Whereneverever Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 For my rising third grader. She's been using CLE Language Arts and overall it's a good fit. She needs more help with spelling than it provides, though. She really does like workbooks. Any ideas? She does have some mild special needs but is a strong reader. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 We cross off CLE spelling in 4th and up since it isn't rule based. We use Rod and Staff instead. Worth a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Does Rod and Staff have workbooks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Up until 5th grade. Then it's texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 You could get some cheap spelling workbooks to supplement with during Scholastic's Dollar Days sale: http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&name=Search&order=price&q=spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 For my rising third grader. She's been using CLE Language Arts and overall it's a good fit. She needs more help with spelling than it provides, though. She really does like workbooks. Any ideas? She does have some mild special needs but is a strong reader. Thanks! Not a workbook, but if she has special needs, you might check out All About Spelling. That really helped my struggling spellers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yucabird Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 My third grader, a strong reader, but extremely poor speller, has made great strides with Spelling Power this year. It is not at all "workbooky"; however, my daughter's spelling has improved so much I wanted to mention it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryjam Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 We use Spelling Workout workbooks alongside CLE, and plan to go back and forth to AAS to teach rules. AAS was the first curriculum I bought and it's good for a foundation, then I use the other stuff for the practice. My son does not come naturally to spelling AT ALL so he needs all of this. He is an above average reader though. I'm considering getting Spelling Power as that seems the most similar to how I remember being taught how to spell and I have always done quite well with spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks, I'll look at all of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 The spelling links in my siggie were done for my stuggling speller. Grade 2 Essentials in Spelling is the starting point for both cursive and spelling. If your child doesn't know all of the phonograms yet, I recommend pairing it with Happy Phonics, but it's a complete spelling program by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Apples and pears spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom28kds Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I have a struggling speller. I've used Abeka, Spelling Workout and Rod & Staff. I've heard some great things about Apples and Pears for struggling spellers so that's what I'm going to try next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Up until 5th grade. Then it's texts. Textbooks beginning in sixth. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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