Lucy the Valiant Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 10yo dd is VERY interested in spelling - we have never done it formally here, but she keeps asking, and I want to incorporate it for her somehow next year. She reads like crazy, and I think would love to be in a spelling bee (she's wicked competitive, but I'm 99.5% sure the public school's spelling bee is not an option) - are there other contests out there? even online? Aaack, I feel lost on this. She likes Latin & LOVES logic - she's a thinker. Who desperately wants to do spelling (as her chosen "elective.") Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Oh, wait, maybe I CAN sign her up for the national spelling bee. And they have an online program to test / teach / review the words! Maybe this is what she's looking for. (Goodness. My apologies for wasting a thread.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Logic of English might be a good fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hexco Academic has good spelling bee prep materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 ^Thank you, both! I hadn't heard of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I have "Uncovering the Logic of English", it explains rules, gives some word suggestions and is fairly "readable". I pull out a rule or particular phonogram and make lists from that. It really helps my DC to know the reason why a particular word is spelled the way it is, even if it's a "stupid" reason. Seriously English spelling makes me crazy. The nice thing about this book is that it is a lot cheaper then the Logic of English curriculum. If I had had the $$ I would have bought the entire program but I'm still pretty happy with just the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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