After a Spell - Hexco Academic
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After a Spell - Hexco Academic
• Analysis of the 'lawnmower' Round 4 • Stats and words from Regionals & at NSB 2016! • Trivia & snippets from NSB 2016 AFTER-A-SPELL Hexco's Annual Newsletter - A Report on the 2016 National Spelling Bee 'GAME-ON' for 39-Round 2016 Co-Champs Nihar is the youngest winner on record and also had the only perfect score on the written test. "I can't say anything, I'm only in fifth grade," he said. Courtesy Photos. Pictured (left to right) Nihar Janga and Jairam Hathwar hoist the trophy; The 10 finalists take the stage. • Find more photos on Instagram and Facebook • Fast Track to Spelling course for new spellers is underway! • Gokul Venkatachalam, 2015 NSB champion is now coaching for Hexco! www.hexco.com Phone: 830-367-3825 or toll-free: 800-391-2891 | Email: [email protected] Regional Spelling Bee Words (including Words Used in Round 2!) The following words were used in Round 2 (first oral spelling round) of the National Spelling Bee, and many were first used at Regional Spelling Bees. This list was not available until all of the Regional Spelling Bees had ended, and in early April (about 50 days before the NSB), contestants were provided this list of words inside their speller accounts at spellingbee.com. 'Bee' in the Know! Have questions on the rules, words, or changes in the bee? Call us at 830-367-3825 or email us at [email protected]. abecedarius abendmusik ablaut acalculia accentuate accipiter acetaminophen aciniform aciniform acquisitive actinide actuary ad-hocracy adiaphoron adieu adjuvant adnate adrenergic adzes affenpinscher ailette Aleutian allelopathy almoner alpargata anadiplosis analgesic anarchist anastrophe anhinga ankh anna apologue Appaloosa aquiline arenaceous astrobleme atamasco atlatl au au avant-garde avodire azulejo bacalao badinage baize Bakelite bald balisaur bardolatry bariolage bascule Basenji belfry bellwether bibelot bilirubin bireme blancmange bobolink Bolognese boniato boo book bouffant bouillon brachiate Bramantesque breve Brie brigadier bunraku burgher burgundy caisson calabrese calving campanulate catadromous catalufa catarrh cava cenotaph ceraceous chanoyu chanteuse Charleston chinook cirque civet Cockney codicil colcannon Conestoga confabulation consortium cormorant corpus coulibiac crudites cryogenic cryptozoa cutigeral cuttanee cyrillic dabchick dactylic Darjeeling dashi delectation deleterious delphinium demerits demitasse demulcent dentifrice desaparecido deuterium dieffenbachia diffract digitalis diminution disapprobation disembogue diurnal divagate divestiture dorsicollar draconian durezza echinoderm echolalia edacious eelpout Egyptian elocutionist Elohistic embouchure embracery embryonic emeritus emphysema empyrean endotracheal ensign entresol epitaphs erratic escarole Esperanto espresso expediency expostulate expugnable exsuffiation extraordinaire extraterrestrial extrorse exultantly factotum farina fenestration ferruginous fianchetto finickiness flavescent fleche flimflammer floribunda formicary frazil fugacity gagaku Galilean gardenesque garniture gaucho geige genuflect Gibraltarians glengarry glissando gnocchi gnosis go Gras Grecian groceteria Gruyere gudgeon habeas hauberk heliotrope hellebore hierurgical Hippocratic histamine horoscope hostelry hotelier humidor hydrophobia hyrax ibuprofen infarction influential intermezzo interpellate intertrigo inviscate iridescent isotopic jacquard jadeite Jagomorph jalousie kamaaina kanban Keplerian kinetosis kipfel koji kookaburra krewe laccolith lagniappe leguminous lenticula leviathan lias licentiate lidocaine los lovage lustrum macaque malefactor manifesto maquette Mardi matamata mbira meadowwink mellisonant Merovingian millegrain mimetic moire monaural moraine msse muchacha mucilaginous murmuration myoglobin nephrolith nimious Nostradamus numismatist ochlocracy octateuch oeuvre opalescence orogeny orzo oscillometer ossicle pace pair palazzo Paleozoic paraffm parallax paroxysmal parquetry patois pedantry pharmaceutics phlegm photon pillory plumicorn podiatrist poignard poltroon Ponzi posada potoo presage preterition primogeniture proletarian propinquity pruritus pseudonymous pseudonymous puce purloin putsch pygopodous pyretogenic pyrophyte quadriga quadrumanous rabanna radicchio radiolarian radome rangiferine rasorial ravigote reboation religiosity remontant rennet repristinate revenant revendicate rhizome rinceau roentgen rubella rutilant saccharide