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My rising third grader is not a great speller, and we have had very little retention with Spelling Workout. While I am not looking forward to the time intensity, I am going to invest into AAS next year. He did SSRW in K and 1st. I tried to do Explode the Code with him as a refresher this year, but it devolved into tear inducing hatred. It didn't look interesting to me either, so I don't blame him. We got through Book 5 before I gave mercy. Should we just work on daily reading time with AAS or does he still need separate phonics instruction in third grade? My oldest didn't, but this child was a bit of a later bloomer. He is just moving into easy chapter books. I am also starting with. Kindergartener next year, so I thought of just having him listen to the phonics lessons with him too. Maybe just require some app time with Reading Eggs or Hooked on Phonics? Any suggestions? I don't want to bog him down with busy work nor do I want to miss anything he is still needing in his reading foundation.

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If he is just getting started on easy chapter books it sounds like he could use more instruction. Webster's is available through the Don Potter website for printing or you can order his version in print through Amazon. I also heard good things about Wise Owl Polysyllables.

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Since he's not a great speller and is still learning to read, I think AAS would be a good use of your time. I make it less fidgety by eliminating the tiles and writing everything on a small dry-erase board (this works for my student, but ymmv). It takes us no more than 20-minutes daily. I have used both SW and ETC in the past and neither compares to AAS in terms of systematic phonics instruction.

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I am definitely doing AAS.  But I wonder if we need to still work on decoding skills with phonics and reading.  I feel like we could still use some review.  I don't know if we need to invest in AAR though.  Would some review in OPGTR be a good idea?  Maybe some reading practice in McGuffey to complement AAS phonics rules?

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I am definitely doing AAS. But I wonder if we need to still work on decoding skills with phonics and reading. I feel like we could still use some review. I don't know if we need to invest in AAR though. Would some review in OPGTR be a good idea? Maybe some reading practice in McGuffey to complement AAS phonics rules?

We love OPGTR. We only did the pre level of AAR but my daughter seemed to move quickly and I couldn't justify the cost of AAR so we did OPGTR. It worked extremely well. We finished it and now do a page of Don Potters Wise Ow Polysyllables each day to reinforce reading skills.

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I would keep working phonics, reading is such a foundational skill. A bit of phonics work daily will make everything else easier in the long run.

 

My multisyllable stuff free to print:

 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/WellTaughtPhonicsStudent.html

 

You could also do Wise Owl polysyllables or Phonics Pathways or Word Mastery.

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AAS is a complete phonics program, but that's not the same as working on decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and other skills that relate to reading. From your description, I would encourage you to continue working on reading, whether it's through a program or through a daily reading time where she reads to you and you help with word-attack skills (depending on how much help she needs). (Here's a post on the difference between AAR and AAS, which can make the differences between what reading and spelling cover more clear.) HTH some!

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