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National Spelling Bee
National Spelling Bee News - 2010-2011 - Registration for the National Spelling Bee is currently open, and after registering, the new study list is available for schools. Last year, there were 225 words for all grades (1st thru 8th). This year, these have been entirely replaced with 450 new words for grades 1 thru 8. They are identified by grade with about 100 words for each grade and the same overlapping of words. (i.e. half the 4th grade words were on the 3rd grade list and the other half of the 4th grade words are on the 5th grade list, and so on.)
Hexco has been producing products to help students prepare for The National Spelling Bee since 1982. Hexco's spelling products are grouped into two categories, Annual and Advanced. Annual products change every year with the official spelling list published by Scripps. Advanced products are updated about every 5 years and contain words that are likely to be seen in the later rounds of the Bee. Mastering these esoteric words distinguishes a "champion" from a "really good speller."
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It's time to start beefing up your word banks again for the 2011 National Spelling Bee! We are currently fleshing out the new Scripps words for our annual products and will have products to sell in by mid to late September! Through the diligence and expertise of our research team and word wizards, our customers are not only able to spell the given words, but know their definitions and their correct pronunciation(s). Pronouncers on our recorded audio files which are embedded in some our products are expert grammarians who can deliver the words the way they should sound, so students do not have to rely on the dictionary or search each word on the internet. With Hexco, a solid word foundation is at your fingertips with the turn of a page, the click of a mouse, or just your ears! Don't forget to try our NEW Virtual FlashCards - Spelling Flips and Etyma Flips!
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The "Word" on our
NEW Virtual Flash Card System
While traditional workbook and dictionary study methods are effective, SpellingFlips and EtymaFlips allow access online from any country and are PC and Mac compatible.
Many households have more than one computer, and most schools and libraries are equipped with internet access. Hexco's new virtual flip card system allows increased flexibility and is a fun, portable format for using the tried and true lists as in our printed and CD products. All lists and Hexco products are highly comprehensive and suitable for most spelling bees, including National Spelling Bee, North South Foundation Spelling Competition, UIL Spelling Competition, and various school bees, county bees, regional bees, state bees, and hometown spelling competitions. Order SpellingFlips - 2006 Paideia - $149 (one-year subscription). The 1999 Paideia List should arrive by mid to late Sept. of 2010.
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Stats on the 2010 National Spelling Bee
Half of all spellers on ABC went out on a word that was in Hexco's New Nat's Notes
National Spelling Bee Champions for the past 11 years
have used some of Hexco's spelling products
68% of all words were in Hexco's New Bee Prepared
63% of of Spellers on ABC were Hexco Customers
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Valerie's Supplement
1,100+ basic and challenge words from Scripps’Spell It! + their collection of “Words You Need to Know,”+ additional words by our Word Wizards totaling 2,500 words! Additional words are grade-appropriate as well as some truly challenging selections. All words are in difficulty sequence. The 2011 volume is coming soon!
Natalie's Spelling Bee Organizer
Bee coordinators have depended on our Organizer for 20+ years. For classroom or school bees, the Graded-List volume is in difficulty sequence, with groupings for 1st-3rd grades, 4th-6th grades, and 7th-8th grades, plus a fair selection of formidable words to challenge even your best students. The Spell It! volume contains ALL of Scripps’ words in a semblance of difficulty. The full set contains both of the Organizer volumes. (Note: Reflecting the changes made by Scripps, this product now comes in a set of 2 instead of 4.) Paideia 1999 and 2006 Natalie's Spelling Bee Organizers. The 2011 volume is coming soon! Spelling Mentor
Hear the words, type in the spelling; then a mouse click enables the audio to repeat, while Spelling Mentor monitors
errors and successes for 20 students per computer. Additional features include: preview words, request next letter, and flag troublesome words. This includes all 2,500+ words from Valerie’s Supplement with all words in difficulty sequence. Our Mentor-Spell-It! List is for higher level bees and comes with Scripps’ words only. Mentor-Graded List is for classroom or school bees. Each installs on as many PC-compatible computers as you want on one campus. Schools may order an extended-usage license which allows up to 5 students to install Mentor on their home computers. BONUS OFFER: After your initial purchase, Spelling Mentor is 1/2 price when reordering the following year or when the 2006 or 1999 version is ordered. The 2011 volume is coming soon!
