WEBSTER’S SPELLING BOOK METHOD ARRIVES

Today was an exciting day. My recently published 2011 edition of Webster’s Spelling Book Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling for the Twenty-First Century arrived from Cafe Press. It is a serviceable coil bound 166 page book. The print is very clear. The coil binding allows the book to be laid flat, with half the book [...]

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Don Teaching Syllabary

Here is a picture from a couple years ago. I printed the Webster’s Syllabary in large print  so the whole class can see it. This large print syllabary is available for free on the Spelling Book Page of my website. The Syllabary is a tremendously powerful tool for teaching students to read without guessing. It [...]

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Webster 1908 Published

Yesterday I published my personally typed edition of Webster’s 1908 Elementary Spelling Book. I call the new book, Noah Webster’s Spelling Book Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling for the Twenty-First Century. I have been working on this 166 page document since 2007. I was motivated to begin the project to republish Webster after reading Miss [...]

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