My first meme, I'm so excited about it! If you have a product, book, curriculum, anything that makes life better for you please write a review and then leave a comment and sign Mr. Linky so we can all see the product you are reviewing. I love to write reviews and love to read them so I think this will be so much fun! Feel free to copy the picture above and add it to your sidebar or just use it for your review entry.
The first thing I thought I would review is our spelling program. Its called Sequential Spelling and we love it. Most spelling programs are very expensive, this one is 13.95 and 4.00 for their workbook which you don't even have to buy if you don't want. I can't believe how this program has taught my son to spell, it is just great-its hard to believe it cost so little. They recommend you to start when your child is a 3rd grader but if your 2nd grader is a great reader you could probably start then. This was a great chart to show you the differences between this program and other ones. This chart is from their website.
What Makes AVKO’s Sequential Spelling Program Different:
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Traditional Spelling Program
Gives the child a list of words to study (and they forget them after the test at the end of the week).
Tests the child on individual words.
The tests are corrected by the teacher/parent with the looming red ink pen—after the tests are done.
The rules of the English language are presented in dry, hard-to-understand ways outside of the spelling program.
The overall emphasis is on a grade for one week over one set of words.
The emphasis is on a theme of words (colors).
The sequencing of the words may be due to introduction of words into the curriculum, instead of the relative difficulty.
There may be a guilt reaction when children study but don’t do well on the test on Friday.
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Sequential Spelling
The child doesn’t study anything (they remember the patterns used to spell the words—even after the test).
Tests the child on patterns of the English language.
The child corrects his own paper as he is taking the test immediately.
The rules of the English language are embedded in the program, without lengthy explanations.
The emphasis is on learning the patterns of spelling for mastery of the language.
The emphasis is on the meanings of the words (root words, suffixes).
The sequencing of the words is based on research and the building of English words from the root word to expanded forms.
Children build confidence when they can spell words that they’ve never seen before without studying.
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The man who started this program made it for children who had dyslexia, it is now helping children with or without disability learn to spell. We have loved it and it is so nice that my son doesn't have to study all of these words, he just does his list I read off to him, corrects one he misses right away and finishes when the 25 words are done for the day. It seems hard to believe that this works but it DOES, I'm amazed how much he has learned and how few mistakes he makes as he goes on to the next days. The words just keep building on themselves as the week goes on. Your child will spell words like "beginning" right from the start, they will learn almost all their contractions in one year. This is a great program, if you have any questions feel free to ask me!
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