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Welcome to the Spelling Skills Academy

Can you spell this word? Test yourself or watch this video with your kids and test each other.

Featured Spelling Course:

How to Spell like a Champion

for Level Two to Level Three

How to use French, Latin, and Greek word parts to spell and decode over 100,000 English words.

  • This course consists of eight live online, interactive, and personalized class sessions with spelling competitions. Students will be able to speak directly with the teacher and ask and answer questions.

  • Students get 24/7 access to our library of interactive word parts videos.

  • Students will learn how to use the Science of Spelling and Reading to Spell Like A Champion.

    Champions use:

  • Roots, prefixes, suffixes, word patterns, foreign words, spelling rules, grammatical conventions, and phonetic clues to spell for success.

  • Students will gain confidence for academic excellence.

    What is the schedule?

    8 sessions

    Tues and Thurs:

  • 10:00 am-10:30 am

  • 11:15 am-11:45 pm

  • 1:00 pm-1:30 pm

  • 2:00 pm-2:30 pm

  • 3:00 pm-3:30 pm

  • 7:30 pm-8:00 pm (for beginners)

  • 8pm-8:30 pm

Lora is one of our champions. She finished tied for 23rd in the 2023 Scripps National Competition.

Reviews

  • “I am Lora's mother. She was a semifinalist placing in 23rd (tied) in the 2023 Scripps national spelling bee.

    These classes covered various aspects such as the significance of roots, prefixes, suffixes, word patterns, foreign words, and spelling rules. The invaluable knowledge gained from these classes proved to be very beneficial.

  • "A great instructor!"

    It will help them enrich their vocabulary based on their already known words and decode new unlearned words. Most of the important basic stuff is learned through the animated short videos, and it helps assimilates the material learned more quickly than a book can. Well done Brian and thank you for the course." (Moti)

  • "An excellent instructor who makes learning roots, prefixes and suffixes a breeze." (Sew D.)

  • "Awesome 5 Stars!" (Matthew)

  • "Just finished Lecture - 1 and I'm already loving this course.

    Learning and understanding English words seems so easy and this course actually helps to boast your confidence in interpreting English vocab." (S. Guha)

  • "ScholarSkills is helping them to develop and master the art of language."

    Mr. Vieira is very passionate and dynamic, full of energy and fun. My daughters are fully engaged in his class, even after a full day of school. I highly recommend ScholarSkills!

Students will learn to spell exceptionally well and achieve superior literacy skills by learning to decode the meanings, spellings, connotations, and grammatical functions of over 100,000 words. (Grades 3-8)

FAQ

What will my children gain?

  • Live and on demand instruction in the Science of Spelling filled with skills, tips, and strategies

  • Personalized and interactive with questions and answers and competitive spelling quizzes. Students will be able to speak directly with the teacher and ask and answer questions. Only ten students per class

  • Students will gain exceptional spelling, grammar, and analytical skills by learning how to use Latin and Greek word parts to decode over 100,000 words.

  • Students will learn to recognize spelling patterns in words from languages such as French, German, Spanish, and Greek.

  • Students will get total access to our comprehensive library of direct instructional videos for building and analyzing words with Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

  • Complete access to our comprehensive testing, learning, and spelling tools with hundreds of interactive flashcards

  • Kids will have fun learning the fundamentals of spelling and vocabulary.

What is the schedule?

8 sessions

Tues and Thurs:

  • 10:00 am-10:30 am

  • 11:15 am-11:45 pm

  • 1:00 pm-1:30 pm

  • 2:00 pm-2:30 pm

  • 3:00 pm-3:30 pm

  • 7:30 pm-8:00 pm (for beginners)

  • 8pm-8:30 pm

Spelling Skills Academy Courses

Level One: (Grades K-2)

Students will begin learning about the science of spelling by spelling the 44 phonemes and learning the most important spelling rules. Special attention will be paid to spelling the long vowel sounds and syllables.

Level Two (Grades 3-4)

Students must master Level One before proceeding to Level Two. Level Two students will learn how to spell the most important Greek and Latin word parts by using the ScholarSkills List of 101 Words.

Level Three (Grades 5-8)

Students will study advanced Greek, Latin, and French word parts, as they practice spelling and decoding the meanings of complex words. Students will use the ScholarSkills Word-Builders Curriculum.

Sample Videos

These sample videos show the type of instruction students receive in the Spelling Bee Academy.

Video about using prefixes and roots to decode words.

Please contact us with any questions.

Your instructor:

Your instructor is Mr. Brian Vieira. He is the Executive Director of ScholarSkills and one of the leading experts in teaching vocabulary and spelling from roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Mr. Vieira has over 30 years of experience in teaching. Last year one of his students advanced to the quarterfinals of Scripps National Spelling Bee. This year two of his students advanced to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and finished tied for 22nd and 23rd out of 231 spellers.