Jasperstone Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Which level do I buy for my 11 year old? She is an okay speller. Sometimes I think she's great, and then she asks me to spell the simplest word! Should I start with Megawords 1 or 2? Also, I would like to hear your thoughts on the program. I tried looking up old threads, but they have been taken off, or not loading properly. Thanks in advance. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I started with level one with my sons when they were your daughters age. It's worked well for us. When we finish this level, we will not be continuing with a formal spelling program. They are rising 7th graders and I think we are at the point that we'll just work on any misspelled words unless I'm seeing any real issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 I started with level one with my sons when they were your daughters age. It's worked well for us. When we finish this level, we will not be continuing with a formal spelling program. They are rising 7th graders and I think we are at the point that we'll just work on any misspelled words unless I'm seeing any real issues. Would you say it's a fairly independent program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Yeah, pretty much. You can work it anyway you like, I would think. There is some instruction, but after we've introduced that particular lesson (spelling rule, etc.) they are easily able to do the pages on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Is the TM necessary? So a level takes about a year to go through? Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Is the TM necessary? Yes, as it has the lists of syllables that you read off to the student for some exercises. Plus it has all answers for grading. So a level takes about a year to go through? We did 1 page a day, 4x/week, and we usually finished a book in about 28 weeks. Others work through the books faster, finishing a book in 20-24 weeks. So you definitely need to purchase the next book in the series to have ready to finish the last third or quarter of the school year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yes, we did more than a book a year using pretty much the same method as Lori. Sometimes I gave the boys 2 pages a day to do. We are at a stopping point as we finished a review section and will just complete this book at the beginning of next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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