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Actually, there IS an option to teach all of the sounds of the phonograms at one time! All of the sounds are on the back of the Phonogram Cards.
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Also, the Word Cards that have the sight words on them have a little picture of a "bad guy" (a funny wild wild west figure) to give a "heads up" that this is a sight word. And the sight words are reviewed in quite a few different ways (fluency exercises, activities, and the story books).
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Here is the list of words that are taught as sight words taught in Level 1: the, a, of, was, to, said, I, for, no, do. Five of the words (to, I, for, no, do) have notes by them saying that they are only treated as sight words because a particular sound hasn't been taught yet. For example, next to the word "to" is this note: "We are treating the word to as a sight word because it contains the third sounds of o, which has not been taught yet."
All other words taught in Level 1 are phonetic.
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You mentioned that you have AAS. They are releasing "All About Reading" on Monday. The samples look great, and it might be what you are looking for.
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AAS has readers that coordinate with the spelling program, too! The readers are available for Levels 1 and 2:
Level 1 readers: http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/categories/All-About-Reading/All-About-Reading-Level-1/
Level 2 readers: http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/categories/All-About-Reading/All-About-Reading-Level-2/
All of the words used in the readers are ones that are taught in the AAS program. The teacher's manual tells you when to introduce each new story.
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I really really want to use this but I think my son is beyond it. I need another baby :lol:
Haha! That was my first reaction when I looked at the All About Reading samples, too. Wish I had a preschooler or kindergartener to use this with!
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I'm really wishing I had little ones right now, just so I could use this new All About Reading Pre-1 program that is coming out! The two activity e-books that they are giving away are darling!
While I deal with my baby-cravings :001_smile:, if you have 4-6 year olds, here's the page where you can get the pre-reading activity books:
http://all-about-spelling.com/activity-booklets
Also, I called Greg at AAS customer service. He said that there will be a new AAR website soon, but in the meantime, they will be selling AAR Level Pre-1 through the AAS site, starting tomorrow. He also mentioned that Level 1 is due out in June.
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Mine came, too! Oh, this activity book is CUTE, CUTE, CUTE! Too bad I don't have younger kids any more. I just had to check it out because I love anything from All About Spelling/All About Reading.
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I have the All About Homophones book and really like it! Whenever my kids mix up words that sound alike (like "their" and "there") we pull out this book. The activities really help the homonyms "stick." There are worksheets with funny sentences, graphic organizers, crossword puzzles, and card games.
If you were planning on getting anything from AAS this weekend, I would definitely add this book to your order (free is a good price!).
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By far the most common sound of X is /ks/ as in "box." There are VERY few words where it says /z/.
Every letter of the alphabet has "rare" sounds. I saw a chart once showing that the letter A can say 16 different sounds. If we taught all of those sounds, it would be overwhelming!
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Hi Susan,
I would also recommend All About Spelling for your daughter.
The color-coded letter tiles really helped my kids who switched letters. It helped them be able to visualize the words better, and it helped them understand that the order in which letters are placed really makes a difference.
One of the steps in the AAS program is for the child to read the word that they just wrote. If your child writes "fram" but reads "farm", spell the word with the letter tiles exactly as they have written it. Then they can touch each letter tile (f - r - a - m) as they say the sound of each letter, and they can catch their error that way. After a few times of doing this, my kids were much more careful to put the letters in the correct order.
AAS also has a great system for review, so after something has been taught, you can keep reviewing it until your child really learns it.
The lesson plans are lightly scripted, which I really like. Everything is right there in front of you, so you don't feel like you are going to mess anything up!
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Here are some of the things I like about AAS:
- the teacher's manual is lightly scripted
- the letter tiles are used to demonstrate the spelling rules. This is awesome!
- each lesson includes a thorough review, which has REALLY helped my kids
- the program covers all the phonics you need. The phonics information has helped my kids' reading as well as their spelling
- dictation phrases and sentences are included. This helps kids use their spelling words.
- each spelling lesson is centered around a single spelling concept.
They have a one-year guarantee, too. If you try it but don't like it, you can return it.
