Perogi Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 My rising 5th grader has completed AAS Levels 1-6 and I'm not sure what I'd like her to do next year. We could move on to level 7 but I have 2 younger students using AAS and it's so teacher intensive that I'm being tempted by R&S Spelling for her at this point. Would it be a smooth transition from AAS 6 to R&S 5? Is it worth sticking with AAS for level 7? Could we switch over in 6th grade to R&S if we complete AAS 7 in 5th? Dd loves AAS and doesn't want me to change but I'd love to be down to 2 AAS students instead of 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 *sprays annoying spammer with hose* SHOO!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 At least I got a bump ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 My vote is see it through to the end. You are so close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Did your 6 yo already start AAS? If not, you could wait until oldest is finished to start your 6 yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 My vote is see it through to the end. You are so close. And then go to R&S level 6 in 6th grade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Did your 6 yo already start AAS? If not, you could wait until oldest is finished to start your 6 yo. He's about halfway through level 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 How is her spelling in writing? I'd say if it good, why not get 7 and just cover what you think she needs and then just correct spelling in her writing. I stopped mid level 5 and switched to R&S. got burned out. r&S is easy to implement and my kids actually like it but if I were as far as you, I'd probably want to be done with spelling soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) . Edited May 29 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 How is her spelling in writing? I'd say if it good, why not get 7 and just cover what you think she needs and then just correct spelling in her writing. I stopped mid level 5 and switched to R&S. got burned out. r&S is easy to implement and my kids actually like it but if I were as far as you, I'd probably want to be done with spelling soon! I wondered about that approach too - she certainly gets the practice through dictation. She is a good, natural speller to begin with but we've enjoyed learning the rules of spelling. Part of it is my problem - AAS and R&S get such good reviews I thought I wanted to use both :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 I don't know much of anything about AAS, but I own and have used the entire Rod and Staff Spelling by Sound and Structure series. An average fifth grader could start the 5 book, and an average sixth grader could start the 6 book. Spelling by Sound and Structure is largely independent, and once my DC were used to the format I was only needed for calling words twice a week, helping if they were stuck, and correcting work. The 6 book is the last year of the strong spelling instruction, and a great "finish" for spelling. The 7 and 8 books are primarily root based vocabulary, and the spelling instruction backs down to once a week. 5 is a workbook, and 6-8 are textbooks. The textbooks don't require much more writing than the workbooks, aside from titling the page. So, it would be easy enough to jump in at level 6? I actually prefer textbook as it's then completely reusable with my other two kids. For some reason I had in the back of my mind that level 5 was important for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I went from AAS mid level 5 to R&S 5th with my 3rd and 4th graders and it was a good fit. R&S is only about 15-20min a day independently with a spelling test at the end of the week. You could just hop in at grade 6. IMO kids actually seem to like it. We just did level 5 last year. There is nothing I would say she would need to cover from there after having done all of that AAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So, it would be easy enough to jump in at level 6? I actually prefer textbook as it's then completely reusable with my other two kids. For some reason I had in the back of my mind that level 5 was important for some reason. Yes, you could. 6 is the important one you don't want to skip. My oldest DC started R&S at the 6 level, coming from a hodge podge of stuff that just wasn't working (Spelling Workout, etc.). There was a learning curve for him to adjust to the book and what was expected of him, but it wasn't difficult. It was smooth sailing after the first couple chapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Okay, good to know. I'll just move forward with AAS for now and revisit this next year ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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