sapiential saskatoon saucier scarlatina sciuromorph scullery seismism sepulchral serricom shar-pei simpatico sinuosity skedaddle skew Socratic solenoid solmizate sombra sommelier sorrel sousaphone sponsalia spurious statolatry strepitous strychnine stultify submersible succade syzygy tachistoscope taconite Tagalog tagasaste Talavera tempeh tercentenary thrasonical threnody tichodrome tilleul tippet tonsillitis topazolite toroidal tourelle towhee tragopan tricephalous trichinosis trigeminal triglycerides turbinado unction urubu ustion usufructuary uveal vaccary vena vermicelli vichyssoise villatic vinaigrette vinculum viticetum vitreous vomer vulnerary wakame wapiti waterloo watteau Wellington wickiup wontedness wushu yardang Yeatsian zaibatsu zazen zetetic zori Zoroastrian Zouave zygodactylous National Spelling Bee Words Round-by-Round Alphabetical Recap Round 1 Vocabulary allogamy chiropodist enshroud fouette geminate hematorrhachis lachsschinken mademoiselle Nynorsk polysemy sundry tapetum Round 2 (Words from Regional List were used in this round. See previous page.) Round 3 abactor aberration abstinence acclimatization acrostic adventitious affable affiliation agribusiness amaryllis ambiplasma amnesty amortization Angelus Anglophilia animus annihilate anthropocentric antiquarian aphagia appendicular Aramaic armaments aromatherapy ataxia auspicious avarice bacteriolytic baklava ballotage bathos beautician bibliography bisector brogue calisthenics cameist cantina cassock catastasis cerebellar certitude chiffon Christendom chronograph chrysolite circumvallate clavier cliché coercible colluctation commixture concomitance condignly conduit consuetude consulate coriander countervail crassitude crepuscular crotchety curioso curmudgeon cursorial cybernaut decillion declamatory deference deluge demibastion demiurge demoid desultorily deterrent devitalize dialysis disbursement discept discountenance disinterred disparate dissidence dissonance domineering dysrhythmia Edenic efflorescence emancipatory encyclical equilibrist estrangement ethnography eucalyptus euphotic euthenics exasperate excogitate exogenous extracurricular extrasensory fascinator fecund felicific filial flagitious flagon flambeau floruit fraternize fraudulent frippery fructose fuchsia furbelow furriery gauntlet genealogical geotropic gyrocompass hallowed heretofore heterodox historiette humoresque hydrangea hydrophore hypercritical ichthyology idyllic illegitimate impeachable impenitent impermeable imputation inalienable inauguration incoherent indecipherable ineducable inexhaustible infatuated intuitable inulin isonomy judoka largo ligament logopedics magistracy magniloquent meddlesome menticide metastasize millennial mimeograph mimosa misconception mobocrat moratorium Moroccan multivalent narial niacin nolition nominal nonvolatile odometer offal opprobrious panorama paraphrase patrilocal pavlova phobotactic photosynthesis picaroon pinniped planetesimal polity polychromatic postpartum prenuptial primatial probative profligacy propriety prorogue prorupt ptarmigan purview putrescent quadragenarious querulential quincentenary raptus recreant recrudescence refractor repetitiously resuscitate rivulet rubicund rurban rustication salutary saponaceous sarment scenographer seismologue senescent sententious septarium sequacious sequela simultaneity sophisticated spectrometer spontaneity squinch stanzaic stellular stereotypical Stockholm subaltern subluxated subservient succorance syllabify tabernacle telharmonium theosophy thoracic torquate transliterate tulipomania Ukrainian unavailing unconscionable ungetatable venerate ventifact ventricle vertiginate vespers volary volumetric Wellerism yakitori yearnful Zurich Round 4 Anakim bakshaish batonnier beaumontage bouleuterion cacomistle chaîné Cheltenham colporteur cypripedium dipnoous dithyramb echimyine gaillardia glacis gryllus hypopus jacopever klendusity liripipe nannygai nephrorrhaphy oecophorid paupiette pentecostys psyllium ptilopod reseau rhamphotheca rocaille salele samskara scialytic solenoglyphous sophrosyne strephosymbolia sylvilagus talaje terpsichore tibourbou tyee vulsellum weltpolitik wootz zwitterion Round 5 accouchement Ayurveda Berkelium carroccio flabelliform fremitus glaucothoe hesperidium ipsedixitism Liechtenstein Nabokovian nagelfluh noncompos ocypode pareiasaur photophygous pochoir rafale rhinorrhagia tarente volemitol Round 6 acrodromous buccal caliginous coquille daguerreotype dyscrasia embolus formatore helichrysum