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!
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@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!
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- 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 would love to win this product!! I have 2 kids doing first grade work (and one not too far behind) and this would help them with their spelling and bring some more excitment to our classroom. We are always looking for new ways to make learning fun! Thanks
I would love to win this! We love AAS. kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
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I would be so grateful for AAS. I have three kiddos, my eldest starting K this year and I’m just starting to home school but what a great tool to help guide my way as I enter into this God-led journey. My friend said she’s used it on her last 2 kids and wished she’d discovered it a lot sooner with her older ones. But thanks to your blog I’ve already been informed about it and won’t miss the opportunity for my kiddos, so thanks.
I would LOVE to win this! As I would love to home school circumstances as they are I am not able to do it at this time. My son just started Kindergarten this year and I have been trying to find some great books I can use to teach him more after school. He loves to learn and has learned how to read so I think this program could be amazing for him. I have heard amazing things about the All About Spelling program and am eager to try it out. vcambler@yahoo.com
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I subscribed to your email. BTW your blog is amazing and has made me so excited to not only use it with my 5 yr old but my 2 yr old as well. Thanks for sharing such wonderful stuff!!! vcambler@yahoo.com
I follow you on twitter through my husband.
I also subscribe to your email, and we just started LOTW with my 3yr old and K4 with my 5yr old. Thanks.