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[cshell]

Any thoughts?:D  Pros or Cons??

[1Togo]

We have used Phonetic Zoo C with two students.  The biggest pro is that Mom doesn't have to teach it.  I can't think of any real cons.  It worked exceptionally well with one of our children and less so with the other, but even with the second child, there was a big improvement in spelling, especially connected with composition asssignments.  I sold it but wish I hadn't because I would like to do a run-through of the rules.

[Pegasus]

We are big fans of Sequential Spelling. The method just makes so much sense to us and requires no studying of word lists. It only takes a few minutes each day.

Pegasus

[cshell]

Did you use the student response book or the newer student workbook?
Did you actually use the white board & colored markers?
I was also wandering about the new DVD?;)

[cshell]

:001_smile:

[tjarnold]

We've used Phonetic Zoo, both level A and level C.  I saw huge improvements in my daughter's spelling abilities, and I loved the fact that I rarely had to be involved.

Tiffany

[Pegasus]

cshell said:

Did you use the student response book or the newer student workbook?
Did you actually use the white board & colored markers?
I was also wandering about the new DVD?;)

No, we use none of that. We started out with the white board and colored markers and I guess we'd go back to that if we thought a student needed it. We just run through the day's word list one word at a time, immediately correct if wrong, and then keep going. A similar word will pop up again the next day and the next day to "cement" the spelling pattern. We use regular paper, nothing fancy.

I don't know anything about a new DVD.

Pegasus

[twinmami01]

cshell said:

Did you use the student response book or the newer student workbook?
Did you actually use the white board & colored markers?
I was also wandering about the new DVD?;)

We have been using Sequential Spelling 1 along with the newer workbooks and the DVD. My boys have really enjoyed it. I especially liked it because the DVD allowed my boys to work independently. I just recently posted the Sequential Spelling DVD on the sale forums.

[laughing lioness]

We've used SS with both the response book and taking a sheet of paper, folding it lengthwise into 4ths. It finally helped my bright, spelling challenged ds. We've also used IEW's high school spelling- spelling, poetry and vocab. Delightful (for a spelling program :001_smile:)

[cshell]

Any other thoughts?:001_smile: