Spelling Workout 2001 Level A Student Edition

I love using this curriculum, and I especially like using this level for my new readers. It has a phonics review in the beginning and gently eases the student into learning harder and harder words. It methodically teaches the spelling rules throughout the curriculum, so I know my kids will learn to spell well.

This is a great book for kids to learn to spell. My kids love the activities and learn very well from them.

My 6 year old enjoys the variety of exercises in this book. Keeps it interesting for him, he does it mostly by himself, with me checking the work after, or helping in case he doesn't understand something. He reads really well however, and is able to read all the text in the book by himself. We're most likely to get the following edition.

Looking for a good workout for young elementary age spellers? You might want to check out "Spelling Workout A" by Modern Curriculum Press My daughter now seven recently finished Workout A and has moved on to Workout B and I�m discovering many features that I like about this spelling curriculum Spelling Workout is a workbook series designed to teach spelling to young readers and writers The �A� workbook is the first and accordingly starts with several lessons devoted to reviewing letters and letter sounds The student will first practice writing and reading letters and identifying beginning and ending letter sounds Lesson 6 is where the workbook moves into the format that you and your student will become familiar with in the rest of the workbook Each lesson presents several list words (you begin with six words per lesson and gradually build up to eight) The list words aren�t chosen randomly but center around one teaching concept presented on the lesson�s first page For instance Lesson 6 presents words with beginning and ending �s � �t � and �b� letter sounds Lesson 35 the final non-review lesson concentrates on action words with �ing� endings For each lesson the student is given a variety of exercises to help familiarize them with the words I like that the student is given ample opportunity each week to both read and write the words The repetition helps reinforce spelling but also gives early elementary students needed reading and writing practice The words are presented first in bold letters in a group of sentences the student can read on their own Eventually these sentences will become longer and form stories Then you�ll find spelling tips set off by a friendly little spelling �bee� graphic which help reinforce the week�s teaching concept Finally the student is given opportunity to interact with the words in a series of approximately five exercises each one designed to encourage the student to write the words in whole or in partThe variety of the exercises is excellent though the variety also has some consistency Early exercises include things like writing the missing beginning or ending sound of a word writing list words to finish each sentence writing list words beginning with the same sound as an object in a picture or writing list words that match a picture Each lesson also gives an opportunity for spellers to craft their own sentence (or later sentences) that tells a story describes something or provides directions Every few weeks a review lesson is presented with no new list words that week The variety keeps things interesting and the inclusion of simple drawings and black and white photos helps visual learners The pages are busy but not overwhelming and though the majority of the workbook is printed in black and white (which helps keeps the cost down) headers and borders are printed in one bright color: red for Workout A The workbook also contains a glossary in the back containing every list word your student encounters We loved this feature and utilized it to teach dictionary skills As lessons progress exercises become more challenging Students are introduced to different concepts as they write list words to match clues identify words that rhyme with list words or write groups of words in ABC order They�re also introduced to the concept of proofreading and taught to identify common mistakes such as spelling mistakes capital letter mistakes and missing periods This reinforces beginning grammar concepts As you can see there�s a lot of writing involved even if you choose to pace your student with only one lesson per week The writing spaces provided in Workout A are large three-lined spaces with a dotted middle line like those you will find in most writing workbooks for this age level and that helps But the amount of writing required leads to the one caveat in my recommendation: don�t rush into starting this book with your young speller if they are not yet confidently writing their lower-case letters If a student is still struggling with letter formation or simply needs some lower-case letter review they will likely balk at having to do so much writing early on Once they are writing with more confidence they will likely find the exercises enjoyable I have not yet purchased or used the teacher�s guide for the early Spelling Workouts so I�ve found it important to think through creative ways to reinforce spelling practice beyond the given reading and writing exercises Having young students spell the words aloud write the words on a white board spell them with tiles sketch them in the air or trace them in sand are all helpful for various learning styles With a little extra thought and guidance behind each lesson Spelling Workout A can be an excellent component of early language arts

Although I thought this workbook was a little expensive (but still only $15) I have found it to be a good resource Each lesson is four pages long and has a variety of tasks The word lists are not overwhelming My daughter is a confident writer we do an entire lesson on Mondays review and quiz on Tuesday Wednesday off and then a new lesson on Thursdays and a review and quiz on Fridays The "Well- Trained Mind" suggests a few pages each day which would work out to be a lesson each week We are definitely going to continue with this series It has some pictures but they are small black and white and not distracting

Spelling Workout is a basic public school style spelling program I am almost finished with A for my 7 and 5 1/2 year olds and now towards the end of the book they are having difficulty The words are too difficult for them to "get" after the brief (but fun) exercises so now I am making up my own activities to practice the words every day which equals more work for me Further every review lesson is a nightmare because they didn't really learn the words to begin with - then we have 40 words to work on! I am going to try Spelling Power for next year

I hesitated to order a spelling program for my six year old/first grade son My son is very active and typically avoids workbook style school work My daughter uses an upper level Spelling Workout (Level G) and enjoys the variety of activities for each weekly lesson So I gave it a try I have been pleasantly surprised with Spelling Workout Level A My son enjoys the book The daily work is short and to the point He really seems to feel a sense of accomplishment when he figures out which words share the same sounds I did not buy the Teacher's Book I don't think you need it for this level However I own and use the Teacher Book for my daughter's level I reccommend this program and plan to continue with it I actually think I could have used the next level for my son so if you have an advanced reader buy the level above his/her grade level I don't think Spelling Workout is a Christian text However in nine weeks of lessons I have not come by anything in either level that I was uncomfortable with my children reading