hyperosmia keratogenous monture obumbrant pesante porporate rissole urticaria Round 7 bruja campagnol corinne dulia jornada paralimnion persillade piqueur quinton rerebrace scyphate somma spiedini succussatory Round 8 chaussure comitatus epistaxis esquisse galago hirundine moshav myoclonus pneumatomachy vasopressin Round 9 chubasco guyot illicium levirate lovat palagonite panachure ptyxis Wehrmacht Round 10 amanitin betony chalazion hypozeuxis soogee Venetic Round 11 calamistrum iiwi ptyalism rhinolophid theriaca Round 12 epergne gisant prochoos shubunkin Round 13 bailliage caracal kakiemon poitrel Round 14 aplustre Collyridian ekka quillon Round 15 berceuse chaoborine launeddas nasaump Round 16 geländesprung schepen usucapion Round 17-39 achalasia appetitost ayacahuite biniou chremslach cypraeiform doab drahthaar écorché ergataner euchologion Feldenkrais fothergilla gerrhosaurid gesellschaft giallolino Groenendael guignolet gyttja haab harmattan Hohenzollern juamave keurboom Kjeldahl krausen lerot lygaeid melilot Mischsprache myiasis parinari pavonazzetto phulkari promyshlennik rafraîchissoir ripieno Stymphalian taoiseach tetradrachm uintjie villancico whau ynambu zindiq Facts & Snippets 2016 National Spelling Bee Trivia & Truth • There was only one written round at the 2016 National Spelling Bee and this was given in Round One. This Preliminary test was separated into 4 parts and labled A-D. Only one contestant got a perfect written round score, fifth grader Nihar Janga, who also tied for National Spelling Bee champion. • Section A contained 12 multiple-choice spelling words worth 1 point each; five different spellings were presented for each question and an abbreviated etymology was provided. Five out of the 12 questions stated, "Please pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech. This word has a homonym or could be confused with a word that has a similar pronunciation." • Section B was a vocabulary test which also had 12 multiple-choice questions worth one point each. A word was given in the question, and the contestants were asked to choose the correct definition out of four possible options. • Sections C & D each consisted of one vocabulary question worth 3 points each; these were applied to Rounds 2 and 3 respectively. • Instead of using the Spell It list in Round 2, the National Spelling Bee added a brand new list of words to spellers' accounts in early April of 2016 (50 days before the Bee). A total of 33 spellers missed a word from this list whereas, in 2015, only 4 spellers missed their word from the same round which used the Spell It list. These words were used in Round 2, however, not all spellers realized that they were given this list and therefore had not studied those words. • After the bee, regarding the co-championship words, Paige Kimble told the Associated Press, "As difficult as those words offered those co-champions were, we had a more difficult section in our word list, but we couldn't go to them because our rules bound us to stick to that 25-word championship word section." • The rules state that after 25 championship rounds, if both champs spell their word correctly, they will both be declared co-champions. Interestingly, if both spell their word incorrectly, they would also be co-champions. • Co-champ Nihar Janga made Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant's signature "x" move, crossing his forearms on stage as the championship was declared. Dez sent a personal tweet to Nihar. • Many spellers said "Hello" to Dr. Bailly in different languages; Ramon Padua Jr., speller 50, from Guam said, "Håfa Adai!" which he said means hello in Chamorro. Henry Hein said "Hello" in Burmese. Alexandra Snyder went with "Hello from the other side" and Cassie Rust opted for "Ahoy." • 45 spellers were selected for the final rounds after being ranked based on their Round One written scores. • A few spellers had words that were Trademarks. • Words from Japanese, Hawaiian, Africaans, Maori, Mayan and Chinook were also seen. • 10 spellers advanced to the finals. • There are 476,000 words in Webster's Third Dictionary. • It was the 96th National Spelling Bee. • One speller air-typed her spelling before spelling her word aloud, a sure sign students are using computers for much of their spelling study such as our new eMentor online software. • Smrithi Upadhyayula has written a science fiction book called, "Glitches" in which she uses some of her extensive word knowledge. • Hexco's choice for favorite sentence from Dr. Bailly: "In ancient Rome, the law regarded women as subservient to men, which is precisely why ancient Rome went down in flames." • The Spelling Bee added the Running Man challenge in a commercial to show the excitement of getting a word right and some spellers and and audience members also performed the move during the bee. 39% 25% 19% Total percentage of all words in the 2016 National Bee found in New Nat's Notes, Verbomania and Blitz list 83% New Nat's Notes had 46% of the words given in Round 4, aptly dubbed the 'lawnmower round' that took out 24 of the 45 spellers, a whopping 53%. Check out the chart below for where these 24 words can be found! Words Missed in Round 4 Found in this Hexco Product bakshaish Blitz 1 batonnier Blitz 4* beaumontage NNN Vol. 2 bouleuterion non-published list* chaine Blitz 3 Cheltenham Blitz 2 cypripedium Blitz 1 gaillardia NNN Vol. 4 glacis NNN Vol. 3 hypopus Blitz 1 jacopever NNN Vol. 1 liripipe NNN Vol. 3 oecophorid no list psyllium NNN Vol. 2 reseau NNN Vol. 3 rhamphotheca no list salele Blitz 4* scialytic NNN Vol. 1 sophrosyne NNN Vol. 4 strephosymbolia NNN Vol. 1 talaje Blitz 3 terpsichore Verbomania Vol. 3 tyee Blitz 4* vulsellum NNN Vol. 4 *Designates Hexco products under development and not for sale as of June 2016. 'FAST TRACK' TO SPELLING A new online group course for young or NEW Spellers! Now enrolling! Limited spaces available. 830.367.3825 [email protected] $1250 - 6 weeks Classes held on Thurs. 7pm ET "For over eight years we've developed a program to coach spellers, and have coached many kids to the National Bee including one National Spelling Bee Champion and two who were runners-up." ~ Linda Tarrant, Hexco President 31 of the 45 Semi-finalists used Hexco products. Over 18 contestants in 2016 were coached by Hexco. 81% of finalists used Hexco Products. 50% of all National Spelling Bee competitors use Hexco products. The year 2016 marked the 19 CHAMPION IN A ROW TO USE HEXCO PRODUCTS. TH E T A N I M ! S T O N E D N U T S Y ISTOR YOUR TOP H The National History Bee is an academic competition for elementary and middle school students across America. The Bee uses a fun and exciting format to test knowledge of a wide range of historical topics that have direct relevance to what students are learning in the classroom! Top students advance to regional competitions and top regional participants earn a chance to compete in the National Finals for prizes, and the title of National History Bee Champion! Students can participate with their schools or independently. More information can be found on our website, www.historybee.com. We hope all young history-lovers across the U.S. will join us for the 20152016 National History Bee! Visit us online at www.historybee.com Free resources and interactive quizzes available on our website! 1 7 0 1 J o h n B . W h i t e , S r. B l v d S p a r t a n b u r g , S C 2 9 3 0 1 Voice 864.475.1776 Fax 864.342.7650 www.historybee.com Register for the National History Bee sign-up as a school or as an individual! Steps to getting involved in the National History Bee 1. Sign up at www.historybee.com 2. Order Hexco's History Essentials book for an encapsulated overview of U.S. and world events Now enrolling Personal History Coaching More Info: www.hexco.com/personal-history-coach Hexco's History Coaching program is designed to help competitors tackle history in bite-sized segments, bolstering their strengths and Hexco's History Bee Coaching includes a personalized assessment and one-on-one quizzing in the same format as the history bee. Homework assignments and more are included. Email [email protected] for more info or download .pdf fact sheet online You can just study words ... strengthening their weaknesses. Students are assigned a personal coach who will evaluate their foundation in history, then create a personalized curriculum to meet their specific needs. Lessons are held via Skype or another platform on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Or master them. It's HERE! Try it online. A modern version of Hexco's original Mentor. (Yes, we did!) Key features of Hexco's NEW Spelling eMentor FAQ: What is the Paideia? In recent years and until 2006, the Paideia was the annual Scripps’ list of practice study words containing the NSB rules and approximately 3,000 to 4,000+ words arranged by category. Each page had a different category and words assigned to difficulty levels: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. In 2007, Scripps changed the annual study list