Bokons Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I am thinking of using Megawords with my ds11. For those of you who have used it, is the teacher's guide necessary? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Yes. There are many exercises where the teacher reads something aloud and the student writes it, or divides it into syllables, or what have you. You definitely need the TM, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Yes, an ondreeuh says, several of the exercises in each unit have the teacher dictate a list of specific syllables to the student. The teacher guide also contains all the answers to all of the exercises, which makes grading a snap. On the other hand, I discovered you *can* manage without it if you have to. The first year we used Megawords, I somehow forgot I had the teacher guide, and when we came to those exercises requiring me to dictate the list of syllables, in advance of dictating the syllables, I had to take about 10 minutes for each exercise to go back and figure out exactly which syllables were going to be needed. Grading also took more time. About 2 months into the school year, I stumbled over the teacher guide and it was amazing how much less time Spelling took from me. :rolleyes: So it *can* be done with the teacher guide -- it just ends up taking more time and energy. You might also look around and see if anyone is selling the teacher guides used for your edition at a cheaper price than new. I gave mine away to my homeschool group to help out others. Edited October 11, 2017 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokons Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Thanks ondreeuh and Lori! I will look for a TG. Anything to save time :). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Yes, I use mine nearly daily. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Another yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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