This Spelling Rules course is for both British and American English users, especially native speakers,whofeel embarrassed by their spelling, andhaven\'t really had to use spelling much but now because of emails, social media, writing reports, etc., suddenly need to improve spelling for work, training,andto improve job prospects.The course is alsogreat for people who are coming back to studying, who\'vemaybehad a bad experience at school,or maybe need tohelpchildren with their spelling.This is a clear, friendly,step-by-stepcourse that builds your spelling knowledge and confidence in spellingbecause it\'snot about learning obscure spelling rules but useful, very helpful rules:Adding-es to nouns and verbsDrop the \'e\' ruleSilent \'e\' magic \'e\'1:1:1doubling up rule for short and long wordsy to i andy to iesrulesSilent letterpatterns and rulesLetter pattern rules (cial/tial, tion/sion/cian, ie or ei...)And many moreWhy is learning and knowingspelling rules so helpful?They help explain why certain letter patterns occur, andwhy a word is spelled the way it is.They canhelp you figure out how to spell a word, of course.They help your readingbecause you can identify therule\'sletterpatterns.They help youbuild \"long\"words withprefixes & suffixes.And they help your confidence to spell well, to read, and to improve your vocabulary.The course\'stutor,Joanne Rudling, isalecturer, tutor,teacher trainer with 20 years\' experience in teaching spelling, literacy and English in colleges in the UK.It\'sa video based course with additionalPDFworksheets for revision, externalexercises & quizzes, and spelling tests, which are allin the Resources section of the course.Reviews:I enjoyed the coursebecause it is very clear and you can go over and over it again until you feel comfortable to move on.DarrenA lot of good information is covered and is easy to understand. Joanne is an awesome teacher and I\'ve learned so much from taking her Spelling Strategies Video in 2013. JulieIt is a very good course for people to understand the reason behind spelling. This is a much better way to remember the correct spelling. ZohalGreat source for improving spelling.Thank you, Joanne.So far the course is nicely laid out. Ialso like the tests after each lesson. JohnIt\'s very helpful and interesting KristyExcellent materials JC