Talking Webster
Hear each word correctly and distinctly pronounced with definitions and follow along with a provided list. The 2-CD set has all 2,500+ words as found in our study list. The 2011 volume is coming soon!
Talking Webster Spell It List
Talking Webster Graded List
After a Spell - (full set)
After A Spell is our annual newsletter that recaps the spelling
year for the National Spelling Bee. Top spellers are featured, along with the Hexco products they used. The percentages of words in our products used by NSB are shown, and changes instituted for bees are recapped. Articles written by some of the top spellers in the nation are featured. Plus, we include words used at the national bee and regional bees, which make excellent lists to prepare your own bees!
Compilation of the 2011 After A Spell is underway!
Write about your experience at the 2010 National Spelling Bee and send to words@hexco.com to be featured in our next issue of "After A Spell." Selected essays will be sent a keepsake issue of the newsletter.
Way to go Anamika!
Anamika is the 11th National Spelling Bee Champion in a row to use Hexco Products along the way!
Our advanced materials have been popular tools used by many recent champions, including spelling aces Anamika Veeramani (2010), Kavya Shivashankar (2009), Sameer Mishra (2008), Evan O'Dourney (2007), Katharine "Kerry" Close (2006), Anurag Kashyap, (2005) Sai Gunturi (2003), Pratyush Buddiga (2002), Sean Conley (2001), and George Thampy (2000).
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NEW - INTERACTIVE VERBOMANIA IS HERE! Aptly called VerboMentor, this colossal three-volume collection has been completed. VerboMentor enables spellers to master 13,000 words, and it keeps track of errors and successes so that students may hone the list of words that continue to cause them difficulties. All the words in this collection are vocabulary enriching. Seventy-two percent (72%) of all the words in the first oral round with off-list words were from this collection. For the past two years, 15 of the 25 graded words in the Written Round at the National Bee were in this book as well.
Verbomania is defined as a passion, craze, or obsession with words. This text is the granddaddy of all vocabulary lists for National Spelling Bee study that carries over into SAT & PSAT preparation. With 13,000+ words, this book includes pronunciations, definitions, and parts of speech for each word, and the difficulty sequenced version also includes etymology. Verbomania includes 7,500+ words from Scripps' Consolidated Word List (CWL) plus over 5,000 words of the same ilk that we gleaned from other lists. Thus, Verbomania is an extraordinary tool!
VerboMentor - 3-Volume Set - $395
Verbomania Difficulty Sequence - $90
Verbomania Alpha Sequence - $75
VerboMentor - Single Volume - $150 ea.
New Nat’s Notes (NNN)
With over 18,000 words, this 2-volume set is geared toward those aiming for the highest reaches of competition and includes challenging words from the original Nat’s Notes, plus difficult words from Paideia, the Consolidated Word List (CWL), and regional and national bees since the 1970s. NNN also includes 7,000 words not in CWL. Annually, New Nat’s Notes contains over 60% of all off-list words at regional and national bees. The combination of NNN and Verbomania contains over 90% of the Written Round Words and over 70% of all off-list words in oral rounds used in 2009. This collection is available in alphabetic or difficulty sequence, and ALL words have pronunciations, definitions, and etymology! As a special offer to our loyal customers, those who would like to trade in their original Nat's Notes will receive a $100 credit towards purchase of New Nat's Notes.
