gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 any input appreciated :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeofgrace Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use it with a 5th grader who I tutor that is dyslexic. I call it "phonics". I like the layout and the activities in the book. I wouldn't use it with a child who has average or above average abilities in reading/spelling. I think it works well as a remediation program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I am using it for spelling for my 12 year olds. We just started it a few months ago. As we get further into the program, I expect to use it for a bit of remedial phonics as well. I see that my girls do not get spelling because they are missing some of the phonic rules, so that is the cross over for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use it with a 5th grader who I tutor that is dyslexic. I call it "phonics". I like the layout and the activities in the book. I wouldn't use it with a child who has average or above average abilities in reading/spelling. I think it works well as a remediation program.I use it as a spelling-only program with my 10yo accelerated learner. It has been a good fit and rarely takes more than five minutes a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I also use it with my 6th grade dyslexic dd. However, I would not say it cannot be used with "average" students, just that they would start the program a little younger. I believe the recommended grade level is "Grades 4 and up". Starting with Book 1 in Grade 4 seems perfectly reasonable for most students. We use it mainly for spelling, as well as phonics review. It is not intended as an introduction to phonics, but as a review and introduction to specific phonics and spelling rules not necessarily taught in earlier grades. We are really enjoying the program. It has enough variety in the type of worksheet activities, and really drives the points home. It can also be used for reading practice, as there is a list of words that follow the rules taught in the lesson, as well as dictation sentences at the end of each lesson. Therefore, it is very versatile and you can use it in a variety of ways. Just an FYI, you really must have the teacher's manual, since it has all of the dictation portions for the worksheets that include partial words to be completed through dictation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use it for spelling as well, but the book says it could be used for remedial reading as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use it as a spelling-only program with my 10yo accelerated learner. It has been a good fit and rarely takes more than five minutes a day. Is he a natural speller? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I also use it with my 6th grade dyslexic dd. However, I would not say it cannot be used with "average" students, just that they would start the program a little younger. I believe the recommended grade level is "Grades 4 and up". Starting with Book 1 in Grade 4 seems perfectly reasonable for most students. We use it mainly for spelling, as well as phonics review. It is not intended as an introduction to phonics, but as a review and introduction to specific phonics and spelling rules not necessarily taught in earlier grades. We are really enjoying the program. It has enough variety in the type of worksheet activities, and really drives the points home. It can also be used for reading practice, as there is a list of words that follow the rules taught in the lesson, as well as dictation sentences at the end of each lesson. Therefore, it is very versatile and you can use it in a variety of ways. Just an FYI, you really must have the teacher's manual, since it has all of the dictation portions for the worksheets that include partial words to be completed through dictation. I was thinking of starting in Book 1. We are using R&S reading/spelling and he seems to read slightly above level, but his spelling is not good. Thank you for the heads up on the TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I am using it for spelling for my 12 year olds. We just started it a few months ago. As we get further into the program, I expect to use it for a bit of remedial phonics as well. I see that my girls do not get spelling because they are missing some of the phonic rules, so that is the cross over for me. Thank you, Spelling is our ds problem, but I was thinking sometimes we could use some extra phonics rules . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Is he a natural speller? Thanks :) Ish... it's not a problem subject for her. MegaWords can be used as a remedial program by focusing on core words from each list, but these words make up only a small portion of the lists. :001_smile: Aside from the spelling, MegaWords has been a big help with the occasional misplaced stress, a common problem with advanced readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I started using it with my dd a couple of months ago for spelling. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemykids Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I have used it since my oldest was in fourth grade, and then subsequently with my other children as well. We do phonics (including ETC), copywork, and dictation through third grade. And then start Megawords in fourth grade (or late third grade) for review and basic spelling. My children are natural spellers for the most part but I think it's good to have a solid spelling curriculum. This is great for largely independent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Ish... it's not a problem subject for her. MegaWords can be used as a remedial program by focusing on core words from each list, but these words make up only a small portion of the lists. :001_smile: Aside from the spelling, MegaWords has been a big help with the occasional misplaced stress, a common problem with advanced readers. Do you mean misplaced stress when trying to spell? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Do you mean misplaced stress when trying to spell? Thank you No, pronunciation. It was no longer even an occasional issue after the first couple books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 No, pronunciation. It was no longer even an occasional issue after the first couple books. Wow - Thank you - very helpful - I did not know how to work on fixing this issue. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevs4him Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thank you everyone for your input. It seems to me that Mega Words can help improve spelling/reading and can be used for any student. I do believe we will start on Mega Words Book one. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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