Oak Knoll Mom Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I'm trying to decide between the two recommendations in WTM for Spelling and Vocab in 5th grade. The options in the book are: 5th grade: Spelling Workout F & G 6th grade: Spelling Workout G & H 7th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots A & B 8th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots C & D or 5th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots 4 & 5 6th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots 5 & 6 7th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots A & B 8th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots C & D A little background: my soon to be 5th grader is a natural speller. We ended up dropping Spelling Workout half-way through 3rd grade because he *never* missed any words on the pretests I gave him. We've half-heartedly worked through Spelling Plus some this year. Should we go back to Spelling Workout for 5th and 6th grades, or just go with the lower level Vocab from Classical Roots books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 :bigear: Can anyone compare these two programs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'm trying to decide between the two recommendations in WTM for Spelling and Vocab in 5th grade. The options in the book are: 5th grade: Spelling Workout F & G 6th grade: Spelling Workout G & H 7th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots A & B 8th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots C & D or 5th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots 4 & 5 6th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots 5 & 6 7th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots A & B 8th grade: Vocabulary from Classical Roots C & D A little background: my soon to be 5th grader is a natural speller. We ended up dropping Spelling Workout half-way through 3rd grade because he *never* missed any words on the pretests I gave him. We've half-heartedly worked through Spelling Plus some this year. Should we go back to Spelling Workout for 5th and 6th grades, or just go with the lower level Vocab from Classical Roots books? VfCR is just a vocab program - there are really no spelling rules/sounds or spelling practice in it. Or, at least levels A-E - I haven't seen the newer 4-6 levels. And I'm not sure what is in the later levels of SWO. My ds is a "natural speller" too, but I kept up spelling practice for him, even after he finished the WRTR list in 3rd grade with no problems. I wanted him to keep fresh with rules and sounds. So, he did start VfCR in grade 5 (with A, levels 4-6 weren't around yet), but I still occasionally throw some words at him (science, or other big, unfamiliar words) to analyze in his spelling notebook, just so he won't forget those analytical skills he learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 It seems to me that if your ds doesn't need any spelling practice, then you should go with the second option. I think the first option is for dc who have finished the SWO series, or in your ds's case, don't need to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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