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Requiring just 15 minutes a day,Spelling Power by Beverly L. Adams-Gordon is totally individualized. Thisindividualization allows each of yourstudents to begin, progress, and succeedat their own pace to master the 5,000words children and adults use andmisspell most frequently.

Your students will use the researchproven test-study-test method, alongwith immediate self-correction, tomaster word lists which are organized byphonetic principles and spelling rules.

Additional words which your studentsneed to master are discovered from yourstudents’ own writing errors and addedto your Spelling Power program usingthe resources provided. Your studentswill continue to study each of thesewords until they have spelled themcorrectly at least once. Then SpellingPower’s spiral curriculum approach ofrepeated, spaced review will assure that

your students master every word theystudy. And your students will masterthem! The six levels of built-in reviewassure that every word taught will bemastered.

Multi-sensory study steps, inductivelearning activities, interesting games,and the incorporation of spelling into therest of your curriculum are integralaspects of the Spelling Power program.

Everything you need to teach each ofyour students spelling skills to thecollege level is contained in this oneeasy-to-use, step-by-step curriculummanual. Even if you are new to teaching,you’ll find that Spelling Power’s easy-to-understand instructions will help yougive each of your students SpellingPower in only 15 minutes a day.

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“I love this program!” K.D., Savan-nah GA

”We were beginning to think hewould just have to go through lifewith a portable spell-checker at theready, when I saw Spelling Power!”R.L., Glastonbury CT

“We love Spelling Power — It’sgreat.” H.M., Vallejo CA

“I have been reading the book andI’m convinced that this is it! I’ve beenhome schooling for 8 years andnothing compares!” T.L., WestChester OH

“Spelling Power looks like theanswer to what I’ve been lookingfor... I’ve looked at four or fivespelling programs and none work. Iespecially like being able to use thesame manual every year and nothaving to purchase new books.” T.A.,Madison NE

What the Experts Say about Spelling Power

“You can successfully use this one book to teach all of your children through-out their school years.” Cathy Duffy , Christian Curriculum Manuals

“Picks up where phonics leaves off.” Sarah Rose , Author, Konos HighSchool Program

“Independent home schoolers will appreciate the self-correction that isintegral to the program.” Mary Ehrmin , The Drinking Gourd

“Spelling Power offers your child the academic equivalent of a daily trip tothe gym; a well-balanced workout that pumps up those spelling muscles. 4Hearts” Mary Pride , Practical Homeschooling

People are talking about Spelling Power“Last year my 7th grader came up

2 1/2 grade levels in spelling on theITBS after using Spelling Power!PTL!” D.S., Longwood FL

“I like the simplicity of this product.Multiple grade activities are great onthe pocketbook.” C. E., Omaha NE

“It was fast. Only 15 minutes aday.” T.B., McAlester OK

“I like how easy it is for theteacher.” K.H., Spokane WA

“I have the Spelling Power bookand I love it. The Task Cards justmakes it easier and fun for my kids.Thanks” J.K., Lynwood IL

“It’s a Great Program.” M.C.,Powell, WY

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Student Record Books Save Time and Money

The Spelling Power program calls forthe use of two different forms daily, aswell as a number of forms on a level-by-level basis. These forms are integral tothe proper use of the program. EachSpelling Power Student Record Bookprovides enough forms for one studentto master the words on at least one levelof Spelling Power. You are alsoprovided with forms for placement and delayed recall testing and a student progresschart. Conveniently bound, with all forms printed in light blue so the student’s ownhandwriting stands out, the Student Record Books provide you with a valuablerecord of your student’s work.

How to Select Student Record BooksStudent Record Books are ungraded, preprinted, blank testing forms. They are

available in four sizes of lines. Below you will find a sample of the line size for eachof the color-coded Student Record Books. Select the line size appropriate for yourstudent’s “natural” writing size.

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abjRed Student Book 5/8”for K-3rdOrder: 068R .. $5.95

Blue Student Book 1/2”for 2-4thOrder: 076B .. $5.95

Green Student Book 3/8”for 4-6thOrder: 084G .. $5.95

Yellow Student Book --No mid line—6th & upOrder: 092Y .. $5.95

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Spelling Power Activity Task Cardsgive you hundreds of ways to makespelling easy-to-teach and easy-to-learn.They help your student to master spellingwords and strengthen language arts skills.

