"This spelling series is based on phonics which many teachers feel is the most effective way for children to learn to spell. Eighteen lessons covering these topics: short vowels, long vowels, rhyming words, plurals, rules of syllabication, blends, digraphs, prefixes, suffixes, word meanings and alphabetization. Games and puzzles are often used as an effective way to motivate students and to reinforce the phonics concept covered in each lesson" --Publisher's website.