Are Schonell books good for KS2 Vocabulary or is there anything better?

[claig]

Is Schonell's book "The Essential Spelling List" good for KS2 vocabulary?

It's very good for spelling - words are grouped by spelling pattern and carefully arranged and graded for difficulty. I'm using it, after discussion with school, as extra practice for dyslexic DC (also KS2).

I've never really thought of it as a vocal expanded, though I suppose it could do that too (learn the spelling and practise it in a sentence?). You'd probably want to start about a third of the way through for that, but there's plenty of headroom.

Fantastic, thanks meditrina. I've got it in my Amazon basket and will now get it. Do you also use the 3 extra spelling books by Schonell or just the List book?

Just the list. Believe it or not, it's the very same one my parents had for me and sobs to practise from in the 60s - I found it in the toy cupboard at the it house, together with some pre-decimal Bond practice paper books!

It might be worth waiting to order until some of the teachers on here have had a chance to comment.

OK thanks meditrina. I will hold fire

PS "vocal expanded" was meant to say "vocab expander" - sorry!