Spelling Courses
Listed below (in alphabetical order) are elementary and junior high grade level courses available through Christian Liberty Homeschools. Information for each course includes suggested grade levels, cost, description, and a listing of the materials used. Linked course names will take you to a "look inside" of the primary text.
If you are looking for high school level English courses, see High School Choice.
39615 Building Spelling Skills 1
Suggested Grade Level: 1st
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course develops a student's spelling ability by using phonics rules to form its word lists. These rules include: short and long vowel sounds, double consonants, special blends, digraphs "oo" and "or," diphthongs, word endings, prefixes, suffixes, and compound words. Word bank exercises, crosswords, fill-in-the-blank, writing practice, rhyming exercises, and other activities are used to provide variety while helping the student gain familiarity with how words and sentences are constructed.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 1, 2nd edition | ©2010 Christian Liberty Press | 127 pages
• Answer Key – ©2010 Christian Liberty Press | 18 pages
39625 Building Spelling Skills 2
Suggested Grade Level: 2nd
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: After a review of basic phonics and spelling patterns, this course explores a variety of consonant combinations, blends, digraphs, the spelling of certain peculiar phonetic sounds, and larger word parts. It ends with spelling words incorporated into reading selections.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 2, 2nd edition | ©2011 Christian Liberty Press | 127 pages
• Answer Key – ©2011 Christian Liberty Press | 40 pages
39635 Building Spelling Skills 3
Suggested Grade Level: 3rd
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course builds on the phonics rules and instructs students how to spell words with beginning consonant sounds, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, diphthongs "ou" and "ow"; words with "ar" and "or"; word endings; words with "er," "ir," and "ur"; and diphthongs "oi" and "oy."
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 3, 2nd edition | ©2010 Christian Liberty Press | 131 pages
• Answer Key – ©2010 Christian Liberty Press | 42 pages
39645 Building Spelling Skills 4
Suggested Grade Level: 4th
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course uses phonics principles as it teaches words with suffixes "-tion" and "-ion," silent "e" words, word endings, spelling the three sounds of "wh" and "ch," consonant digraphs with "f" and "ph," prefixes, compound words, and irregular spellings. Vocabulary-building is emphasized through contextual exercises. Word-bank, crossword, fill-in-the-blank, and other exercises are included to help students gain familiarity with how words and sentences are constructed.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 4, 2nd edition | ©2011 Christian Liberty Press | 122 pages
• Answer Key – ©2011 Christian Liberty Press | 35 pages
39655 Building Spelling Skills 5
Suggested Grade Level: 5th
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course departs from the the use of phonics rules and presents spelling words in groups according to various domains of knowledge. Domains include (but are not limited to) world and U.S. geography, astronomy, anatomy, health, law, economics, music, buildings, and animals.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 5, 2nd edition | ©2010 Christian Liberty Press | 126 pages
• Answer Key – ©2010 Christian Liberty Press | 45 pages
39665 Building Spelling Skills 6
Suggested Grade Level: 6th
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course focuses on words with difficult sounds or endings; suffix rules; and English, Latin, and Greek prefixes. In addition, students will learn how to discriminate between synonyms and how to change accents.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 6, 2nd edition | ©2011 Christian Liberty Press | 121 pages
• Answer Key – ©2011 Christian Liberty Press | 43 pages
39675 Building Spelling Skills 7
Suggested Grade Level: 7th
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course focuses exclusively on word building with prefixes and suffixes. In addition to simply spelling words, students are exposed in each unit to more in-depth information about word meaning. They are also required to demonstrate understanding by correctly using words in sentences.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 7, 2nd edition | ©2012 Christian Liberty Press | 130 pages
• Answer Key – ©2012 Christian Liberty Press | 49 pages
39685 Building Spelling Skills 8
Suggested Grade Level: 8th
Additional Course Charge: None
Description: This course teaches many of the most important root words from foundational languages such as Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, American Indian, and Dutch. The exercises in the workbook include matching words to their definitions, root words or origins, and using the words in sentences.
Course Materials:
• Workbook – Building Spelling Skills: Book 8, 2nd edition | ©2012 Christian Liberty Press | 122 pages
• Answer Key – ©2012 Christian Liberty Press | 35 pages