bnwhitaker Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 What grade will you stop teaching spelling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Whenever we get through AAS7, we'll stop it as a subject and just work on correcting errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 We had one average speller and one struggling speller here. For the average speller, we went all the way through grade 10-11, and then started not having time for spelling. However, along about grade 7-8, spelling really switched over to more of a review of phonetic patterns and grade-appropriate vocabulary words. We made lists from The ABCs And All Their Tricks. For the struggling speller (mild LDs that surfaced in writing, spelling and abstract math topics such as algebra), we did spelling through grade 12, doing a similar thing as above, but also doing Megawords, and some special individualized spelling practice/remediations. My suggestion is when your DC no longer need to be taught the spelling rules (usually somewhere between grades 5-8, depending on the student), you slowly switch over to practicing misspelled words from their writing, and make the focus vocabulary words. Then you can go as long as you want -- or, if the student no longer needs spelling at all, drop it, and focus on vocabulary -- or, replace it with nothing at all. :) Really, it depends on the individual student and your specific goals. BEST of luck in your spelling journey! Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 My older daughter is a great speller naturally. I did spelling with her in 3rd grade and then continued half-heartedly through fourth, realizing that it was just busywork. I gave up then. Now she very rarely spells something wrong... like once or twice a week? I'd continue if she needed it, but she just doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I have one natural speller (who couldn't tell you an actual spelling rule if you threatened him) and one who is not confident in his spelling abilities. I made the natural speller go through all of Spelling Workout and called it good in 6th grade. It was clearly just busy work. In 7th grade we have moved on to word study/vocabulary. The younger one needs a lot of hand holding when it comes to spelling. I started him in R&S spelling. I don't know what R&S spelling is like in the middle grades, but I plan to go at least until 6th or 7th grade. I hope to go all the way through 8th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 My oldest did a quick blast through of Spelling Power levels G-L then switched to spelling bee prep materials. DS is in AAS4 now and so long as that continues to be a good "fit", I plan to finish out the program. At that point, he'll probably switch to spelling bee prep materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 8th grade unless more is needed. My current 9th grader is going through the book 100 words every highschool freshman should know. We do 5 words a week and take another 5 words from science or any reading she is doing that she didn't know the meaning. I don't feel she needs much formal spelling at her level she is pretty good at it and, at this point its more about vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Whenever we get through AAS7, we'll stop it as a subject and just work on correcting errors. This. Planning to finish the whole series, and we aren't in a hurry. I do spelling twice a week with my DS who seems to be a natural speller so far. That seems to be often enough for him, next DS is a different story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) . Edited June 2 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 What grade will you stop teaching spelling? Never! Not even for my own self-education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 At this rate....NEVER! Ugh. Spelling is so frustrating sometimes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Whenever they have learned to spell properly. We stopped in 5th/6th grade, as soon as we pulled them out of school. They don't need it, it was just busywork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy (TX) Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 For my oldest, we stopped when we finished all 2000 words in the Spell to Write and Read Wise Guide book, which was about 5th grade. My second son is on track to finish then, too. It's hardly "teaching" though, since he looks at the words once on Monday, tests them on Thursday, then we move on to the next section with occasional review words (if missed the first time, words must be spelled correctly two weeks in a row to be taken off of the review list.) After that we move on to vocabulary words instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartingOver Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 When we finish AAS7, which is so exciting to my son that he will get there as fast as he can. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 My kids will need it through 8th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I'm not sure yet but I would think we would work on it through 8th grade or so. I would think the focus in highschool would be a bit different. We are using R&S spelling and that goes through 8th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I'm not planning on doing spelling in 7th with my oldest next year. However, we will come back to it (using Spell to Write & Read) if we need to. I will probably have to hit spelling every year with dd#2 until the day she graduates. She's a bugger! DD#3 can currently spell as well as dd#2, so I'm hopeful that she'll be "done" sometime in middle school to make room for another subject (another language?). I think it depends on the kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherDanae Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 We use AAS and plan to go through level 7 and then just work on vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Not a "grade," since I didn't teach my dc according to grade levels, but an achievement: when dc were spelling well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I really love Sequential Spelling and my ds loves it too. I can see us going through all 7 levels. As long as he is enjoying the program. But I think spelling will always be refreshed/reviewed while editing/revising writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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