{"id":52048,"date":"2024-05-20T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=52048"},"modified":"2024-05-04T13:42:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T18:42:56","slug":"prepare-for-the-spelling-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/prepare-for-the-spelling-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for the spelling bee!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place from May 28-30, 2024, near Washington, D.C. Our region\u2019s representative at the competition this year is Partha Katreddy, of Bettendorf, a seventh-grader at Pleasant Valley Junior High School. Details about watching the spelling bee broadcast can be found at https:\/\/spellingbee.com\/watch.<\/a><\/p>\n

Brush up on your own spelling skills and the history of spelling bees with these items from Davenport Public Library\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Beeline : what spelling bees reveal about generation Z’s new path to success<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Shalini Shankar (2019) – Generation Z \u2014 youth born after 1997 \u2014 seems to be made up of anxious overachievers, hounded by Tiger Moms and constantly tracked on social media. One would think that competitors in the National Spelling Bee would be the worst off. Shankar argues that, far from being simply overstressed and overscheduled, Gen Z spelling bee competitors are learning crucial twenty-first-century skills from their high-powered lives, displaying a sophisticated understanding of self-promotion, self-direction, and social mobility. She examines the outsize impact of immigrant parents and explains why Gen Z kids are on a path to success. \u2014 adapted from jacket<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A Champion’s Guide to Success in Spelling Bees : fundamentals of spelling bee competition and preparation<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Ned G. Andrews (2011) – Comprehensive yet concise, A Champion’s Guide to Success in Spelling Bees<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is essential for any spelling bee contestant, whether serious or casual, as well as for study assistants such as parents, teachers, and tutors. By following this guidebook\u2019s tactics and strategies, you will use every available resource \u2013 including but not limited to your time on stage, your existing knowledge, other study materials, and the effort that you will invest throughout your preparation \u2013 as effectively and efficiently as possible. \u2014\u00a0provided by the publisher<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Painless Spelling<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Mary Elizabeth Podhaizer (2011) – Analyzes sound and letter patterns, diphthongs, silent letters, homophones and homographs, compound and abbreviated words, contractions, prefixes, suffixes, and base words to teach spelling skills. \u2014\u00a0provided by the publisher<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Spellbound<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (2002) – The documentary Spellbound<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0chronicles the 1999 spelling bee season. Eight teens and pre-teens, along with their teachers and parents, are followed through daily practice, regionals and finally the televised spelling bee. This is the documentary that made me fall in love with documentaries. While it\u2019s an oldie, it\u2019s a goody! It is available for streaming through Kanopy<\/a> or on DVD in RiverShare<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place from May 28-30, 2024, near Washington, D.C. Our region\u2019s representative at the competition this year is Partha Katreddy, of Bettendorf, a seventh-grader at Pleasant Valley Junior High School. Details about watching the spelling bee broadcast can be found at https:\/\/spellingbee.com\/watch. Brush up on[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12,13,1,8],"tags":[992,3254,5989,676,8406,8408,8167,8407],"class_list":["post-52048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-dvds","category-news-you-can-use","category-reference","category-staff-picks","tag-documentary","tag-dvds","tag-kanopy","tag-nonfiction","tag-parthasaradhi-katreddy","tag-scripps-national-spelling-bee","tag-spelling","tag-spelling-bee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-dxu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52048"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52058,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52048\/revisions\/52058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}