Tag: spelling
Word Play: Fun with English Unit Study
Yes! Spelling Success!

Progress! Measurable and observable progress! Yes, I’m excited because we are finally using a spelling method that works for my son. We had tried several different programs, but my son typically continued to misspell words that he was already misspelling. All of the programs also had him practicing spelling words…
Spelling for a Visual-Spatial Learner – AVKO Individualized Spelling

Since my son was in first grade we have used Evan-Moore’s Building Spelling Skills: Grade 1, Rod and Staff Spelling, Spelling City, and Sequential Spelling. Evan-Moore Spelling was a simple way to start with spelling. It is in the traditional spelling workbook format except it also has you learn to see…
Spelling Art
Sequential Spelling Analysis

I have been using Sequential Spelling with my second grader this school year. Sequential Spelling teaches spelling according to patterns rather than rules. After the first 40 days I was a little apprehensive about the program. My child had scored a 70% on the 40 day evaluation. While 70% isn’t poor,…
A Snapshot of a Homeschooling Day
Sequential Spelling Update

I am using Sequential Spelling. with my second grader this year. Sequential Spelling. approaches spelling through patterns rather than rules or rote memory. Every 40 days in the Sequential Spelling. program you can give your child a test to see how they are retaining information. We just passed the forty…
Sequential Spelling Sample Day
Sequential Spelling

We had our first experience with Sequential Spelling today. Sequential Spelling is a bit different from your standard spelling curriculum. Instead of having a weekly test, you are “tested” each day. The premise is that progressing through the daily tests will help your child become familiar with patterns of spelling.…