Chambers Adult Learners' Guide to Spelling Paperback – November 1, 2011

I've been looking for ways to deal with the fact that I didn't learn how to spell when I was a kid, and I've been looking for decades. I'm a bit unusual because I cracked the reading code when I was very young and was reading way above age level even before I got out of grade school. But the spelling fell aside, in part because of the way they taught spelling when I was a kid, or rather did not teach it.Basically their method was to have you learn every word in the English language one word at a time. Reading was by see and say, a truly rotten method for anyone with a learning disability. I have dyslexia, so I have a learning disability.This book was written for adults with dyslexia. It might work for adults in general, or at least I think so. I haven't actually done the program yet, but I've already learned a lot just reading the beginning material. I'll get to my own problem words in a few days. I'm already collecting them.Some of the things they suggest are things I've done, but what makes this book special is that it is ORGANIZED. So far there have been no spelling rules, or almost none. I expect that I ought to locate a set of rules too. They might have done better if they had put a set of rules in the back of the book even though they don't really like teaching with them. But there is no question that, although it is not perfect, I've been actively looking for this book for 30 or 40 years, and here it is. Finally!*****It has been two weeks since I wrote the review. I've done their weekly exercise twice now. And I've learned 10 words (5 each week) that were special problems for me. The system works.

I have learned a lot. I like how it breaks down the words, and theres a lot of examples to help. I would strongly recommend this.

My step son is dislexic and this book has been a tremendous help to him. Even though he had special classes at school, they basically taught him NOTHING - Thank you very much John Glenn High School in Michigan....thanks for nothing!!! Collect your government money for special ed. and then don't have it. he learned more from this book than he learned at your school in 4 years!!!

Ordered this book for someone they love it.

Book for school. Much more affordable then buying it at the school.

I luv dis book. I can know spell at a tenfth grade level. Befor reading dis book I couldnt even spell kat. Wood highly recommended.

It helps you to learn words without spelling rules sense most good spellers use their memory to spell words, not rules.

Most of the words in here I was good with, and I found the exercises too elementary. I have trouble with words like acquiesce, permanent, license, irresistible, parallel, etc. For that, another book was better for me overall:Better Spelling in 30 Minutes a Day (Better English series)https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1564142027?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details