lakotajm Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I have a child, dd13, who has been a precocious speller for years (as well as an advanced reader.) I have been using Sequential Spelling. But she is unsatisfied with it because it is too easy. She used to attend ps and wants the traditional "easy"/short leading to progressively "harder"/longer words, grade-leveled spelling program. I like that Sequential Spelling has the focus on learning patterns that will make you a more natural speller for life. So what to do? She probably spells at at least a 10th grade level already. Do I stop even using a spelling program once I am sure she is at a 12th grade level? She enjoys being challenged with words, but also gets aggravated at correction. Do I continue with SS or try a more traditional approach? What other programs out there would someone reccomend for a child such as I described? Lakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I had the same question a few weeks ago. We aren't missing the spelling here. So many other things to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Yes. I've tried several spelling programs, the most recent being Practice & Apply, and all I do is call out words and dd spells them. I move up several grades, and it's the same thing. Frankly, I think we could use that time for something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I'd probably switch to a vocabulary program. You can still have a spelling component with vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I don't remember doing spelling past 5th grade, to be honest. I'm a natural speller too. I would probably either do some sort of vocabulary program or just create a list of words from whatever she misspells in her other work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hi everyone Following on from a response here, can I ask about vocab programmes, please? I'm wanting to do some vocab with my kids and don't really know where to start. Any ideas? We're afterschoolers and Australian - hence my spelling of programme - but something that uses US spelling is fine with us; we'll just adapt it as needed. Thanks! Miranda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattimiller747 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 We used Spell to Write and Read by Wanda Sanseri and really liked it. I think it is well organized and can be used in grades 3-12. This book has probably been one of my better investments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 M.K. Henry's Words combines spelling with word study and is for older children. http://www.proedinc.com/customer/ProductView.aspx?ID=989&sSearchWord=words I also like Spelling Plus, most of it would be too easy, but it teaches the most commonly misspelled words, those should be helpful, and it has nice short targeted lessons and you could also use the beginning easy part with your younger children. http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/Spelling+Plus%3A+1000+Words+Toward+Spelling+Suc/014528/1257822236-371717 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 The schools usually quit teaching spelling after 6th grade. In WTM they recommend switching to vocabulary at this time. Or she could work on preparing for the spelling bee, if she's into that kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 The schools usually quit teaching spelling after 6th grade. In WTM they recommend switching to vocabulary at this time. Or she could work on preparing for the spelling bee, if she's into that kind of thing. Slightly O/T. . . What do folks use/recommend for vocab study in high school after spelling is done? I'd at least like to do a year or two of SAT prep vocab in 10th/11th grade. DD should be done with spelling after 8th grade. DS will be done after 7th grade. Are there any programs so great they are worth doing for more than a year or two? (FWIW, dc have very wide vocabs already, so this isn't a super high priority.) Any favorite programs? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I pull lists of frequently misspelled words off the internet and Calvin works through those. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakotajm Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 I see the logic in switching to vocab. She already can correctly spell most of the most frequently mispelled words-even some I can't. She is too shy to try the spelling bee (I've already made that suggestion.) She would probably faint at the state level. Seriously. Well, maybe I will finish out the Sequential Spelling and then offer her the option of a vocab program or spelling bee. Maybe to satisfy her spelling tooth I can print off spelling quizzes from the internet or something, which she can just do on her own whenever the bug strikes. Thanks, Lakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I know an older boy who sounds like your daughter. He got ahold of a list of words to study that was put out by the Scripps National Spelling Bee. You might be able to find some good lists by doing a Google search. I typed in "spelling bee word list" with no quotation marks and got a few good sites. This was the first one: http://myspellit.com/ The boy I mentioned also uses an etymology dictionary, so you might want to have one of those on hand if you don't have one already. Good luck to your little speller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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