Oh my goodness! If you haven’t tried All About Spelling yet you are soooo missing out! We started using this product last year and absolutely love love love it!
I personally think they should have named it All About Phonics because it really is a phonics, spelling and reading program in my opinion. I wrote a review of it awhile back you can read my All About Spelling Review here.
I was previously using a different spelling program and my daughter was getting 100% on all her tests. I thought she was doing great until I realized that she was actually just memorizing her list for the week, but then later when asked to recall a word she should have learned it was long gone.
With All About Spelling, kids learn why words are spelled as they are. They drill the phonics rules until they are mastered and that is what has made the difference for us. I noticed a marked improvement in both the reading and writing skills of my children after starting this program. Now when they go to spell or sound out a word, I’ll remind them of the rules they’ve learned and they are able to figure it out on their own.
The lesson plans are well laid out and actually scripted for you if you like that. They also include hands on activities to make it a little more fun. I have a few Spelling Practice Ideas on my blog as well if you’re looking for more ideas to make spelling more hands-on and fun.
If you haven’t yet, make sure to visit All About Spelling: Don’t forget to let them know Erica @ Confessions sent you over!
- All About Spelling Facebook
- All About Spelling Website (They just launched a new website and it’s much easier to navigate and really shows the products quite a bit better! Definitely stop by and check it out for yourself.)
Now for some super awesome homeschooling goodness…
I’ve had a lot of people ask for a giveaway from All About Spelling, so I contacted Marie Rippel and she was totally on board! So…drum roll please….I’m doing a giveaway for a FREE All About Spelling Level 1 plus the Deluxe Interactive kit!
You will receive one free Level 1 Teachers Kit plus the the Deluxe Interactive Kit . The kit includes the same four items that the Basic Interactive Kit does:
- Letter Tiles
- Magnets for the Letter Tiles
- Phonogram CD-ROM
- Divider Cards
PLUS three more components:
- Spelling Review Box
- Spelling Tote Bag
- Bee stickers for your child’s progress chart
Mandatory Entry: {THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED}
- Simply leave a comment below letting me know why you’d like to win a free copy of All About Spelling Level 1 plus the Deluxe Interactive kit!
Additional Optional Entries: (not required to win, leave a separate comment on this post for each additional entry)
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- Tweet about this giveaway, feel free to copy the text below:
@ericahomeschool is hosting an All About Spelling Giveaway! Enter thru 9/2/11! /?p=1333
Nitty Gritty Giveaway Details:
- The give away will be open until midnight EST Friday September 2, 2011. Winner will be announced by Sunday September 4, 2011.
- Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry, winner will be chosen at random!
- Please leave a way for me to contact you in your entry otherwise another winner will be chosen.
- This giveaway is offered to US residents only!
- This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
- NOTE: In order to enter the contest you must leave a comment on THIS post. To leave a comment scroll to the bottom of the post and click “Post a comment” (If you are reading this via RSS, you will need to visit my actual blog to post a comment.)
- Disclosure: All About Spelling provided me with a free copy of their product to offer as giveaway on my blog. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but were not influenced by the company or the free product provided.
I have heard about this program and would love to try it – was thinking next year, but would love a free copy even more!! Thanks for having this giveaway!!
I’d love to try a new spelling program, and having my first off to Kindergarten this program would be perfect for our afternoons together.
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I’d love to win because I have no idea how to teach spelling, and I have a little one who is learning to read!
I subscribe via your RSS feed.
And I tweeted (my first ever).
Hi Erica!!! I would LOVE to win this product for sure! We have pulled our children, Joel (2nd grade) and Kayli Anna (1st grade), out of public school this year and we are starting our 1st year of homeschool. The kids and I are super super excited and I’m a little overwhelmed but I know this is God’s sweet plan for us. I just ordered the A Beka spelling and I’m not sure if we’re going to like it or not but if we don’t then I want to use the All About Spelling for sure. I’ve heard such wonderful reviews about it. Anyways, thank-you for having this blog available and taking your time during the weeks to keep it updated and full of wonderful and helpful ideas!! Have a great week. 🙂
-Roni
Your web site has been an all out BLESSING. I am new to homeschooling and have a 20mth old, 4, 6 and 8 year old. Two of my kiddos have attended public school in the past. One did great and the other kind of got overlooked. She has some reading and phonics skills that need to be brushed up on. This giveaway would be AWESOME. I could use it for years to come. Thanks again for your great site. I love it.
I’d love to have this b/c I’m a new to homeschooling and would love to try it out 🙂
I subscribe via RSS.