Spelling Rules Book
Entitled Why Isn’t 'Phonetic' Spelled the Way It Sounds?, this comprehensive book covers spelling rules and much, much more! With the high level of expertise shown at the regional and national levels, plus the new Spell-It! direction bending toward spelling tips and language skills rather than reliance on rote memorization, Spelling Rules Book is a must-have for all serious spellers. This 150-page compilation expounds on all facets of spelling, from an encyclopedic list of Latin & Greek elements and loads of information on foreign language words, to guidelines for "guessing" whether to use -ible/-able, and how to use spelling rules, plus much, much more! You’ll never look at i-before-e the same way!
Written Round Readiness
Prepared for spellers bound for Washington, each Written
Round Readiness is a set of 3 tests with 50 words each designed in the format of the computerized test given at the 2009 National Bee. For each word, the computer speaks the pronunciation while showing definition, parts of speech, a sentence, and word origin on the screen. A student then enters the spelling and continues to the subsequent word. A companion booklet lists the words in each test so that a student may keep up with his or her problem words and
study the printed list. The written round contains words that run the gamut on difficulty levels from fairly easy to very esoteric. Remember, this is that critical round which hones the field to those advancing to rounds shown on national TV. In 2009, only 41 out of 293 spellers (14%) advanced past this round to Round 4 in D.C., ultimately eliminating 86% of the competitors. Scoring is determined by a speller’s composite score for the first 2 oral rounds, plus the critical written round.
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New Bee Prepared reveals insights gained from coaching
spelling at all levels for over 25 years and from attending the
National Spelling Bee for 10+ years. This book is ideal for
those aspiring to greater heights or those qualified to go to
Washington. The workings of the Bee are scrutinized, off-list word selections are analyzed, study materials and study methods are critiqued, strategies for study are presented, and suggestions are given for conducting a successful bee. Included is a list of over 35,000 “bee words” (without pronunciations and definitions) which contains 72% of all surprise words in D.C. used in 2009 and a large number of the off-list words given at Regional Bees!
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EtymaMentor software, EtymaNotes and EtymaFlips are available in 4 volumes: Basic Latin, Intermediate Latin, Basic Greek and Intermediate Greek. This is a great choice for ardent students seeking to augment spelling skills and expand vocabulary. Each volume contains some150 roots, 25 prefixes, and 25 suffixes. The software interacts with students, keeping up with errors and successes. EtymaNotes accompanies software or may be purchased separately. Extended usage license is appropriate for teams who wish to install software on up to five students’ personal or home computers. This product is also available for online study.
EtyMent & Notes - All 4 Vols | #etyal4 | $100
EtyMent & Notes - Basic Latin | #ety1b3 | $30
EtyMent & Notes - Intermed. Latin | #ety2b3 | $30
EtyMent & Notes - Basic Greek | #ety3b3 | $30
EtyMent & Notes - Intermed. Greek | #ety4b3 | $30
EtyMent Ext Usage Lic. - 1 Vol | #etyalex | $30
EtyMent Ext Usage Lic. - 4 Vols | #etyal4ex | $100
EtymaNotes - All 4 Volumes | #etybks | $75
EtymaNotes - Basic Latin | #ety1bk | $20
EtymaNotes - Intermed. Latin | #ety2bk | $20
EtymaNotes - Basic Greek | #ety3bk | $20
EtymaNotes - Intermed. Greek | #ety4bk | $20 |
Hexco's Personal Spelling Coach Program - Now enrolling for 2010-2011 School Year
This program establishes goals based on your student's individualized needs after an initial assessment period. Weekly assignments are given and require 1-2 hours a day of student study, plus one-on-one quizzing lasting an additional 1-2 hours a week, with the coach, via telephone. In addition to using Hexco products, our coach uses Spelling Made Simple software which allows students to customize their own word lists using The Spelling Rules Books, New Nat's Notes, and Verbomania.
Our coach has been developing and editing products for Hexco for the past several years in addition to homeschooling her own children and coaching them on to the Nationals. She is dedicated to helping each child become successful while keeping parents in the loop by providing feedback and offering suggestions about how they too, can participate in the learning process.
This program requires dedication on the part of everyone. Please call for further information to determine if this program is the best option for you and your student. Space is limited. References are available.
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