to a booklet called Spell It! which no longer had a Scripps copyright, but instead, was copyrighted by Merriam-Webster. Originally containing 700 words, Spell It! was organized primarily by language of origin and contained spelling tips and suggested activities on each page. The number of words has increased to 1,000+ and the Spell It! list has remained exactly the same since 2009. Study ALL words Words missed on last attempt Words ever missed "Star" a word Ask for a letter Login from any browser on a PC or Apple computer! Saves progress when you login and logout. Good for one year. Look for the free Sampler on our website to try it! If you can't find the link to try this amazing new portal, email us at [email protected]! ©2016 Hexco Academic Hexco's Spelling eMentor Master our toughest word lists methodically http://hexco.herokuapp.com KEY FEATURES of HEXCO's Spelling eMentor • • • • • • • • • • • • • Verbo eMentor New Nat's eMentor Blitz eMentor (1 & 2) Paideia '95, '01, and '06 Spell Buddy Grades 1-2 Food Words Japanese Words • • • • • Saves missed words until all words are mastered! Saves results when you login and log out Keeps track of progress Contains audio, phonetic pronunciations, word origins, and definitions Select “All Words Ever Missed” to make sure you never miss those words again! Perfect “All Words Missed on the Last Attempt” (Note, this means your last attempt at the word). Hint: Keep working on words in this list until you get this number down to zero words missed on the last attempt. Work on your “Starred Words” – While you are studying, you can “star” words that you want to study more later. (Note, you can “unstar” words at any time) Ask for the next letter in a word Ask to show the whole word if you don’t know how to spell a word Attempt all words in any set at any time to keep perfecting your spelling No need for a mouse. Just type and click 'enter' on your keyboard to go through words quickly! SPELLING eMENTOR DETAILS: Browser-based, tracks progress for one user. Accessible for one year from any browser on a PC or Mac computer (currently not mobile, or iPad or iPhone compatible). Works best on Chrome or Firefox. Subscription only; good for one year from date of purchase. Non-refundable and non-returnable, sign up for FREE Sampler before you buy! Valerie's Supplement This travel-sized companion is packed with nearly 2,000 words, including 1,156 words from Spell It! Since topical word lists have been proven to help students learn new and challenging words by grouping similar words together by theme, this year we have added a bonus of food words handpicked by our Word Wizards. The current year's Supplement is considered to be an intermediate to advanced level book (Note: the list of 450 Classroom words are not included). Look for Valerie's Supplement Classics on our website for out-ofprint Supplement years: Paideia 1999 and 2006 are selling out fast! Schools or Teams: 10 or more copies of the current Supplements are only $9 per volume! CODE ITEM PRICE vs vsmore vsc Collectors' Val's Supplement NEW 2016, 2015, 2014 $19 Valerie's Supplement 'Food' Bulk pricing for 10 or more $9 Valerie's Supplement Classics Choose: '99, '02, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09 ,'11-'13 $29 NEW Paideia 1995 eMentor Spell Buddy Assign grade-appropriate, vocabulary enriching words with 20 lessons per grade level! Words were compiled from all past Class and School bee lists and from the off-list words in the class and school bee pronouncer guides, plus comparable gradelevel words. Spell Buddy can help students field 'off-list' words in school bees and beyond. There are no duplicates, although forms of some words are presented differently on occasion. Excellent for young spellers, spelling bee clubs, and home schooling. View inside on the web; the entire set (all 6 volumes) has 8,000 words, a significant word foundation! SPECIAL - Buy any 6 or more Spell Buddy and/or Coach Manuals, get 50% off each book. Yes, you may combine Spell Buddy and Coach Manuals to qualify for this offer. Hear the word and type in the spelling! Methodically learn all the words in Spell It, or in Paideia 1995 (NEW!) or 2001, or 2006. Read details of each eMentor product at this link: www.hexco.com/spelling-ementor-new Also -- try FREE demos from a PC or Mac computer with browser access; Chrome or Firefox recommended. »» »» »» »» »» Hear Audio Pronunciation Read Phonetic Pronunciations See Parts of Speech View Definitions See Etymology Displayed CODE ITEM