Spelling help please!

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  1. LAmamaof3

    LAmamaof3 New Member

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    My oldest gets really frustrated when she doesn't know how to spell something. Like today, she got upset because she didn't know if she should use a "c" or "s" (I forgot what she was trying to spell). She told me that I need to teach her the rules of spelling. I have been looking at spelling programs all day and my head is spinning. Does anyone know of a spelling program that also teaches the rules that would be ok for a 1st/2nd grader? Or how I could teach her a few rules? I have found several lists of the rules on the internet but have no idea where to begin.
     
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  3. Singing Strong

    Singing Strong New Member

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    We've been useing a book called , "Spelling Power". It's a book you can use from age 8 through to the end of high school andit comes with a CD to print off sheets to use with it.

    It sounds like something you may be looking for.
    Here's a link that explains it well.
    Good luck !!

    www.welltrainedmind.com/O00SpellingPower.html
     
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    Like my siggy says, we used Abeka from K-12. Abeka has an excellent program for spelling along with their reading program and language.
     
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    I agree , I know Abeka from working with the Church's school I used to work at, they are awesome at teaching spelling stuff! I used some of thier worksheets ( printed off by the school with permission) for my own kids to learn thier begining spelling years. Two out of three are excelent spellers!
     
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    http://www.all-about-spelling.com/

    This is what I use for my middle DD. It introduces the rules in a very systematic way with hands-on tiles. I'm learning rules that I never learned in school....like when to use c, k or ck.....etc.

    My oldest uses Spelling Power. It doesn't teach the rules nearly as well or as clearly as AAS but works for her because she's a more natural speller to begin with.
     
  7. LAmamaof3

    LAmamaof3 New Member

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    All about spelling looks FANTASTIC, but pricey. I wonder if I could talk DH into letting me spend that kind of money. Of course I could use it for all 3 of my kids, so in the long run it wouldn't be that much. I think I'm going to put that at the top of my list and hope I can find it used.
     
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    Saxon Phonics would quickly teach your dd spelling rules. I liked it for that reason. It wasn't just 'here's how to spell it', but actually 'why it's spelled that way'.
     
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    It is very re-sellable. I'm a yahoo group called Heart of Reading for homeschoolers with reading/spelling challenges. Folks are always asking to buy it or are selling it. AAS also has a new forum called ChatterBee. I'm sure you can sell it on there as well.

    I own AAS Level 1 and 2. Probably have to buy Level 3 in another month or two. I'm using it with DD8 but DS6 will use it at some point. The only reason I haven't started it with him formally is because he'll quickly pass DD8 and she doesn't need the hit to her self-esteem. She already knows that he spells and reads as well and usually better than she does. So for him, we're just doing spelling more informally thru Explode the Code workbooks, etc.

    Rhonda
     
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    Given the ages of your younger 2, it also works well for learning to read because it uses phonograms. Your approach might be a bit different but its still very workable. Several folks have used it to help with their dyslexic older children. It's helped both their reading and spelling.
     
  11. LAmamaof3

    LAmamaof3 New Member

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    I'll have to look into that. My oldest learned how to read in public K. I have copies of Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading, Phonics Pathways, and 100ez lessons on hold at the library. I am so excited to teach them how to read, yet so nervous about how to do it.
     
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    You would definitely want a phonics based approach and wouldn't use AAS as the only reading program...but it would definitely reinforce anything you were doing even if you weren't learning spelling yet....you could use the tiles to help them get the sounds, ABC order, etc.

    My girls learned to read at a Dept of Defense school using mostly sight words and minimal phonics. Didn't hurt the oldest one, definitely did the middle one (who is using AAS). I taught my son to read using Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Deluxe (K-2), Explode the Code, and Bob Books. At some point, it clicked and he can read anything. Doesn't necessarily comprehend all the words since he is just 6 but he can decode them generally.
     
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    LAmamaof3 New Member

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    Her school pushed sight words like you wouldn't believe. I kid you not, on every report card and every teacher meeting it was brought up. We would ask what we needed to work on, and the answer would always be "she's doing wonderful, just work on those sight words!" I'm seriously thinking about starting over with her with a no frills phonics program, then adding in AAS.
     
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    I'm using Hooked on Phonic Master Reader with my DD8. I bought it for my son because he LOVED Hop Learn to Read. He didn't care for MR because he already reads so well. My DD8 LOVES IT!!!! Does it more often than I even assign. I got it at Wal-Mart much cheaper than online. It's mostly computer and teaches them how to decode longer words. Its for ages 7+. They need to be at least reading at a 2nd grade level. After the on their own computer lesson (where they have to get an 80% on all games, etc), then they read a card for the lesson to themselves and then aloud to an adult. The cards are two sided (mostly) and are very interesting. I've learned ALOT myself....I had no idea that they had seeing eye ponies, etc. She loves interesting factoids like that. It has really helped her "attack" skills for decoding. She'll try to figure out words she never would have attempted before. At the end of each level, there is a book for them to read. My DD has really enjoyed them as well. She's on the orange level now (3rd level of 4). She's finished the lessons and is reading the book. Only have the red level left. I can tell its helped her confidence quite a bit.
     

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