The initiative involves a year-round programme that includes a weekly ‘Story Time’ in stores for children, the Eason Spelling Bee and the Eason Learning for Life Initiative with Barnardos. “As part of our Get Into Reading literacy campaign, we host a Story Time event each Saturday morning at11am in every Eason store in the country, where our staff read a specially selected children’s book to children and adults alike, so thousands of people can enjoy the same book at the same time in over 60 different locations.”Įason is committed to supporting literacy in Northern Ireland through the Eason literacy and reading initiative ‘Get Into Reading’ which aims to get people to reappraise their love of reading, encourage people to read more and encourage reading to young children, a practise that seems to be on the decline. In addition, each child that takes part in the County stages will receive an Eason Spelling Bee dictionary.Ĭatherine Cahill, Brand Manager Eason, added: “The Spelling Bee is just one of our many initiatives to promote literacy in Northern Ireland, and we’re thrilled to see the entry levels rising year on year.” The winners from each county will then take part in the Provincial Finals with the four provincial winners competing in the All-Ireland Final in RTE HQ in June.Īll schools that enter will receive an Eason Spelling Bee Dictionary and will be entered into a draw to win a £600 Gift Card. Each school will put forward one student to take part in the County Finals competing to be the County Winner. right-wing Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Schools from all counties in Ireland can register to take part in the 2014 Eason Spelling Bee. Frederick is in town for the National Spelling Bee Championship. We wish all aspiring spellers the best of luck this year.” The spelling ability of the kids in Northern Ireland is outstanding and we’re delighted to once again launch this truly worthwhile initiative. eReflect and Ultimate Spelling are pleased to announce that their readers - spelling lovers all - now have an opportunity to see a hilarious show presented by the Grand Theatre in London, UK. Schools are now invited to register to take part at the closing date for entries is Friday 10 th January, 2014.Ĭatherine Cahill, Brand Manager Eason, said: “Last year’s Spelling Bee saw record numbers of entries from schools across Northern Ireland and we’re hoping to break that record again this year. New York City, NY (PRWEB) April 07, 2014. The program adjusts based on a variety of indicators such as your mistakes, word forgetting, word difficulty, and so on, and with careful adherence to the program exercises will definitely improve your spelling. The competition is open to all P7 primary school children across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and this year it is offering an overall prize fund of books worth £17,000 for the winning schools. eReflect Ultimate Spelling has about 140,000 words in its database that teach you spelling according to timing and step-by-step exercises. ![]() Today, we are publishing a list a fifth grade sight words that you can use with your students.December, 2013: Eason, Northern Ireland’s leading retailer of books, stationery, magazines, cards and much more officially started the search for Northern Ireland’s champion speller as they opened the 2014 Eason Spelling Bee competition for entries. Thankfully, young kids are like sponges who love innovative and exciting ways for them to absorb information. However, young students may have a hard time understanding or identifying sight words, making teaching them a bit more tricky. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. You see, they fill a niche in the English language that people who have been speaking the language all their life will instinctively know regardless of your actual education on the matter. The Ultimate Spell book 2014 by Radyle Mckenzie The Ultimate Spell book 2014 book. Sight words are an essential aspect of language that is often difficult for young kids to grasp fully.
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