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The book Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is for the intermediate level. If you can read but cannot spell the words that you read, then this is the book for learning to spell the words that you can read but cannot spell.

The titles of the six volumes in Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day are: The Vowel A, The Vowel E, The Vowel I, The Vowel O, The Vowel U, and The Consonants.

Vowels are the most inconsistent letters thus each vowel’s sounds and spelling patterns are dissected and isolated in a volume in this book. For instance, the vowel A has 5 sounds that are spelled in 12 ways, the vowel E has 7 sounds that are spelled in 17 ways, the vowel I has 8 sounds that are spelled in 19 ways, the vowel O has 12 sounds that are spelled in 20 ways, the vowel U has 6 sounds that are spelled in 28 ways, and the eight consonants q, x, c, h, g, s, y, and w are also inconsistent and they make 50 sounds that are spelled in 60 ways.

The six volumes in this series are for learning advanced reading of phonics and the spelling of 13,000 essential words. It is a comprehensive book; it contains 360 detailed phonics lessons. It also contains all the newly discovered rules that govern phonics; each rule is then followed by detailed practice lessons. In it is the core and essence of the English language. Without it, most may not benefit from 100 Spelling Rules. Pay attention to the title of this book; the title says that this is the book that teaches the spelling of words, not the 100 spelling rules one. Most finish learning from Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day within days, weeks or months.

Descriptions of the Six Volumes

A

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - (vol. 1) The Vowel A is the first in a series of six volumes; the vowel “a” is dissected and isolated in this volume. The vowel “a” has five sounds that are spelled in 12 ways. Therefore, The Vowel A book contains five sections, 12 chapters and 65 long and detailed phonics lessons. Each lesson begins with a logical spelling rule, followed by a list of all the words that follow that rule, followed by a nonsensical story that contains most of the listed words, and then student read aloud slowly to memorize the spelling of 20 words every hour.

E

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - (vol. 2) The Vowel E is the second in a series of six volumes; the vowel “e” is dissected and isolated in this volume. The vowel “e” has seven sounds that are spelled in 17 ways. The Vowel E book contains three sections, 14 chapters and 59 long and detailed phonics lessons. Each lesson begins with a logical spelling rule, followed by a list of all the words that follow that rule, followed by a nonsensical story that contains most of the listed words, and then student read aloud slowly to memorize the spelling of 20 words every hour.

I

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - (vol. 3) The Vowel I is the third in a series of six volumes; the vowel “i” is dissected and isolated in this volume. The vowel “i” has eight sounds that are spelled in 19 ways. The Vowel I book contains four sections, 14 chapters and 62 long and comprehensive phonics lessons. Each lesson begins with a logical spelling rule, followed by a list of all the words that follow that rule, followed by a nonsensical story that contains most of the listed words, and then student read aloud slowly to memorize the spelling of 20 words every hour.

O

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - (vol. 4) The Vowel O is the fourth in a series of six volumes; the vowel “o” is dissected and isolated in this volume. The vowel “o” has 12 sounds that are spelled in 20 ways. The Vowel O book contains four sections, 16 chapters, and 68 long and thorough phonics lessons. Each lesson begins with a logical spelling rule, followed by a list of all the words that follow that rule, followed by a nonsensical story that contains most of the listed words, and then student read aloud slowly to memorize the spelling of 20 words every hour.

U

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - (vol. 5) The Vowel U is the fifth in a series of six volumes; the vowel “u” is dissected and isolated in this volume. The vowel “u” has six sounds that are spelled in 28 ways. The Vowel U book contains four sections, 15 chapters, and 45 long and comprehensive phonics lessons. Each lesson begins with a logical spelling rule, followed by a list of all the words that follow that rule, followed by a nonsensical story that contains most of the listed words, student read aloud slowly to memorize the spelling of 20 words every hour, and then dyslexia is ended.

The Consonants

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (vol. 6) The Consonants is the sixth in a series of six volumes; the eight inconsistent consonants c, g, h, q, s, x, w, and y are dissected and isolated in this volume and they produce 50 sounds that are spelled in 60 ways (60 symbols of sounds we call phonics).

Examples: The H in hot has a different sound from the H in Mouth. The S in has sounds like z. The G sounds like name of the letter G in huge, but not in hug. The C sounds like the name of C in cell, like the k in cup, like the sh in social, and like the name of the letter Q in cute. The Q always sounds like the letter K, not like the name of the letter Q and every Q is followed by a U and then by a vowel. The sound of the actual letter Q is not found in Q, but in cu as in cute. The Y has five sounds: yes, by, happy, day, boy, gym. The W has four sounds: we, few, low, cow. Students are informed of such changes beforehand.

The Prefixes

All of the prefixes in 900 words are presented at the end of the consonants’ book.