parias1126 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My DD12 is an upcoming 6th grader. My lineup so far is: Heart of Dakota CTC (History, Science, & DITHOR) R&S English 5 Math will be either TT6 or Saxon (taking the placement test now) I'm not sure if I need a formal writing curriculum. I'm thinking she will get enough already with her other subjects for now. I'm wondering if I should be using a Spelling curriclum (she is a natural speller) or Vocabulary this year. Either way, what would you suggest for Spelling or Vocabulary at this age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenslp Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 What we do is alternate a day of spelling with a day of vocab so each is done every other day, then when my son finishes Spelling Power (he's on K now), we will just be done with spelling and only do vocab. Spelling Power goes from age 8 to adult all in one book and once the student completes it then they should be able to spell something like 92% of words in English if I'm remembering correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My oldest did spelling until she finished the Spelling Power book, then switched to spelling bee prep with the Hexco Academic materials. I would've let her drop spelling as a subject at this point if she wasn't interested in competing in bees. My DS did All About Spelling 1-5 but I'm planning on switching him to the free Glencoe Spelling Power workbooks this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'm dropping spelling for my upcoming 5th grader who is a natural speller. We'll use MCT for vocabulary because he likes vocabulary work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I dropped spelling when I brought them home in 5th/6th grade - they could spell just fine, We never bothered with a vocabulary program; I do not consider it necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3girls Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Dropped spelling for oldest when I brought her home for 6th. Will drop it for youngers in 5th. I reinforce in writing with oldest, but she has figured out if she's not sure then look it up so it's seldom I need to correct her. Vocab starts in 4th so there is a little overlap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My DD12 is an upcoming 6th grader. My lineup so far is: Heart of Dakota CTC (History, Science, & DITHOR) R&S English 5 Math will be either TT6 or Saxon (taking the placement test now) I'm not sure if I need a formal writing curriculum. I'm thinking she will get enough already with her other subjects for now. I'm wondering if I should be using a Spelling curriclum (she is a natural speller) or Vocabulary this year. Either way, what would you suggest for Spelling or Vocabulary at this age? You're using R&S for English. You do NOT need to add anything for writing. :-) I wouldn't bother with spelling. You could add vocabulary. I like Wordly Wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 While I do think that 6th/ 7th seems to be the first year that many of the schools here drop spelling, whether you drop it should depend on your dd. My middle ds did spelling through grade nine. He finally began to spell well in grades 6 and 7. In grades 8 and 9, phonics finally made sense. He used Apples, Daily Spelling Drills for Secondary Students in grades 8 and 9. However, he also used Vocabulary for Enjoyment those two years. This isn't a homeschool decision I would change if I could go back and have a do-over. However, current rising sixth grader will be doing vocabulary and not spelling this year. My oldest did used Spelling Workout and Wordly Wise in grades 6 and 7. If you have any concern whatsoever about her spelling, do it for another year. If you don't, then drop it. HTH- Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 When my teens finished Rod and Staff's spelling 6 they were done with the subject. We found separate vocab books redundant when reading high quality children's literature and especially when studying Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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