Wee Pip Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Like it, love it, hate it, loathe it? Or is it just OK? FTR, I'm not looking for anything exceptional. Just want some word lists to pull from - I like how it's listed by grade level and spelling rule. I've waffled this year from doing no spelling whatsoever to going through Spell to Write and Read (already own it). The kids specifically asked for spelling "because it's easy" LOL. And *I* need easy this year (1yo on the verge of walking around here tearing up the place). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I have it. I am not currently using it. It wavers somewhere between ok and like it in my mind. I look at it and I feel like there is not "enough" there but there actually is a boatload of info in a fairly thin, very inexpensive book. From what you seem to be looking for I do not think it would disappoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I use Natural Speller with ds. I like it because you can do a lot with it or a little. We just do a little :). I basically just use the lists and have him spell them on a white board. But the book comes with many suggestions for how to use the lists, how to practice the words and other activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chai Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I think that it's a very nice book, you just have to have the initiative to use it. :D The lists are good, but I really like the extra pages in the back with spelling rules, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDoll Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 My son is only working on a 1st/2nd grade level, so we only use it a little bit. But I look forward to implementing more of the suggestions as he gets older. I'm a big non-consumables fan, so I like that with a pretty inexpensive book and a little effort on my part, I've got a spelling program that will take all four of my kids through several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm Mom Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 We use it. We were burning through workbook style spelling programs and my older dd was getting sick of having lists of words that she already knew, but loved the puzzles etc. So we use it like this: we test 10 or so words a day and any they miss go on a list. When the list has 15 or so words (only 10 words for my younger dd) they study those and I make puzzles with them for fun practice. They love hangman as a practice game as well. dd13 finished the book a while ago and I am now pulling words from her MCT vocab books. It has worked very well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savoybrwn Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) I love it! Have used it for 3 yrs now. I now have an 8th grader, 5th grader and 1st grader. I simply create a binder at the beginning of the year with tabs, List Words, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 & Tests. The beginning of the binder has 2 pages: 1st page has the daily activities for that grade level, ex.: 1st grade: Day 1: Write each word three times, Day 2: Alphabetize the word, Day 3 Write a Sentence for each word Day 4 is the Test. 2nd Page: A copy of How To Study A Word found in the Natural Speller That way, each year I can copy the list words for their grade level and insert in that portion of the binder, (I number the columns by week so they know what list words for the week of school we are in.) change the daily activities (the oldest adds prefixes and suffixes to words) and I can easily check their progress, weekly! A little work for me before school starts and then they have 10min or so of work each day. Since I have used this program and not a workbook type of program like MCP, their spelling has improved. Simple, old fashioned repetition has really helped. Dianna Williams Edited August 10, 2010 by savoybrwn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I own it. I prefer Spelling Plus if you are looking for simple and easy. http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/Spelling+Plus%3A+1000+Words+Toward+Spelling+Suc/014528/1281474424-1843674 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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