Just like Spelling Power, the ActivityTask Cards box covers interest andability levels ranging from eight yearsold to adult level. You will find the TaskCard box easy to use, since every card iscolor-coded by ability-interest level.Each instructional activity requires justfive to ten minutes for students tocomplete on their own. The Activity TaskCards deliver FUNdamental learning

Activity Task Cards Ease Parents’ Lesson Planning

Quick Start VideoBasic Approach To Daily Lessons

This video-seminar, presented by author Beverly L. Adams-Gordon, focuses on thebasic approach to daily spelling sessions using Spelling Power. After a short presenta-tion of what research has proven to be the most effective instructional procedures,you’ll be guided step-by-step through these key aspects of the Spelling Powerprogram:

After watching this 90-minute video-seminar you will be able to start using theSpelling Power program with little or no advanced preparation.

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with little or no teacher involvement.Used during the five minute “activity

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Rummy Roots andMore Roots

Rummy Roots and More Roots are two card gamesdesigned to help increase English vocabulary in a funand challenging way. Vocabulary is increased bylearning the 42 Greek and Latin roots through playingeach game (42 roots per deck). Greek and Latin roots,when combined, form many of our English words.

Knowing these roots adds a deeper level of comprehension to reading,aids understanding of how to spell words, and will help increase SAT scores.

These games can be played by the entire family (at least those over eight) or just parentand child together. The games incorporate all learning styles, so that everyone will benefitfrom participation. Each deck offers four levels of play and simple rules based on popularcard games. Most importantly Rummy Roots and More Roots don’t take a lot of parentinvolvement to keep the learning on track. The cards can even be used as a “concentrationgame” when your student is looking for something fun to do on his own.

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Writing practice includes: synonyms andantonyms, compound words, acronyms, analo-gies, metaphors, similes, idioms, euphemisms,vowel and consonant sounds, prefixes, suffixes,and abbreviations. Pop-Up Card is final projectof book. Letter height - 6, 5, & 4mm.

PSU 108(F)................................ $5.75Book G - 6th - 8th grade

This final book in the series contains writ-ing practice paragraphs acquainting the studentwith a brief history of the origins of our letters,from cave paintings to copperplate. Rich inmeaningful instruction, the last few pages ofthe book are reserved for experimentation withedged pens. Letter height - 6, 5, & 4 mm.

PSU 108(G)............................... $5.75Instruction Manual

An invaluable resource. This guide containsdetailed instructions for teaching each letter andjoin; numerous assessment strategies; creativestudent activities; techniques for increasingspeed, and developing a personal style; andcomplete information needed to effectivelyteach italic handwriting. 108 pages.PSU 108(I) .............................. $5.75Write Now

A complete self-teaching program for bet-ter handwriting intended for teens and adults,Write Now provides everything needed to en-able students to develop a clean, elegant, andlegible italic hand. You’ll find it simple to fol-low and full of step-by-step guidance and tips.Changing your handwriting is surprisingly easywith regular practice. Makes a great gift.PSU 125..................................$12.95

Italic Handwriting SeriesThe Italic Handwriting Series is a comprehensive, self-directed handwriting program

containing everything you need to teach the italic hand to any age group and any kind ofstudent—including right- or left-handed and gifted or learning disabled.

Italic is a simple, legible, logical way to write that smooths the troublesome printing-to-cursive transition and gives students a distinctive, readable hand that lasts a lifetime.

“The Italic Handwriting Series ... is the program recommended by this author forboth beginning writers and those who have been unsuccessful in acquiring abilities inhandwriting by other methods.”

Beverly L. Adams-Gordon,Spelling Power Each book in the series reintroduces the basic italic alphabet, making it unneces-

sary for older students to start from the very beginning.Book A - Kindergarten

With clever illustrations and plenty of spacefor writing and drawing, this book introducesbasic italic lowercase and capital letters, one let-ter per page. Includes numerals. Letter height -14 mm.

