In your shopping list	Approval copy
Searchlights for Spelling Year 2 CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521755795	£69.00	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 2 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9780521891783	£18.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 2 Pupil's Book ISBN: 9780521891684	£7.50	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 3 CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521755801	£69.00	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 3 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9780521891790	£18.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 3 Pupil's Book ISBN: 9780521891691	£7.50	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 3 Photocopy Masters ISBN: 9780521891899	£22.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 4 CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521755818	£69.00	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 4 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9780521891806	£18.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 4 Pupil's Book ISBN: 9780521891707	£7.50	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 4 Photocopy Masters ISBN: 9780521891905	£22.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 5 CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521755825	£69.00	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 5 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9780521891813	£18.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 5 Pupil's Book ISBN: 9780521891714	£7.50	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 5 Photocopy Masters ISBN: 9780521891912	£22.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 6 CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521755832	£69.00	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 6 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9780521891820	£18.95	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 6 Pupil's Book ISBN: 9780521891721	£7.50	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 6 Overhead Transparencies ISBN: 9780521891875	£49.50	Qty	Required
Searchlights for Spelling Year 6 Photocopy Masters ISBN: 9780521891929	£22.95	Qty	Required