butterfly113 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 We have just completed level two. We have worked through levels one and two at a step per day. My son has always been a good speller, yet wanted him to have the rules solidified, thus when he writes and gets to harder words can be much more successful. Prior to using AAS, we had learned all of the phonograms, yet they have also been good review. All this to ask, now that we are ready to begin level three, I notice that there are quite a few more sentences per level. Should I have him do each sentence in each step, perhaps broken into two days? Or if he has mastered the rules for the step, can I only dictate half the sentences? Is there a general rule of thumb for this??? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 We are just completing level 2 (1 step over 2 days) and i require 3 phrases and 3 sentences 100% correct before moving on, punctuation, capitalisation, spelling. If there are more in level 3, have not checked yet i would look at stepping it up. For a 9yo it should be easy to do 3/4 of those provided over 2 days. Any errors then an extra sentence. That's what we will do anyway, HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcara Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I split the level 3 sentences into 2 days: 7-8 sentences on one day, and the remaining sentences and the writing station on the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 We slowed down in level 3 and spend 3 days at each level. He does 4 sentences a day. He is having a more difficult time remembering all the rules now, so I don't want to skip any practice. I consider the sentences more important to improve his daily spelling than I do the word cards. He rarely ever gets a word card wrong after learning a new rule, but frequently has trouble with the sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I wonder if this means I'm a mean mom. I have dd do all the sentences, twice. We spend a week (4 days) per step. She does half the sentences on the 2nd day, the other half the 3rd day, then all of them again on the 4th day, along with the writing station. I believe that using the words in the sentences is the most important part of the program. She has made a lot of progress over level 3, with fantastic retention. We start level 4 next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjones Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 We slowed down on Level 3. I love all the review in those sentences -- they are chock full of great practice. They provide the 'something' that was missing in other programs. Rather than memorizing a list, my son has to recall and apply all those 'key card' rules. We spend 2 - 4 days per 'lesson' and are getting great results. I'm sure there are kids who could plow through all those sentences in a day and do quite well, though. If your student was already a good speller, he may be one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 We take it a step at a time. I've never even paid attention to just how many sentences my kids do. If they have struggled with a particular step, they do more. If they get any wrong, they do more. But if I give them 3-4 of the sentences after they have breezed through a step, I call it good and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I usually spend 5 days on one step. 1. Review 2. New teaching/spell with tiles 3. Spell on paper 4. 6 sentences 5. 6 sentences On steps with a lot of "extra words," I might have her spend a day or two on those too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the length of time it takes us to get through a step varies as well. It depends on how well she is already getting it, whether she is struggling, how much review we have to do at the beginning of the step, etc. I set my timer for 15 minutes, and if we aren't done with the step we just continue it the next day.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 We take it a step at a time. I've never even paid attention to just how many sentences my kids do. If they have struggled with a particular step, they do more. If they get any wrong, they do more. But if I give them 3-4 of the sentences after they have breezed through a step, I call it good and move on. :iagree: This sums up how we handle it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 We take it a step at a time. I've never even paid attention to just how many sentences my kids do. If they have struggled with a particular step, they do more. If they get any wrong, they do more. But if I give them 3-4 of the sentences after they have breezed through a step, I call it good and move on. :iagree: This sums up how we handle it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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