PSU 108(A)............................... $5.75Book B - 1st grade

This book covers the entire alphabet andnumerals. With its short words and lively sen-tences, this book is a lot of fun. Letter height11 & 9 mm.

PSU 108(B)................................ $5.75Book C - 2nd grade

The transition book, devoted primarily tothe acquisition of basic italic. Entrance and exitstrokes, which are added to form cursive italic,and the first five joins are introduced. Includesnumerals. Letter height - 9 & 6 mm.

PSU 108(C)............................... $5.75Book D - 3rd grade

This book introduces all of the joins, voweland consonant sounds, prefixes and suffixes, andtwelve rules of capitalization. In addition, the in-troduction of cursive capitals. Letter height - 6 &5 mm.

PSU 108(D)............................... $5.75Book E - 4th grade

Students practice cursive italic joins. As aspecial treat upon completion of the book, stu-dents are shown how to make their own book-let and envelope! Letter height - 6, 5, & 4mm.

PSU 108(E)................................ $5.75Book F - 5th grade

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Selected Reference WorksThe following reference works are recommended by Spelling Power author

Beverly L. Adams-Gordon in her new book Writing Power.

Dictionary of SynonymsSynonym Finders are easy

to use. This resource containsthousands of synonyms,antonyms, analogous words,and contrasting words.MWD3417 . . . . . . $22.95

Concise Handbook forWriters

This is an easy-to-use,compact, yet thorough guideto punctuation, capitaliza-tion, and other conventionsof the written word. (9th -Adult)

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School ThesaurusPerfect for the intermediate

age child (grades 4 through 8)with over 43,000 entries.Working with a thesaurus willhelp improve your student’svocabulary and writing.MWD1783 . . . . $15.95

Collegiate ThesaurusFor authoritative reference

this totally new thesaurus hasmore than 100,000 synonyms,antonyms, and related entries.Excellent choice for teens andadults.MWD1694 . . . . $17.95

Elementary Grammar Help your children acquirea firm foundation in theproper use of their language,Covers: sentence structure;nouns and pronouns, verbs,adjectives and adverbs;punctuation; word study, andincludes exercises forpractice. (1st-4th)GB26 . . . . . . . . . . . .$13.95

Intermediate GrammarBuilding on the skills

taught in ElementaryGrammar, you can use thisbook to maximize yourchild’s educational experi-ence by putting the answersat his fingertips. (5th-8th)

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1 Spelling Power Manual ........................................ $49.952 Student Record Books (your choice of color/level) ........ 11.901 Activity Task Card Box .......................................... 29.951 Spelling Power Quick Start Video ........................... 24.95*Merriam-Webster Dictionary (up to $21.95 value). . . . FREE

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Spelling Power is a complete spelling program thatworks with multiple children of various ages, abilities, andlearning styles. It requires just 15 minutes per day andvery little lesson planning. Everything you need to teachgrades 1 to 12 spelling mastery, dictionary skills, andproofreading habits is provided in this one comprehensiveteaching manual.

Now getting started with the Spelling Power program iseasier than ever! With the Spelling Power Power Pack youwon�t have to spend your valuable time creating activitytask cards or photocopying the required forms�we�vedone all the work for you! The Power Pack includes ourmost popular (optional) time-saving items.

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Merriam-Webster dictionaries (described on page 12) are well-made, hard-cover editions from which you are sure to get years ofuse. These are the only dictionaries recommended by Spelling Powerauthor Beverly L. Adams-Gordon. You may choose from:

Merriam-Webster�s Elementary Dictionary (2nd-4th)Merriam-Webster�s Intermediate Dictionary (4th-6th)Merriam-Webster�s School Dictionary (Jr. High)Merriam-Webster�s Collegiate Dictionary (Sr. High)

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write your choice of Dictionary and Student Record Books.

Pictured is the complete line of Spelling Power products. They can be purchasedseparately (see pages 2 and 12) or as a Power Pack combination set.

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Home School, High School, and BeyondThis nine-week (one-quarter

credit) high school course is de-signed to help your Christian homeschooled teen take a more active,thoughtful role in his education.Beginning with goal setting, yourteen will learn the importance ofusing his time and talents for God’sglory!

