It's an easy curriculum to prepare for teaching, they basically help you out with all the explanation. Very important to use the app also, so you can hear the proper pronunciation of the phonograms.
You first learn how to spell words with the phonograms taught in each step, then some steps they have more words to spell. We usually do first spelling with the tiles, the next day we spell the same words on paper, if there are new words she spells them on paper, then phrases and finally sentences.
If during spelling pracrice, she's writing a word wrong, I wait to see if she will figure out by herself before pointing it out, most of the times she figures out on her own that the word doesn't sound right, so she tries again, and if she's struggling we sound it out and she gets it and feels so proud of herself.
There's always a reviewing section before start a new step/lesson, which is great to keep things fresh in mind.
Last year, as soon as we finished Level 1 we started level 2, but this year we won't do it. We had to review all the steps we had started while still on Kindergarten, so I decided to use these last days of school to review some of the steps and keep practicing what she already learned.
Above, is Little V holding her Certification of Completion of Level 2. I'm so proud of my little student, she's so dedicated and love learning. I couldn't have asked for a better student!
If you would like to check more about the Spelling curriculum we use, please feel free to check their website at All About Leaning Press. There free downloads, the Phonogram app I mentioned above is free to download as well, and there are free lesson samples too. You can also follow their blog which includes many useful tips to make learning a great experience.
Spelling is such an important skill to be mastered, and we do love All About Spelling because it does takes the struggle out of spelling just as they promise.
If you have any questions, please feel free to use the contact form or leave a comment below and as soon as I have a chance I will get back to you.
Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
Vanessa Z. Pawlicki
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