AVKO Sequential Spelling Homeschool Review
by Ruth
I had been using a different homeschool spelling curriculum for my children in about 3-6th grade. They were doing fine, until they got to the section reviews. They remembered so little. So, I decided they needed something to reinforce their phonics that they had learned in earlier grades. A friend told me about sequential spelling. It has been just what we were looking for. Sequential Spelling builds on "word families". For example, taking the word all, adding "st" to make in "stall", then adding "in" to make it "install", then adding "ment" to make it "installment". It just makes sense! Sequential spelling was originally developed for dyslexics. It also uses review and repetition to reinforce. This program is very affordable and easy to use. All you really need is the books with the word lists (one for each year, containing 180 lessons). They also offer books for the children to write their spelling words in, but a notebook works just as well. I have heard they now have a DVD to go along with the curriculum, but I have not used that yet. My children enjoy it, which is an added plus! Thanks for the informative review of Sequential Spelling homeschool curriculum, Ruth. I'm sure other parents will find your feedback very helpful. Blessings, Heather :) |
