Signposts to Spelling
Read 'Signposts to Spelling' by Joy Pollack. Heinemann. This is a slim volume covering the basic spelling rules.
This teacher's handbook provides 20 spelling guides which give pupils, and especially dyslexics, help with the structure of words. A brief history of the English language is included on a question-and-answer basis, giving children some idea of how our present spelling has come about.