Updated for 1999 and beyond,the new 4th edition includes a CD-ROM with resources and valuabletools!

You and your teen will learn therecommended high school course ofstudy. You will learn how to create

your own courses, including how totranslate life experience into credits.You will be shown four approachesto high school: traditional, modified,unit study, and independent.

Teens and their parents areguided in collecting, organizing, andmaintaining high school homeschooling records in preparation forcollege or other post-high schooleducation and career. The repro-ducible forms provided will be usedthroughout the high school years.

Making the most out of studyefforts and evaluating results aredetailed. Daily planning and timemanagement is also covered. Posthigh school education—makingchoices, getting in, and paying forit—is an underlying theme. It is abook every home schooled teenshould read!

Here’s What You’ll Do:Learn Goal Setting

Master Time ManagementExplore Career Options

Organize High School RecordsPrepare For College

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ContentsNine Chapters/Sections:-- Establishing Goals & Setting Priorities-- Create Your Tentative High School Plan-- Working Out This Year’s Plan-- Planning Individual Courses-- Completing Assignments & Projects-- Making Weekly and Daily Schedules-- Keeping Records of Your Accomplishments-- Making Decisions About Post HS Education-- Paying for College

Three Appendices:-- Topics and Course Ideas-- Testing Information and Summaries-- Suggested Reading Material

Contact Resources:-- Support Groups-- State Education Departments-- Home School Suppliers

Activities Follow Each Section

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Commas Are Our FriendsHere is the fun and easy way to introduce or review Grammar without grief and

Punctuation without pain. Author Joe Devine uses the devisesof fiction to explain the fine and essential elements of EnglishGrammar, Punctuation, and Usage.

The book (really three separate stories spanning a total of 29short chapters) presents all these mundane details in humorousand unforgettable style. The first story: Aloysius Muldoon andthe Parts of Speech explains the use of each part of speech. Thesecond story: Commas Are Our Friends describes the functionand use of each of the punctuation marks. The final story:Mudhill’s Monument discusses some of the key usage and styleelements needed for effective communication.

This book can be used by moms and dads as a fun re-fresher, a course for teens, or a family learn-and-read together.

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How to Read a BookThis classic text, originally written in the 1940s, teaches teens

(definitely high schoolers) and adults how to get more out of theirreading and research. You are told about the various levels of read-ing and how to achieve them--from elementary reading, throughsystematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed-reading.You learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author’smessage, criticize.

You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practicalbooks, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and math-ematics, philosophy, and social science. How to Read a Book gives anoutline of a Great Books Reading Program. Highly recommended.Parents will find it helpful for teaching their intermediate and abovereaders. Assigned reading for many Advance Placement courses be-cause it really increases reading and study skills as well as discrimina-tion skills. Order No: C97-2 . . . . . . . . .$13.00

Recipes For Fun! is a collection of 68 arts and craft recipes. Each recipe isprinted on a separate 4" x 6" index card. This format allows you to store the craftideas with your other recipes. No more scratching your head trying to remember inwhich book you saw the directions for growing crystal gardens.

While many of the recipes are “old favorites,” you’ll find some pretty unusualactivities too. Here are just a few of those included in Recipes For Fun!:Dog Biscuits Sidewalk Chalk Funny Putty Rubber StampsBlowing Bubbles Invisible Ink Crystal Growing Paper CastingPlaster Carving Finger Paints Peanut Butter Dip Block PrintingBaker’s Clay Charcoal Gardens And So Much More!...

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Selecting the Correct DictionaryThe following dictionaries are recommended by Spelling Power author Beverly L.

Adams-Gordon. The four volumes are graded for age appropriateness by the numberof words listed, yet they all maintain the same diacritical marking system.

In addition to those listed above, there are other advantages to these dictionaries.Because the company primarily produces dictionaries and thesauruses, you can counton high quality. Also, they are the original “Webster’s” publishing company, now knownas Merriam-Webster. Not every “Webster” dictionary is printed by the original com-pany. Since the name is not trademarked or copyrighted, anyone can use it. Make sureyou buy a “Merriam-Webster” when you look for dictionaries.

