Sunnybuddy Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) My daughter is bad at spelling. We've been homeschooling for 3 years now and haven't done a formal spelling program. I just go over words with her as I see misspellings in her writings. But I'm thinking she needs something more. She spells words the way they sound. Any suggestions for this age? Edited April 26, 2016 by Sunnybuddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 My daughter is bad at spelling. We've been homeschooling for 3 years now and haven't done a formal spelling program. I just go over words with her as I see misspellings in her writings. But I'm thinking she needs something more. She spells words the way they sound. Any suggestions for this age? Spalding. I have done it with children as old as yours, and their improvement was amazing. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 We're using Spelling Workout for our 7th grader. Each lesson has a spelling rule to learn, in addition to a list of 20 words that illustrate the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleBears Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) I like Spalding or the Logic of English essentials for this age. LOE is very easy to implement because it is scripted and you could finish it in less than a year. ETA- LOE is a Spalding spin off Edited April 26, 2016 by MyLittleBears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 If she is spelling by sound, she may need more instruction and practice with the different vowel patterns and phonetic rules to know when to use which pattern. The programs mentioned by the previous posters would do that. You might also check out Megawords, which focuses on vowel patterns and syllabication rules. It is designed for students in grades 4-12. Here is what is covered: Book 1 = compound words; VC/CV closed syllables, and then with silent-e and then with r-controlled syllables; V/CV syllabication; VC/V syllabication; -cle syllabication; V/V syllabication Book 2 = consonant suffixes and plurals; vowel suffixes; -ed sounds; common prefixes; summer of Latin Roots Book 3 = -al and -ic endings; it -ite -et and -ate endings; "schwa middle syllable; -ant -ance -ent and -ence endings; -ive -ice -ace -ine and -ain endings; accent patterns Book 4 = -er -or -ar -ard and -ward; -tion; -sion and -cian; -ous and -age; -ture -tu- and -sure; -able -ible and -le; accent patterns Book 5 = vowel combos with "o"; with "a"; with "e"; vowel sounds of y; vowel combination patterns Book 6 = sounds of "ch" "ph" and "qu; soft c; soft g; vowel-r-vowel combos Book 7 = unaccented i -- different vowel pronunciations; "ti" and "ci" endings; advanced v/v combo Book 8 = prefixes of com- ad- sub- ob- dis- ex- syn- and in- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashaBrady Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I was looking around for the same exact thing on here and found someone mention Apples http://www.christianbook.com/apples-daily-phonics-drills-secondary-students/susan-kemmerer/9780975854372/pd/727012?product_redirect=1&Ntt=727012&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP It is specifically designed for middle school students, so it's not babyish and doesn't have a grade on it. So far, I'm really, really liking it! She even commented the other day, "I learned that in my apples book". Well, there ya go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Definitely Megawords! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnybuddy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 These programs all look good. Logic of English looks like it encompasses spelling, grammar, and vocabulary, correct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Is there a placement test for mega words? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietchapel Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Rod and Staff spelling has helped my struggling speller. I started dd 11 in book 3 last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleBears Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 These programs all look good. Logic of English looks like it encompasses spelling, grammar, and vocabulary, correct? Yes but the extra is easy to skip if you are already covering it somewhere else. HTHs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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