American Spirit Universal Set

American Spirit continues to guide students through the Skill Development Stage. Students will read about various people and events from American history, with a gradually increasing reading level. At the same time, the emphasis on the mastery of everyday words continues, building a strong foundation for the next stage of spelling.

American Spirit:

• Features nonfiction stories about people and events from American history
• Involves the three core activities for Spelling You See:
  • chunking – provides hands-on experience with English’s many irregular letter patterns
  • copywork – requires the brain to pay attention to details in print
  • dictation – gives an opportunity for student to demonstrate decoding and encoding in a meaningful context
• Gradually increases in reading level, providing opportunities for vocabulary development and allowing students to learn how to spell words in an interesting context
• Includes 36 weekly lessons divided between two books; each lesson has five parts, A through E
• Has daily activities consisting of two facing pages
• Includes erasable colored pencils with the Student Pack