nsmse nsep Spell It eMentor 2015-16 Paideia eMentor '95 '01 or '06 PRICE $95 CODE ITEM nsbdy Spell Buddy Grade 1-2, 3-4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 $29 Spell Buddy (all 6) $87 SB Coach Manual Gr. 1/2, 3/4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 $29 nsbdyall nsbdyc PRICE $149 Topical eMentors Blitz List & Blitz eMentor Food Words eMentor helps students master all 878 words in the food section of the 2015-16 Valerie's Supplement! Japanese Words eMentor helps students master 438 Japanese words that are found in Webster's 3rd Dictionary and Medical eMentor contains over 890 words from the 2014 Supplement. The study of topical word lists can open doors for students to later become experts in specific fields of study and our coaching program uses this approach. Read "New Spelling eMentor" section in this catalog and try free Demo online before you buy! In the 2016 National Spelling Bee, 114 words could be found in Blitz Lists 1, 2, and 3. Each volume contains 3,000 highly difficult words that were never seen in bees at the time of its release. Some words in Volumes 1, 2, and 3 have since been seen in the National Bee, but there are many more that could easily appear at the National level. The 2012, '13, '14, and '15 winners used all the available Blitz Lists in preparing for the Bee. This list is ideal for students who are looking for a solid list of obscure and challenging words. Blitz eMentor includes audio recordings of words; see product key to learn more about the eMentor format and try the free demo on this product's webpage. View inside pages are online! CODE vstef vstej vstem ITEM "Food" eMentor "Japanese" eMentor "Medical" eMentor PRICE $49 $49 $49 2016 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE Blitz Lists had over 40% of the spelling words in the written round and 50% of the words in Round 7. CODEITEM blitz1 blitz2 blitz3 blitze1 blitze2 Blitz List 1 (released '12) Blitz List 2 (released '13) Blitz List 3 (released '14) Blitz eMentor 1 Blitz eMentor 2 PRICE $79 $79 $79 $219 $219 VIEW INSIDE this product online Verbomania & Verbo eMentor! Verbomania means "passion, craze, or obsession with words!" Containing 13,000+ vocabulary-enriching, SAT type words, this collection also includes definitions, parts of speech, pronunciations and language of origin. Learn a wide array of dynamic and interesting nouns, verbs and adjectives from the English language. Verbo eMentor contains the same words with audio and allows spellers to practice their missed words on the computer until all words are mastered! Random Sequence makes it harder to 'guess' the first few letters of a word simply from its alphabetical placement - ideal for quizzing straight from the book. Random Sequence also matches the order of Verbo eMentor. CODE ITEM PRICE vbooka vbookr Verbomania Alpha book Verbomania Random book $99 $99 vmene vmeneall Verbo eMentor Volume: 1, 2, or 3 Verbo eMentor - Full Set* $219 $570 *Verbo eMentor full set is renewable at 50% off after a fullyear. Please renew before your product expires or you risk losing your data such as missed words and starred words. 43% of the words in Round 3 could be found in Verbomania. Now in eMentor format! New Nat's Notes & New Nat's eMentor! With 18,000+ words, New Nat's Notes is our largest challenging set of words geared toward those aiming for the highest reaches of competition. This collection is available in alphabetic and random sequence, and all words have pronunciations, definitions, and expanded etymology. New Nat's Notes is highly recommended for those who have already mastered Verbomania. New Nat's eMentor includes audio and keeps track of errors until all words are mastered. See "New Spelling eMentor" page in this catalog to appreciate all of the unique features in this brand-new, intelligent interface released in Nov. 2015! Now in eMentor format! Vocab Match - A challenging definition matching game! Ideal for vocabulary enrichment, try this new definition matching book. If you already own New Nat's Notes or Verbomania, you can get any single printed volume or all printed volumes for 50% off! Includes words and definitions (only) for use in matching exercises. Look on our website for the online interactive version of this product (coming soon). CODE ITEM PRICE nnnvm nnnvmall vmvm vmvmall New Nat's VOCAB MATCH (Book) Volume: 1, 2, 3, or 4 New Nat's VOCAB MATCH All (Books) Verbo(mania) VOCAB MATCH (Book) Volume: 1, 2, or 3 Verbo(mania) VOCAB MATCH ALL (Books) *$40 *$140 *$40 *$100 *To qualify for 50% off discount off prices shown, you must have previously purchased the same volume(s) of New Nat's Notes, Mentor or Flips (or Verbomania, VerboMentor, or Verbo Flips). CODE ITEM nnn nnnm nnnmall New Nat's Notes New Nat's eMentor Volume: 1, 2, 3, or 4 New Nat's eMentor Set* PRICE $175 $219 $799 *New Nat's eMentor full-set is renewable at 50% off after a full-year. Please renew before your product expires or you risk losing your data such as missed words and starred words. 