cshell Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Any thoughts?:D Pros or Cons?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Togo Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 We have used Phonetic Zoo C with two students. The biggest pro is that Mom doesn't have to teach it. I can't think of any real cons. It worked exceptionally well with one of our children and less so with the other, but even with the second child, there was a big improvement in spelling, especially connected with composition asssignments. I sold it but wish I hadn't because I would like to do a run-through of the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 We are big fans of Sequential Spelling. The method just makes so much sense to us and requires no studying of word lists. It only takes a few minutes each day. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshell Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Did you use the student response book or the newer student workbook? Did you actually use the white board & colored markers? I was also wandering about the new DVD?;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshell Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjarnold Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 We've used Phonetic Zoo, both level A and level C. I saw huge improvements in my daughter's spelling abilities, and I loved the fact that I rarely had to be involved. Tiffany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Did you use the student response book or the newer student workbook?Did you actually use the white board & colored markers? I was also wandering about the new DVD?;) No, we use none of that. We started out with the white board and colored markers and I guess we'd go back to that if we thought a student needed it. We just run through the day's word list one word at a time, immediately correct if wrong, and then keep going. A similar word will pop up again the next day and the next day to "cement" the spelling pattern. We use regular paper, nothing fancy. I don't know anything about a new DVD. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmami01 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Did you use the student response book or the newer student workbook?Did you actually use the white board & colored markers? I was also wandering about the new DVD?;) We have been using Sequential Spelling 1 along with the newer workbooks and the DVD. My boys have really enjoyed it. I especially liked it because the DVD allowed my boys to work independently. I just recently posted the Sequential Spelling DVD on the sale forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 We've used SS with both the response book and taking a sheet of paper, folding it lengthwise into 4ths. It finally helped my bright, spelling challenged ds. We've also used IEW's high school spelling- spelling, poetry and vocab. Delightful (for a spelling program :001_smile:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshell Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Any other thoughts?:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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