Teachnmama Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hello - My ds has been using Abeka spelling workbooks for 1st through 4th grade and he does very well with them. I was looking to change for next year (5th grade) to the Spelling Workout workbooks. According to the WTM you would use Book F for 5th grade. I have also read elsewhere that the Spelling Workout books are a grade behind. I would love to hear from anyone who has used them or are familiar with them if Book F would be the best choice for him considering the info above. Thank you so much for your time in answering! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 DS8 (2nd grade) is just finishing SWO C and starting D. I expect him to finish F by early 4th grade at this pace. He's a strong reader and, as far as I can tell, a pretty natural speller, so I don't know if SWO is a grade behind or spelling is just his thing. Can you look at someone's copies of F and G to get an idea of the word groups covered? By the way, although he dislikes workbooks in general, he has always loved SWO, and I like the various dictionary/proofreading/vocabulary exercises it includes. We usually do an oral pretest then skip the first exercise (re-writing the words) except for those he missed in the pretest. Best wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I am looking at this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 My 9 year old 4th grader is doing book F right now, but he has done it from the beginning so has most of the spelling rules down. By book F there is more work on prefixes and suffixes and that kind of stuff. Also, there is a proofreading assignment at the end of every lesson so if he has never done any of that, he will have a little learning curve. Does he read cursive well? All of the lists are written in cursive at this level. Here are some of the topics covered in book F: /k/ /kw/ /n/; hard and soft c and g, dge; gn, wr, tch; silent consonants; ways to make the /s/, /z/, /zh/ sounds; spellings of the long o sound; spellings of the oo sound; spellings of the long a sound; prefixes, suffixes, rules for adding suffixes, plurals, homonyms, abbreviations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachnmama Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thank you both for your thoughts that helps a lot. Just as a follow-up - if he already has the phonics rules down would F then be the best book? I am going to try and get my hands on a F & G book but in case I can't I was wondering if anyone who has used them could tell me the difference of their focus. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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