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    Switching from AAS to R&S Spelling

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I went from AAS3 (halfway through) to R&S 3, and it was a good fit, but that was with a 2nd grader. I agree with calling the company and getting samples, looking at the word lists, etc. R&S 4 is where the heavy phonics-based spelling (like AAS) really starts. R&S 3 has phonics like noticing the /ow/ sound spelled "ow" at the end of a word and "ou" in the middle of a word, but R&S 4 gets into more explicit phonics rules. I haven't seen above that in person, so can't comment on the upper levels. I just have level 4 in my hand (we're still using 3 right now).

     

    My son isn't really a struggling speller, but he didn't have a good phonics background. He learned a lot in AAS and has learned a lot in R&S. His spelling is coming together now.

     

    Thank you.

     

    My son has had what I thought was good phonics (Christian Liberty Press) and I've tried numerous spelling programs.

     

    I feel like this :banghead: -- he can read but he.can't.spell.

     

    Being in 7th grade, I feel like we're running out of time and I need to figure this out -- and soon.

    Switching from AAS to R&S Spelling

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Or you can call the publisher (the web site is not owned or in any way connected to the actual publisher) and request free curriculum samples (through 5th grade, I believe) and a scope and sequence, which you can actually hold in your hand and refer to. :-) The number is (606) 522-4348.

     

     

    Ellie, I love you! :)

    Switching from AAS to R&S Spelling

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I haven't used AAS, but I think you can go into R&S Spelling at grade level until grades 7 & 8. The grade 6 book is the last book that really reviews the rules; 7 & 8 transition to more of a word study.

     

    Thank you...

     

    We did but finished farther along than you. We finished AAS 6 and after looking at the word lists chose to put both into R&S 6 spelling and it's working out well. The work is hard but not too hard.

     

    Usually you use the R&S spelling a grade level ahead of your child. So a 2nd grader would work in the 3rd grader book. However, my dd is working 2 grade levels ahead b/c she had finished AAS 6 and I felt based on the word list she could go that far and she's doing great.

     

    Which child are you using this for? If they are older then you may just want to start at the grade 7 book...I heard it's more word study at that point and not spelling rules.

     

    I will say that AAS changes in level 3 and it's not a lot of the tile work like the first two levels were. We rarely did the tiles after level 2. It was something quick if we did.

     

    Thank you for the feedback. I'm headed over to the R&S website to see if I can view samples and possibly look at the word lists.

     

    I am referring to my 13 yo. He struggles with spelling, hence why we went back and started at the beginning with AAS. It just moves so slowly and he hates the tiles, but most of all he wants to work more independently. (which is going to be more of a necessity as I have taken a PT/per-diem job and he hates waiting for me to get home to do AAS)

    Anyone else annoyed with Breast Cancer Awareness?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    My Grandmother, Mother and Sister are all breast cancer survivors...

     

     

    Am I the only one who feels this way?

     

    You are not alone...

     

    I think what started as a good idea has just gone so far overboard that it's causing many people to block it all out and I find that to be such a shame.

     

    :iagree:

     

    I think it's totally ruining what could be happening, though. They have commercialized it and are making profits off of people's tragedies. That seems to me to be the worst kind of exploitation.

     

    :iagree:

     

     

     

    I've heard the whole phenomena being referred to as "pink washing". This month all my prescriptions have pink tops. I'd rather the money spent to make them pink be spent on research.

     

    Yep...

     

    I cringe at those "save the ta-tas" bumper stickers and t-shirts. Save the woman!

     

    :iagree: -- our farrier was wearing a rubber bracelet thingy that said "I love B**bies!" Really??:glare:

     

    Just saw that a friend of mine was participating in a breast cancer run called "Save Second Base". :001_huh: Really? Totally tasteless and frankly...insulting to women in my opinion.

     

    Disgusting is what it is...

    Rod and Staff English is mind numbing!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    R&S rocks. I know you don't agree, but I'm going to say it anyway. :001_smile:

     

    I'm teaching high school. You just can't teach composition to cranky teens without a solid foundation in grammar. They produce awkward, ugly sentences all the time. And they get the same response from me, "Diagram it; you'll see why I'm right. It's a bad sentence." It avoids the "But I like it, I want to keep it" argument. Which isn't really true. They don't like it. They are just too lazy to change it. ;) If they don't have a firm foundation in grammar, a simple command loops into an endless battle of the wills. Not pretty! Teach grammar. You'll have enough to argue about when they are teens.

     

    IMO you don't need to have a heavy grammar year with R&S every year. In fact, I think the odd years of school are the hard years in general for school: 1st grade, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th. For general school subjects, the even years are the double-back-and-review/peek-forward years.

     

    However, R&S is heavy in the even years. PERFECT fit in my mind. You want to focus on books 4, 6, 8, and 10. You can skitter through the odd ones. In other words, you have heavy grammar years during 4, 6, 8, and 10 when the rest of your curriculum (think math) is not as challenging. For R&S in the even years, spend time on the lesson. Review. Tests. The whole shebang. During the odd years, you buzz through the lesson, diagram a few things on a white-board together, and assign the workbook pages for written work. Done. Three times a week for a few minutes. Don't finish the book. You don't need to. Begin the next even-year book in the fall.

     

    OR just purchase the even books. For third grade, purchase the level four book. Work through half of it. In the fall of fourth grade, review the concepts covered by assigning the workbook pages as review (zip through the lesson as a review) and then pick up where you left off. Solid grammar. Done.

     

    One of my little people loved workbooks. We did A Beka on the off years. But everyone gets a heavy dose of R&S around here (Psst: I needed it in order to learn grammar myself. Plenty of ah-ha moments for me. And Susan is right: college profs adore a child with proper grammar and usage. I am certain they overlook content issues and hand out automatic A's because it is just so darn nice to read a paper that is not riddled with errors. Really. It just places your kids ahead of the pack. An easy-peasy boost.)

     

    You won't regret it. I regret a lot from my early years. But NOT R&S. It's gold.

     

    Peace,

    Janice

     

    Enjoy your little people

    Enjoy your journey

     

    This is brilliant... :)

     

    :hurray::hurray::hurray: Thanks...... Your posts are gold. :001_smile:

     

    :iagree:

    We have broken free of boxed curricula!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    My oldest selected Notgrass America the Beautiful which we are spreading over two years by adding literature from BF, SL, HOD, and more. I am using all of those lovely books that I mourned the loss of from the other programs while leaving the ones that we disliked behind. I pile them all up, and ds gets to select which appeal to him. Yes, there are a few titles I will insist upon. For science, he chose Apologia General which shocked me. He dislikes science, so I really expected him to pick one of the other less-intense programs I showed him. I selected a few books for his Bible study that fit where HE is spiritually. He has ONE history lesson per day and ONE literature reading per day. He likes this plan rather than the bits of reading from multiple books. He also likes that he doesn't have to wait for me to read to him, explain to his siblings, etc. Our discussions are targeted towards his level. It is working great.

     

    We're stepping away from Tapestry of Grace...I just can't make it work for us -- for many of the same reasons that you mention. (Waiting, explaining, etc. trying to schedule discussions...and my per diem work schedule throws a huge monkey wrench into the plans.)

     

    I like your plan -- and I may just "borrow it" !! :D I've been pouring over websites, catalogs, etc. until my eyes glaze over. I keep coming back to Notgrass ATB for my 13 year old...but I haven't been brave enough to "pull the trigger" on the complete checkout button.

     

    We're currently doing Apologia General w/ VHSG and that is going well...not going to mess with that.

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