All About Spelling

I used this for my son & daughter during their 5th & 6th grade year. The program is a little expensive, but considering all the components you get with it, it was not unreasonably so. I loved the thorough approach to spelling and that the approach automatically helped with reading skills. However, the lessons are long and my daughter did not need that intensive of an approach and does not appreciate manipulative use in her learning, so this was not a good fit for her. My son generally loves manipulatives and they were good for his learning needs. However, the lessons are long and his attention span is quite short. So, I had to cut up the lesson times for him which makes getting through the material in the desired time frame difficult. However, that was just due to my child's situation.

When you first get the program, it takes a LONG time to assemble all the parts. It took me hours. Once it is assembled, then the prep time diminishes greatly. There is little to none needed for lesson prep.

If your child needs the tactile and kinetic and very thorough approach to learning, this is a very good fit. If they do not like to use manipulatives, need the in-depth instruction, or there are attention issues, you may need to look elsewhere for a spelling program.

I will be using this program and AAR as long as possible.

For us, it took a long time to set up and take down for each lesson. It was boring and repetitive. I can see it being useful for a struggling spelling, but overall, he did not learn very many words, and spent a lot of time learning rules that are constantly broken, so not helpful.

I started this with my naturally good speller, and we flew through the first levels, but it has been great for her to learn the rules (like why we use c, k or ck). I will start this with my 2nd grader this year now that he's completing AAR.

it really helped my struggling student ..... She at times would surprise herself that she could spell certain words. All about spelling really built her confidence.

Such an amazing program - everything makes sense when you know our language's crazy spelling rules. Super easy to use and so effective in helping young learners to become proficient in spelling. Spiral curriculum builds on previous skills and just makes sense. No more tears for our homeschool family with this spelling program!

My daughter has Dyslexia. In public schools last year every Thursday night she would get sick to her stomach worrying about her spelling test the next day. This is our first year homeschooling and we started to see anxiety over spelling even here at home. We found All About Spelling and now she asks to do spelling everyday! There hasn't been a single tear while doing this program and she is enjoying it and best of all, she is learning. I would encourage anyone to buy it! It is worth every single penny!

My son was a natural reader {by age 3} but a horrible speller {at age 6}. Once I figured out that he could decode {break up} words easily in order to read but not encode{put together} them in order to spell, I realized I needed a spelling curriculum that focused on that skill. I added AAS mid year and doubled up on the work so we finished it by the end of the year and the effects on his spelling and writing were instant. We're now on our third year of AAS and it continues to be a total help. It's hard to admit that I made the horrible assumption that a gifted/natural reader would equal a natural speller. That was not the case for us at all and I have AAS to thank for showing me how to teach spelling to an "unnatural" speller.

I have three boys and we have been using All About Spelling with them for three years now. It is review for my older sons, but we still do it for them to hear the rules and the rule breakers. They consider this an easy quick win on their lesson plan and enjoy doing the work. It is so easy to use for the teacher.... It literally even gives you the language you can use to present each and every lesson. There is no guess work and you know if your children have mastered it before you move to the next lesson. Each book has approximately 30 lessons. So we could be plowing through this curriculum very quickly. We chose to take it more leisurely. We will cover two levels a year from here on out. I highly recommend this curriculum!!

This program replaced a phonics program and a reading program that were not working. She likes the hands on with the magnets and memorizing her rules. The lessons themselves are way too long for my 5 year old's attention span yet easy to just stop when we need to and pick up later. She also understands they are "her words" and will occasionally ask for a spelling test. The free app is great! Especially since it works on all operating systems and not limited to one specific OS.

I love this curriculum. And my son is successful. I'll add he doesn't like it, but I think I'm not moving through it fast enough.

This curriculum has been great! We use it in conjunction with All About Reading. The two curriculums complement each other well and reinforce the skills learned in the other.