Opinions on WordlyWise vs Spelling workout for elementary?

[lynn]

My dd is finishing Abeka 2 language arts if that makes a difference in what direction to go.

[Um_2_4]

I can only speak to Wordly Wise, but it is a vocab program, not a spelling program. I like it, but I also use AAS.

Wordly Wise is not expensive, and is very independent as far as I can see.

[SilverMoon]

Apples to oranges. One is vocabulary, and the other is spelling instruction. :001_smile:

 

FWIW separate vocabulary studies never accomplished much with my older two kids when they were that young. I won't bother adding any until fifth grade with the rest of them.

[SilverMoon]

One button push. Double post. Go figure. #nothing-to-see-here

[3Blessings]

Bumping because I would like to hear more of this ... I have natural spellers. Would WW be better? Any ideas?

[blessedmom3]

Neither. If you have natural spellers,who like to read,and they do dictation,you don't need any of these. I do use wordy wise for one child with speech delay,it's great but it would be busy work for a typical child.

[lynn]

Thanks for the responses. Now I understand why the page layouts and table of contents were the way they were. I used WW for 6th and 7th grade but not elementary.

[GTJo1996]

We used Spelling Workout at the end of 2nd grade and beginning of 3rd. I liked the workbook but I HATED the structure. I mean every week it is the same assignment with a different set of words. For example every Monday she re-writes the words, every Tuesday she writes sentences, every Wed she does a word unscramble. Yada yada yada. Now we use Spelling & Vocabulary City so I can make up our own word list and she can select from a myriad of different games to play using the selected words.