Concise and engaging, this text provides English language teachers with what they need to successfully teach the spelling of English-both classroom exercises and techniques and also some background history and theory about the English spelling system in no more detail than is necessary. It uniquely addresses the dilemma that many teachers require learners to learn the spelling of English words but give no indication of how they should learn them; so, where is the teaching? A strategic approach is adopted, so that teachers can help learners cope with the pronunciation of new words encountered in writing and, vice versa, the spelling of new words encountered in speech. Because no subject is an island, the text encompasses elements from other closely related fields including how dictionaries differ in their preferred spelling for compounds (is this a matter of spelling or punctuation?), typography conventions used by publishers, and SMS text language (how has this affected the spelling of writers in more formal contexts?). Short, digestible chapters end with exercises and activities to help readers understand spelling concepts and their own use of English spelling.