ElizabethB, can you tell me a little bit about Words

[Hikin' Mama]

by Marcia Henry? I found it at Amazon, but there's not much info there.

 

Thank you!

[HeidiD]

:) Not ElizabethB, but I have this book as well.

 

It's for reading and spelling skills "of approximately 3rd grade level and above". Uses Greek and Latin word roots.

 

Lessons are scripted and activities are included, but it's not a standard workbook with fill-in-the-blanks.

 

"Five units of instruction focus on the following" -

 

I. Letter-sound Correspondences

 

II. Syllable Patterns

 

III. Layers of Language: Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Greek

 

IV. Morpheme Patterns

 

V. Strategies for Decoding and Spelling Long, Unfamiliar Words

 

Excellent approach, but if you want a teacher-friendly, pick-up-and-go program, Rewards is easier to use.

 

HTH! :)

[Hikin' Mama]

I think Words would be redundant in addition to what we are already using. The used copies began at $50+, so this is just what I needed to know.

[ElizabethB]

For some reason, it is always expensive on Amazon.

 

She has a new version with some nice worksheets, which is nice if you use it with more than one child; however, it is more than the old version. (But easier to use.) The old version was $25, this one is $39. It's great for me, I can use it with my large classes and just keep printing out worksheets, it was more work to do it from the board or working from the book.

 

Here is the description at Pro Ed, unfortunately they do not have samples:

 

http://www.proedinc.com/customer/ProductView.aspx?ID=989&sSearchWord=