The Excel Primary Spelling Handbook Years 3–6 will prove valuable to the following groups of students:

• students in Years 3–6 requiring a more comprehensive coverage of spelling and word skills
• students from a non-English speaking background who will benefit from a structured page-by-page approach to the development of standard English spelling

The Excel Spelling Handbook:

• is a handy reference
• will increase studentsÂ’ vocabulary development and associated word skills
• covers one specific point of spelling in each single-page worksheet
• reviews the basic sounds
• provides a variety of word-building strategies
• develops dictionary skills
• explains spelling rules and identifies common exceptions
• details the origins of words by studying common Latin and Greek roots
• includes word lists to further develop knowledge of English spelling
• features a variety of progress tests for each unit
• provides answers and explanations for self-assessment