The Components of Spelling – Instruction and Assessment for the Linguistic Inquirer (3rd Edition) – eVersion

Note: this is the eVersion of the CoST Manual

• The manual and activities are printable for the registered class (the e-manual is not downloadable)
• Updated with latest information
• Perpetual license, automatically updated to latest version
• Access is via the CoST Dashboard
• Additional support materials included via the Dashboard (lesson planning tools and test dictation prompt videos)

The Components of Spelling: Instruction and Assessment for the Linguistic Inquirer (3rd Edition) is an evidence-based resource for primary and middle school classroom educators. This practical manual offers a valid, reliable and effective assessment and instructional framework grounded in Triple Word Form Theory, most suitable for Years 3 to 6 teachers who seek to plan and implement explicit and systematic spelling instruction that caters for diverse learners in a classroom. The manual includes standardised assessment tools: The Components of Spelling Test (CoST): Real-word Version and the CoST: Pseudo-word Version. It also includes qualitative assessment templates to check for transfer of taught skills in writing contexts. The manual comprises over 300 pages of practical ideas and resources for classroom use. The 3rd Edition includes updated norms for the Real-word Version of the CoST. Updated norms are based on a broadly representative sample of Australian students, recruited using stratified random sampling in Term 1 of the 2025 school year. The instructional recommendations and templates included in the manual align with the CoST assessments and they are structured around the three fundamental linguistic processes involved in Standard English spelling: i) phonological strategies; ii) orthographic strategies; and iii) morphological strategies.
The CoST Manual is best utilised together with the CoST Dashboard.

ISBN: 978-1-7637317-2-1

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