UnlikelyHomeschoolingMama Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hi all! I'm getting ready to buy Jack and Jill for my second grade son who is reading on grade level and just now ready to start some spelling and dictation. I think SYS will be a little better for him than AAS (which I love for my daughter). Do I need to buy the Instructor Guide or just the student workbooks? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I don't use mine at all now but in the first book of Jack and Jill you will need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 You could do without by finding four letter words that use blends rather than r-controlled vowels or digraphs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 For Jack and Jill book A you'll need it, after that you can get away without it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I use mine all the time for the answer key. I'm not about to spend the time trying to figure out myself if all the words are highlighted correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah0000 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I have the TM for level D but I don't use it. I don't really care if we both happen to miss one or two highlights. But my DS doesn't do the full page dictation so it's easy for me to remember just the one sentence. If you're going to do the full page dictation you'll either need the TM or try to read from the other side of the page or rip it out of the workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I use mine all the time for the answer key. I'm not about to spend the time trying to figure out myself if all the words are highlighted correctly. Haha, I get what you mean. In B and even C it was easier to eyeball it since the colors were limited. D is like a kaleidoscope of color so the manual is nice to have. For dictation I usually tear out the passage from the book and use it that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I have a kid using level G and I do have the manual, but I only occasionally use it for the dictation. I look at the passage after he marks it, but don't really care if he misses a word or two. The dictation is easily given using a previous page from the student book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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