All Dictionaries on this page are hard cover editions.

School DictionaryFor Middle School and/or Junior

High students this dictionary containsover 80,000 entries. Also includesbiographical and geographical sections.An excellent resource.MWD3808 . . . . . . . . $15.95

Collegiate DictionaryFor High School students and adults,

this dictionary has over 160,000 entrieswhich include over 23,875 verbal illustra-tions. Also includes 760 synonym lists.MWD7080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.95

Elementary DictionaryFor grades 2 through 4 this beginning

level dictionary contains over 32,000entries and hundreds of full colorillustrations. Easy to read type.MWD5754 . . . . . . . . . .$15.95

Intermediate DictionaryFor grades 4 through 6 this dictionary

contains over 58,000 entries. It includesa fifty page special section on “UsingYour Dictionary.”MWD4790 . . . . . . . . .$15.95

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Writing Power is a comprehensive guide to teachingcomposition, grammar, usage, and punctuation, written byBeverly L. Adams-Gordon. It is a multi-sensory, multi-level,and completely individualized program. This book and theaccompanying CD-ROM will replace all the textbooks andworkbooks previously required to teach composition skills toyour students from kindergarten to college level. The only otherresources you will require are typical writing reference materialsincluding the appropriate levels of dictionaries, thesauri, andwriter’s handbooks for each student. You will also need theSpelling Power program for those students still requiring suchinstruction.

Writing Power gives you the background information you need to make writingan integral part of your entire curriculum. It provides you a systematic approach toteaching the necessary grammar and composition skills. You will also find importanttools needed to conduct exciting and effective composition instruction for your kin-dergarten to grade 12 students. The format is designed to allow you to review keyconcepts or learn them along with your students as you teach and yet allows those withmore confidence to use the resources at their own discretion.

Writing Power is for your whole family. Together, you will work to develop goodwriting skills and habits. You will find it fits in beautifully with many curriculum ap-proaches, in particular the unit study, Charlotte Mason, Montessori, Principle Ap-proach, and classical educational models. Even unschoolers will find Writing Poweran excellent resource for helping their students improve writing.

What you won’t find in Writing Power is boring “drill and kill” worksheets, butwell planned, ready-to-use composition projects, concrete grading and scoring proce-dures, and fun, relevant exercises which can be selected to address your student’sspecific skill deficiencies. At the heart of Writing Power is the belief that the compo-sition curriculum must be relevant to the student now, yet prepare him for whatevervocation he later chooses.

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Art Smart! for All Ages The Ready-to-Use Slides and Activities for TeachingArt History and Appreciation are included in this artcurriculum that you have been looking for! This uniqueactivity based program is specifically designed tointroduce students in grades 3 to 9 (most home schoolswill find it useful for the broader age range of K to 12) tothe classic art of the ages, through a series of stimulatinghands-on experiences that involve them in a variety ofcreative media and materials. Art Smart includes 40 full-color slides of art master-pieces from eight major periods of art history, accompa-nied by 94 carefully planned, related art activities. Alsoincluded are reproducible Art Smart Charts and Art Smart

Calendars of major art periods, and the birthdays of many famous artists. You’ll find Art Smart! provides a complete, sequential curriculum to help yourstudents link art with the time and the place it was created and give them experiencewith numerous styles, techniques, and materials used by artists of the past andpresent. All activities can be completed within a typical single class period, requireonly simple, easy-to-obtain materials, and need little advance preparation on theteacher’s part. Several years of Art curriculum are provided in the one volume andyou don’t need an art background to teach the program.

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Listening Tapes & Activitiesfor Teaching Music Appreciation

Here’s a complete instructional program to introduce K-8 students to 21 great works of music — including back-ground on each composition and composer. Providesteaching strategies for presentation as well as studentactivities, games, and reproducible worksheets. Threecassette tapes and performance scores allow students toplay or sing along with the tape.

Through this program students learn vocabulary, notereading, instruments of the orchestra and more.

Everything needed to complete the program is included.Requires little or no advance lesson planning and no musicbackground — it is an excellent program for a family learningtogether!

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