jgoodal08 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 he's supposed to be going into 3rd grade...spelling isn't that good but is prob close to grade level. what would you recommend? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_midori Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Level 1, but you will go through it very quickly. No later than Level 2 - it covers the majority of the things from Level 1 (just not in as great detail) in the first few lessons then moves on to more rules. AAS is very rule based, not grade-level based - you pretty much have to start at or near the beginning no matter what grade they are. I have gone through level 3 with my now-3rd grader, but this semester we have a 3rd grader who hasn't done it before and I started again at Level 1 with him. We went through it SUPER fast, though - finished in less than a month and moved to level 2. We will go through level 2 much slower, but I still anticipate finishing both level 2 and level 3 during the next 9 months. If the money is a problem buying 1 & 2, or you won't be able to re-use 1, you could start with 2 - but you'll have to teach the extra letter sounds and a few of the rules on your own. If you are able to re-use with another student, I'd definitely just buy 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Level 1, but you will go through it very quickly. No later than Level 2 - it covers the majority of the things from Level 1 (just not in as great detail) in the first few lessons then moves on to more rules. AAS is very rule based, not grade-level based - you pretty much have to start at or near the beginning no matter what grade they are. I have gone through level 3 with my now-3rd grader, but this semester we have a 3rd grader who hasn't done it before and I started again at Level 1 with him. We went through it SUPER fast, though - finished in less than a month and moved to level 2. We will go through level 2 much slower, but I still anticipate finishing both level 2 and level 3 during the next 9 months. If the money is a problem buying 1 & 2, or you won't be able to re-use 1, you could start with 2 - but you'll have to teach the extra letter sounds and a few of the rules on your own. If you are able to re-use with another student, I'd definitely just buy 1. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Agreeing here (and I think that the recommendation of Marie, the author, is to start with Level 1). It may be easy, but in our case this has two advantages: 1. Instant confidence in spelling 2. Extra time to practice the rules and sounds at that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Always start with level one. Its easy in the beginning , but it does begin to teach spelling rules. Level 2 gets a little more meatier. If your able to buy 1 and 2. Go for it. Starting at level 2 , your child will have some disadvantage but it is doable. You would just have to linger on the first few lessons for a while before moving on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I agree, most of the time you want to start with 1. It does have easy words, but it teaches segmenting, the multiple sounds of the phonograms (there are 4 sounds for O, 3 for CH, etc...), and basic rules (when to use C and when to use K, etc...). There is a quick FAQ article that can help you decide whether you'd be ok starting with 2 though. HTH some! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I started even my DH with level 1 and he has learned a lot of things he didn't know (heck, so did I when I taught it, I'm a natural speller, not rules based, so it helped me teach better). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilleigh Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I agree - my DS is actually a pretty decent speller and the only reason we switched from our original spelling program is I didn't feel like he was actually learning anything from the original even though he was not having problems. AAS Level 1 was essentially a phonics review for him, demonstrating specifically the connection between phonics and spelling, and most of Level 2 was also review before we hit something that made him think for a minute. The big difference between what we were doing before and what we're doing now is he can explain why a word is spelled the way it is instead of just remembering it from his list. Two thumbs up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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