An A to Z guide on spelling bees compiled from over 25 years experience!

From coaching National Spelling Bee participants including three of their own children, the authors of New Bee Prepared share valuable insights gained from over 25 years of experience and from attending the National Spelling Bee for 10 years. A practical guide to understanding school, county, and district spelling bees up to the national level, New Bee Prepared reveals the answers to the most commonly asked spelling bee questions and can save innumerable hours of research on your own. This is a printed book with comb binding.

Learn the "ins and outs" of the National Spelling Bee and the Texas UIL Spelling Bee to include the following areas of discussion.

• - Contest rules, tips, history, and little-known facts
• - Learning vs. memorization
• - Specific approaches for remembering words
• - Identifying the most effective learning method for your student
• - Parent/child dynamics in coaching
• - Suggestions for conducting a successful bee

ALSO INCLUDED! A list of over 35,000 "bee words" ((just a list- no pronunciations or definitions) which contains 72% of all surprise words in D.C. used in 2010 and a large number of the off-list words given at Regional Bees. This book is ideal for parents, coaches and students engaged in aspiring to greater heights and for those who are on their way to the National Spelling Bee.