66% of the words used in Round 2 Regional List have been in NNN for years. Expand your Word "Knowledge" for Spelling Bees Spelling Rules Book - UPDATED IN 2015! Spelling Rules Book, subtitled, "Why Isn't 'Phonetic' Spelled the Way it Sounds?" is a 180+ page compilation that promotes less reliance on rote memorization and more on the understanding of languages. For example, students learn when to use -ible rather than -able, and they will never look at the i-before-e rule the same way again! Foreign language rules and an encyclopedic list of Greek and Latin roots with definitions and words derived from each is also included. For those interested in the more esoteric words in the English language, the author has included those types of lists with themes such as "funny double letters," and "funny first-letter combinations." There are also some words from unusual languages CODE ITEM PRICE like Yiddish, Welsh, Dutch, and Turkish. While this book explains the rules, it also tells when nsspbk Spelling Rules Book $79 the rules don't work. A true sine qua non for competitors! Updated in 2015 by the original writer, Valerie Tarrant Browning. The Spelling Rules of Japanese - Video • • • 20+ Years of Spelling Bees 20+ Years of Spelling Bees is a collection of every Aftera-Spell newsletter printed since 1991. The newsletter reviews each National Spelling Bee, analyzes words used, and presents articles written by top National Spelling Bee participants. Percentages of words found in our products, which were used at bees, are highlighted, and annual changes in the NSB are recapped. National and Regional Bee word lists are also included. View inside this product on our website before buying. A free copy of the most recent After-a-Spell can be downloaded FREE from our website at www.hexco.com/content/ After_A_Spell.pdf Step-by-step how-to video Patterns, sounds, vowel combinations Exceptions to the rules Information on "d-stop" pronunciations is included, and live screen-captures demonstrate how to search for words based on word "parts." A downloadable .pdf Katakana chart is included. Preview online; purchase is a one-year subscription with online access. CODE ITEM L26598 Japanese Video PRICE $29.70 NSB words from over 2 decades CODE ITEM aftall 20+ Years of Spelling Bees Etyma Notes and Etyma eMentor BASIC TO ADVANCED LATIN & GREEK Fact: Over 60% of words used in the English language have Greek or Latin origins. Our four Basic and Intermediate volumes contain 150 roots, 50 prefixes, and 25 suffixes; our two Advanced volumes each contain 225 roots. Etyma Notes designates the above in book format, Etyma eMentor will utilize our new online spelling format with error tracking; Etyma eMentor is Hexco's online, browser-based etymology matery tool. In our eMentor version, roots, prefixes, and suffixes are presented on the screen, and students are prompted to type in their answers. Etyma eMentor keeps track of errors until all elements are mastered. Note there is no audio with this product due to the very short length of many word roots and PRICE $70 their pronunciation sometimes varies depending on the word in which an element appears. Many spellers who compete at the National level use our etymology products along with the Spelling Rules Book. The more patterns you know of various languages, the more valuable it is to know from which language a word originated. CODE ITEM etyn6 etyemn6 etye Etyma Notes Latin+Greek Etyma eMentor ALL L & G Etyma eMentor Choose: Latin or GreekAND Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced PRICE $100 $199 $40 After-A-Spell PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID SAN ANTONIO TX PERMIT NO 1001 Hexco Academic's Newsletter PO Box 199 | Hunt, TX 78024 www.hexco.com 61 Contestants studied with our eMentor online spelling software. AFTER-A-SPELL Report on the 2016 National Spelling Bee - Hexco Newsletter 19 National Spelling Bee Champions in a row have used Hexco products. NEW: Fast Track to Spelling Course - Sign up today!