Wholesomemomma Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My second grade son has completed AAS level three and I'm looking to switch him to R&S spelling. What level should he enter? anyone done this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 We finished AAS 4 and went to R&S 4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowlark Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Following...do AAS levels correspond pretty well with R&S levels? If so, I'll be starting my 3rd grader on R&S 6 as he'll finish up level 5 of AAS this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholesomemomma Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 We finished AAS 4 and went to R&S 4. How do you like it compared to AAS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 How do you like it compared to AAS? We love AAS but as I add more kids beginning the program and I needed more independent for the older kids. My dd really enjoys R&S and I find the exercises quite challenging. I don't think my ds would be very independent with it however, so I am going to try Phonetic Zoo with him after AAS 3. I won't hesitate to come back to AAS if it doesn't work for him. I am glad I went through AAS 4 with my dd and wouldn't consider not at least going through level 3-4 with all of my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Following...do AAS levels correspond pretty well with R&S levels? If so, I'll be starting my 3rd grader on R&S 6 as he'll finish up level 5 of AAS this year. No. In fact the R&S exercises are quite challenging. It's not the difficulty of the words as much as the challenge of the exercises. I started my 3rd grader on level 4. It was a good fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholesomemomma Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 We love AAS but as I add more kids beginning the program and I needed more independent for the older kids. My dd really enjoys R&S and I find the exercises quite challenging. I don't think my ds would be very independent with it however, so I am going to try Phonetic Zoo with him after AAS 3. I won't hesitate to come back to AAS if it doesn't work for him. I am glad I went through AAS 4 with my dd and wouldn't consider not at least going through level 3-4 with all of my kids. This is exactly my problem. I have more kids starting AAS next year and while I love the program, I just need something more independent for my older son who will be in third grade. So I should get him level three of R&S? Or four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We did have of AAS level 3 and moved into R&S Level 3. I've now forgotten what grade DS was in when we did that. :lol: I would not put a 3rd grader in R&S 5 unless they are VERY advanced in spelling and in the ability to do the exercises required. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3daughters Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We went to R&S 3 after finishing AAS3 (for a 3rd grader). R&S was definitely on the easy side and in hindsight I wish i would have gone directly to R&S 4 as I don't feel like R&S 3 deals with spelling rules nearly as much as R&S 4 does. In the end, midway through this year, we took a few weeks to just quiz the words lists only stopping to do a full lesson if she had too many words gone and then we moved onto R&S 4 which is a much better challenge for her. The biggest reasons I chose R&S 3 initially were 1) I didn't want to completely overwhelm her and felt like one "easy" subject would be ok and 2) in R&S 4 the word lists are only in cursive. At the beginning of this year I didn't feel like she was strong enough with reading cursive to assure she was getting the correct spelling of words. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholesomemomma Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks ladies! Do I need the teacher's manual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks ladies! Do I need the teacher's manual? The TM has the answers to the exercises and the tests. Not necessary but helpful... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 You don't *need* the TM, but you will appreciate having it. It more than pays for itself by saving me time grading and giving tests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CafeDiem Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 With my oldest we went from AAS 3 to R&S 4 and that seemed about right. R&S 3 still requires mom time. There is quite a bit of info in the teacher's manual to introduce each lesson that is not on the student page. R&S 4 and up is written completely to the student... if I recall correctly. My teacher guide for lvl 4 happens to be at my mom's house at the moment, although I have the rest of them right here. Levels 2 & 3 have more early reading words and assume that you are using the R&S phonics books as well to get the rest of the phonics instruction. Levels 4, 5, and 6 focus on the spelling rules/phonics. Levels 7 & 8 are root word based and include a detailed history of the English language. You might not want to jump ahead too far, even if the words look easy. The exercises can be fairly challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Following...do AAS levels correspond pretty well with R&S levels? If so, I'll be starting my 3rd grader on R&S 6 as he'll finish up level 5 of AAS this year. I would not have an 8yo do the sixth grade Spelling by Sound and Structure. It's a hardcover textbook, and its print size will be pretty small for a child so young. I would wait a year and then have him do the 4th grade book. As has been said, it isn't that the spelling lists are terribly difficult; it's that the exercises are very challenging and written for children within a certain age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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