Program Outline

Spell Master 4

Teaches the spelling and pronunciation of more than 500 spelling words for students at level 4. Spelling is taught using long vowel patterns, digraph and diphthong patterns, consonant combinations, "r" with vowel patterns and spelling stumpers.


Long Vowel Sounds

Unit 1: Vowel Patterns (ai)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters ai.
15 Lessons


Unit 2: Vowel Patterns (ay)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters ay.
14 Lessons


Unit 3: Vowel Patterns (a-e)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters a-e.
15 Lessons


Unit 4: Vowel Patterns (ee)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters ee.
15 Lessons


Unit 5: Vowel Patterns (igh)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters igh.
15 Lessons


Unit 6: Vowel Patterns (ie)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters ie.
15 Lessons


Unit 7: Vowel Patterns (y)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters y.
15 Lessons


Unit 8: Vowel Patterns (o-e)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters o-e.
15 Lessons


Unit 9: Vowel Patterns (u-e)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds, specifically the sounds made by the letters u-e.
15 Lessons


Digraphs

Unit 1: Digraphs (oo)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of digraphs, focusing on the sounds made by the letters oo.
15 Lessons


Unit 2: Digraphs (ea - long "e" as in beak)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of digraphs, focusing on the sounds made by the letters ea-long "e" as in beak.
14 Lessons


Unit 3: Digraphs (ea - short "e" as in head)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of digraphs, focusing on the sounds made by the letters ea - short "e" as in head.
15 Lessons


Unit 4: Digraphs (kn/mb)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of digraphs, focusing on the sounds made by the combination of letters kn and mb.
15 Lessons


Unit 5: Digraphs (ck)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of digraphs, focusing on the sounds made by the sounds of letter ck.
15 Lessons


Diphthongs

Unit 1: Diphthongs (ow - as in snow)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of diphthongs, focusing on words with the letters ow - as in snow.
14 Lessons


Unit 2: Diphthongs (ow - as in cow)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of diphthongs, focusing on words with the letters ow-as in cow.
15 Lessons


Unit 3: Diphthongs (ou - as in out)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of diphthongs, focusing on words with the letters ou-as in out.
15 Lessons


Unit 4: Diphthongs (oy, oi)

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of diphthongs, focusing on words with the letters oy and oi.
14 Lessons


Consonant Combos

Unit 1: tt Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words with the letters tt.
15 Lessons


Unit 2: ss Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words with the letters ss.
15 Lessons


Unit 3: le Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words with the letters le.
15 Lessons


Unit 4: qu Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words with the letters qu.
14 Lessons


Unit 5: tch Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words with the letters tch.
15 Lessons


Unit 6: Soft g Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words including a soft g.
15 Lessons


Unit 7: tion Combos

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words with the letter group tion.
15 Lessons


Unit 8: Contractions

Level 4 students study the spelling and pronunciation of consonant combos, focusing on words that are contractions.
15 Lessons


R with Vowels

Unit 1: R with Vowels (ar)

In this Level 4 unit students will focus on the study, spelling and pronunciation of words with R controlled vowels, specifically the combination of the letters ar.
14 Lessons


Unit 2: R with Vowels (er)

In this Level 4 unit students will focus on the study, spelling and pronunciation of words with R controlled vowels, specifically the combination of the letters er.
15 Lessons


Unit 3: R with Vowels (or)

In this Level 4 unit students will focus on the study, spelling and pronunciation of words with R controlled vowels, specifically the combination of the letters or.
15 Lessons


Unit 4: R with Vowels (ir)

In this Level 4 unit students will focus on the study, spelling and pronunciation of words with R controlled vowels, specifically the combination of the letters ir.
15 Lessons


Unit 5: R with Vowels (ur)

In this Level 4 unit students will focus on the study, spelling and pronunciation of words with R controlled vowels, specifically the combination of the letters ur.
15 Lessons


Unit 6: R with Vowels (ure)

In this Level 4 unit students will focus on the study, spelling and pronunciation of words with R controlled vowels, specifically the combination of the letters ure.
15 Lessons


Spelling Challenge

Unit 1: Word List 1

In this Level 4 unit, List 1 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 2: Word List 2

In this Level 4 unit, List 2 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 3: Word List 3

In this Level 4 unit, List 3 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 4: Word List 4

In this Level 4 unit, List 4 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 5: Word List 5

In this Level 4 unit, List 5 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 6: Word List 6

In this Level 4 unit, List 6 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 7: Word List 7

In this Level 4 unit, List 7 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
15 Lessons


Unit 8: Word List 8

In this Level 4 unit, List 8 of the spelling stumpers is given. Study the spelling and pronunciation of challenging words.
13 Lessons


Spelling Rules

Unit 1: i Before e Can not Fool Me

This Level 4 unit will focus on the rule i before e. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
3 Lessons


Unit 2: Two for One

This Level 4 unit will focus on the rule two for one. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 3: O-o Say Can You Spell

This Level 4 unit will focus on rules involving the letter o. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 4: F-f-f-frustrating

This Level 4 unit will focus on frustrating words. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 5: A Little Bit Goes a Long Way

This Level 4 unit will focus on the rule that a little bit goes a long way. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
1 Lessons


Unit 6: The Never Ending Suffix

This Level 4 unit will focus on suffixes, what they are and how they are used. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 7: Beware of Double Trouble

This Level 4 unit will focus on when some letters are used twice together in a word and when they are not. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 8: Do Not Double Up

This Level 4 unit will focus on when to use two letters to make a sound and when it is not appropriate. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 9: Keep the e

This Level 4 unit will focus on the rule of when to keep an e when modifying a root word. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 10: Drop the e

This Level 4 unit will focus on when to lose an e when modifying a root word. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 11: Y Worry

This Level 4 unit will focus on how to properly use the letter y. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons


Unit 12: See y Change

This Level 4 unit will focus on teaching students how the letter y changes when modifying some words. Learn rules to identify correct spelling of some words.
2 Lessons