cherylterese Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hello! I'm new here - this is my first post! Decided to homeschool my oldest for 1st grade next year. He's currently in a private Christian K. I'm trying to put together a classical curriculum for next year based on WTM but have read a lot of negatives (here and elsewhere) about Spelling Workout. I'm looking for some suggestions and would appreciate your input. A little about us that might help - my son is doing the Orton Gillingham phonics program in school. He can sound out words pretty well and do about a 6 word dictation. He brings home a weekly spelling test and always does well on it, pretty much getting them all correct. There is no memorization for spelling lists. It is all based on sounds. I have a Master's in Reading, but have never taught it. I did teach music for 10 years though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome! :001_smile: All About Spelling would be worth a look. It is based on OG, too. We love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome! :001_smile: All About Spelling would be worth a look. It is based on OG, too. We love it. :iagree: It's the only spelling program I have used. I love it so much I have no need to see what else is out there. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 another person agreeing about loving All About Spelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylterese Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Wow - I guess I'd better check out All About Spelling! Off to do that now. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Congratulations on your decision to homeschool! We are another AAS family. It is totally OG and it works like gangbusters :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelFlores Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Welcome, we too use AAS. It is a favorite on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I started with AAS and recently moved my oldest 3 to The Phonics Road, so that would be another choice, I need the instruction, you may not. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 We just finished Spelling Workout A and hated it. I want to switch to All About Spelling. Should I go straight to level 2 or start with level 1? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 We've tried... All About Spelling (easy to use, but expensive if you only have one dc and your moving overseas :)) Word Attack (really liked this, but sadly Hannah wasn't writing anymore levels) Dictation Day by Day (free on Google books, loved this!!, but then ds came along and I didn't have the time to prep it the way it needed to be) Spelling Workout (workbooky, very workbooky and dd didn't remember any of the words by the time the review lesson came around) Writing Road to Reading (ahhh, finally found a match!!!, once I wrapped my head around the program it's not that hard to teach, similar approach as AAS, but much more affordable) Hope all my craziness with spelling helps you a bit. Welcome to the wonderful world of homeschooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylterese Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Thanks for all of the responses, and all of the welcome messages! I am very excited about our decision to begin homeschooling next year. I only wish I had gone with my gut and started this past fall for K. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now with all of the curriculum options out there, so I'm sure you'll see me posting quite a bit in the near future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylterese Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 We've tried... All About Spelling (easy to use, but expensive if you only have one dc and your moving overseas :)) Word Attack (really liked this, but sadly Hannah wasn't writing anymore levels) Dictation Day by Day (free on Google books, loved this!!, but then ds came along and I didn't have the time to prep it the way it needed to be) Spelling Workout (workbooky, very workbooky and dd didn't remember any of the words by the time the review lesson came around) Writing Road to Reading (ahhh, finally found a match!!!, once I wrapped my head around the program it's not that hard to teach, similar approach as AAS, but much more affordable) Hope all my craziness with spelling helps you a bit. Welcome to the wonderful world of homeschooling! Thanks! A homeschooling acquaintance uses Writing Road to Reading so I have that on my list to check out as well. She's doing it with 5 kids and likes it. All About Spelling did look a bit pricey, but I do have two more kiddos (ages 4 and 2) waiting in the wings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofabcd Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 You may also want to check out Spell to Write and Read (SWR). It's very similar to WRTR, and Phonics Road. They all stem from O/G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 We hated SWO. We are using Spell to Write and Read now and are much happier. It is based on the same philosophy as AAS. But it is cheaper and more flexible. However, more flexible also means less scripted and less hand-holding for mom. So it takes a while to learn how to do everything and figure out what works for you. But now that we are at that point, it feels so good, because we can customize it very easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 We also like SWR. The flexibility is a huge benefit to me. Once I got into a groove of using it, it became open-and-go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 We also like SWR. The flexibility is a huge benefit to me. Once I got into a groove of using it, it became open-and-go. :iagree: SWR users here! My sister-in-law is brand new to homeschooling and she'll be using All About Spelling for 1st grade, too. She is really excited about it. Her son is also coming from a school that used an O/G program. So many choices!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Paying attention to this one. I used SWO this year and HATED it! I've gone to making up my own spelling for the end of the year, and finally the boys (ds7 twins) are getting into this spelling thing. So I'm in the hunt for a new spelling program for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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