Thanks for the responses. Jan, I won't be using it with my 3rd grader. I think it is too much writing for her. For example, on page 1B the child writes 30 single words and then copies 30 compound words. I'll have to reassess next year and see if she is ready for it for 4th grade. I'm surprised that people get through the books so quickly. I'm sure one page will be all my daughter will be able to handle. I guess if the child is older it's easier for them to do several pages a day.

I realize this thread is a month old but it seems a good place to post my question.... Is Megawords for "all kids"? My daughter will be in 3rd grade this fall. She is an average student. She has yet to take off with reading. She can read well enough but will only read chapter books with me. She has yet to start writing much of anything so I don't know how well she will spell. She will be doing SWO B in the fall but I'm not quite satisfied with SWO (even though we haven't started it, yet) so I've been looking at other options. I ordered Megawords 1 so I could see about using it for 4th grade. I'm put off a little by the introduction. It seems like it's target audience is learning disabled kids. Is it a great spelling program for the average kid or just kids with serious trouble spelling? It seems so much more rigorous than SWO. It seems like she would learn more but I wonder if it is overkill. Any thoughts?

Check out these books. http://www.epsbooks.com/dynamic/catalog/series.asp?subject=68S&subjectdesc=Words+I+Use+%26+Journal+Writing&series=Y466M There are several levels to choose from and they are very cheep. My 8yo dd was so happy when I got her one. She can now look up words in a book that only has a few words instead of the dictionary or asking me. There is space to add words that aren't there.

"Hi! I'm Jeannine. I'm a planner." Phew. I feel so much better. I am absolutely obsessed with spelling lately. I read about spelling programs morning, noon and night. I go to bed thinking about spelling. I was absolutely convinced to get SS then I heard about AAS. Hey, wait that Megawords sounds good. AAAAHHHHH!!!!! Did I mention I already have SWO for next year. I think I need help!

We are in a similar boat and just started Calculadders to try to help with the problem. We've only used them for two weeks so I don't know yet if it will work. The kids are excited to use them. DD 8 said she wants to do one today (Saturday).

I thought it would be so perfect to listen to the SOTW CDs in the car as we drove :auto: to P.E. each week. The CDs were interesting to me but it didn't work for my kids (8, 6, 4). They do much better when I read it to them. I can tell when I have lost their attention and bring them back. My friend borrowed them and she and her daughters (8, 9) have enjoyed them. Since your kids already like to listen to stories in the car, I think it might work well for you.