Tiramisu Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Thankfully, we have naturally good spellers. Since workbooks have been effective for them so far, I'd like to stay with something non-mom-intensive. Any favorites to recommend for grades 2 and 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 So far I'm impressed with Spelling Skills from Barnes & Noble. Here's the grade 4 book and here's the grade 2 book. We've done Spelling Workout, but I like these better. They are full color throughout, and the price is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrachelle Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I love Rod & Staff spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Judomom, I like the looks of your Spelling Skills workbook! Thanks for the suggestion. I was able to see a double page spread of the proofreading page on the weblink you gave. Could you give us more information? Is it phonics based? Do you have your child complete one worksheet per day? How many lessons are in each workbook? I'm in the process of selecting new spelling materials too. I've used and liked Spelling Workout, so maybe I'll like this one better. ACSI spelling workbook also looks interresting. I found it on Christianbook.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg0918 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 We've been using Spelling Workout since first grade (my kids are currently in fourth) and both have become very good spellers. I have to admit that I, too, like the looks of the Spelling Skills books that JudoMom posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Judomom, I like the looks of your Spelling Skills workbook! Thanks for the suggestion. I was able to see a double page spread of the proofreading page on the weblink you gave. Could you give us more information? Is it phonics based? Do you have your child complete one worksheet per day? How many lessons are in each workbook? I'm in the process of selecting new spelling materials too. I've used and liked Spelling Workout, so maybe I'll like this one better. ACSI spelling workbook also looks interresting. I found it on Christianbook.com. My boys complete one page a day, with a test on Friday. There are 4 pages/lesson, with 30 lessons total. After every five lessons, there is a 2 page review. The words are organized by spelling rules. In books 3 & 4, the spelling words are in print on one page and in cursive on another. My local B&N carries these in the children's section, so I was able to look before I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels~ Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Spell & Write by Evan-Moor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Spelling by Sound and Structure (R&S). It was written specifically for students to be able to work independently, and it's challenging--not the spelling words, necessarily, which tend to be words that are actually in the children's vocabularies, but the activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 You can get it from CBD. It's not full-color, but it does a very effective job building spelling skills based on phonics. You can see previews of it at the CBD site. My 4 kids (9th, 7th, 3rd, and 2nd) use it independently of me and are done in about 15 minutes, on average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It is a simple, one page a week, list of words. Here is a link for it at a customized Amazon.com store http://astore.amazon.com/comppoin-20/detail/1576907503 Here is a review from Amazon.com This is a great resource for a list-based spelling program. There are 196 lessons that allow you to go at your own pace. The first 20 (for the second half of 1st grade) have ten words per lesson. By 3rd grade it has 20 words per lesson. The core of the book is made up of 3000 of the most highly used words (according to an American Heritage study). In addition, 100 picture nouns have been added in the early lessons in order to make reading comprehension and sentence practice more feasible. The reason I like this resource so much is because it is simple, just one sheet covers the lesson for the week (and you have permission to copy that sheet for your learners). It also includes basic phonics and variant forms. The end of the book has lists of grammar rules and various phonetic charts. Another reason I like it is because it helps with reading...each week our kids are exposed to high frequency words that they are bound to come across in the course of their independent readings. The only downside is that, because of the approach Dr Fry has taken, words are not grouped together by similar phonemes or morphemes. Nevertheless, this is an excellent resource and one that we use with our children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela&4boys Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It is a simple, one page a week, list of words. :iagree:We use Dr. Fry's Spelling too. non-consumable simple, no-fluff thorough budget-friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThriceBlessed Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Spelling by Sound and Structure (R&S). It was written specifically for students to be able to work independently, and it's challenging--not the spelling words, necessarily, which tend to be words that are actually in the children's vocabularies, but the activities. :iagree: Blessings, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Thanks for the suggestions! I just learned about resources I never knew about.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I love Rod & Staff spelling. I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Tricks of the Trade. It's $13 and has already made categories based on rules, it uses words your child misspells. http://www.commonsensepress.com/spellpg.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemywhirlygirls Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Another vote for Rod & Staff. Definitely something they can work on independently. I was just thinking today as I was checking my daughter's work..."I love this Spelling program." My girls have never commented or noticed that it's not colorful. It just is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I still use and like Spelling Workout. We're almost finished with it for the second time around.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) spelling workbooks that I thought were great (especially for free)! If you search free spelling books I'm sure you could find it. I would link it but I don't know how to do that. Sorry!:blush: HTH Edited January 27, 2009 by Kfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsingscrapper Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 In the interest of not sidetracking the thread, could someone who has used this please PM me on how to make it work? I tried 2nd grade with our oldest and I don't think I did things right because it seemed too easy for him but it's ever so cost-effective and I'd like to give it a second chance if I can understand how to get the most out of it. Thanks, Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 In the interest of not sidetracking the thread, could someone who has used this please PM me on how to make it work? I tried 2nd grade with our oldest and I don't think I did things right because it seemed too easy for him but it's ever so cost-effective and I'd like to give it a second chance if I can understand how to get the most out of it. Please hijack away. I would love to know, too. I checked these out at R & S and they are really cost-effective!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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