Did you know that AAS are having a sale right now? It ends at midnight tonight. 20% off of their new books:
- AAS Level 6
- "What Am I?" - the new reader that goes with Steps 1-14 of AAS Level 2
- "Queen Bee" - the new reader that goes with Steps 15-25 of AAS Level 2
Here's the link: http://all-about-spelling.com/spelling-products.html
Now, with all that said, if you and your children are happy with Spelling Power and they are progressing nicely, you are probably in the right spot with them. But if your children are struggling at all, I'd definitely advise looking at AAS.
Oh, and their customer service is wonderful! If you ever have a question, they are there for you.
HTH.
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Hi Jenny,
You can't hold your daughter accountable for words that you haven't taught her yet. These words have not yet been presented in Level 2.
You may want to look at the pace that you are presenting the lessons. If you think she is capable of doing more per week, increase the number of lessons you teach her. With AAS, you should work as fast as the child as able, but as slow as necessary.
Unless you are using AAS for remedial reasons, you'll want to look at moving through Level 2 as quickly as she is able and moving into a higher level. Levels 1 and 2 form a wonderful foundation for spelling, but if you expect her to spell at the third grade level, she'll have to move past Level 2.
All About Spelling does teach all of the Ayers words, plus many more, so she will learn to spell all of these words.
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Dividing words into syllables isn't found in grammar programs, but it is in some spelling or reading programs. SWR doesn't teach syllabification.
I use All About Spelling, and syllable division is taught in that program. I like the approach; letter tiles are used to illustrate the rules for dividing words into syllables.
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Does AAS teach or recommend a specific form of writing like SWR used Curisve First?
No specific handwriting style is required. You can choose your favorite handwriting program. :001_smile:
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There are lots of things to like about the higher levels of AAS.
We really like the Writing Station activity that is included in the higher levels. It helps the kids use their spelling words.
And the dictation sentences in the higher levels are excellent! Very creative. My kids giggle over some of them.
The Word Sort activities are helpful, too.
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... but I really really like the 28 spelling rules in SWR.
AAS, and SWR use the same phonograms, will the spelling rules show up in later levels of AAS ?
TIA, ~christine in al
I've found that all of the SWR rules (plus more) are taught in AAS.
In AAS, the rules are demonstrated using the letter tiles so kids can understand them. They aren't just memorizing the rules; they are learning how to apply the rules.
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Oh, and I actually don't use the cards or the index box anymore. It was just one more thing to juggle. I just read the words straight from the book.
Many kids need the review that the cards provide, though. In our household, I would never be able to give up the customized review that the AAS index box system allows.:)
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Here's another vote for Beehive Readers! Hardcover and very beautifully illustrated. Definitely a keeper!
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In AAS, the rule goes like this: If the suffix you are adding starts with i, don't change the y to i.
In the word studying, you keep the Y because if you change it to an I, you'd have two I's in a row.
In English, we don't put two i's together. (AAS has a note to the teacher explaining that "we do have two i's together in the word skiing, but ski is a Scandinavian word. Sometimes foreign words are assimilated into our language so quickly that they are not changed to conform to English rules.")
Examples and full details are given in Level 3, Step 26.
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When I had my child tested for dyslexia by a psychologist, she said that whether or not the results come back as dyslexia, her recommendation would be the same: use an Orton-Gillingham based program.
Since your son shows so many signs of dyslexia, I would get him started with an O-G program. I personally use All About Spelling, which is an Orton-Gillingham based program. There are others, too, but all of them that I found were very expensive (thousands of dollars) and/or required training workshops.
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...over the last week or so, ds6 is starting to ask why things are spelled the way they are. (ex: why c instead of k or vice versa)
Since he is asking why things are spelled the way they are, I would strongly recommend All About Spelling. That is one of the strengths of the program. I myself love finding out why, and this program tells you! I think it would complement ETC very nicely. :)
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The syllable tags can also be purchased separately ($2.50 per set, I think). They listed aren't online, but you can call the company.
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"All About Spelling" will fill in the gaps in phonics for her. The teacher's manual is scripted for you, so it is an easy program to teach. You don't have to know phonics yourself in order to teach it.
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From what I understand, they are doing their best to help customers get the second edition readers, at no charge. I don't know of any other company that does this. Send them an email and I'm sure they'll get you set up.