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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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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- 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 a free copy of All About Spelling Level 1 plus the Deluxe Interactive kit!. We struggle with spelling here. I think we would do better if there was a reason behind the spelling.
This program would work great for my daughter who has been struggling with reading and spelling. As I have looked into different programs I think this one would benefit her the most with her learning style. Thanks for the chance to win this program.
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Wow, I think this would be a great tool for Zane my soccer coaches son. I recently have taken on to be his homeschooling coach. Why do I say coach, very simple. I in no way have taken any classes in formal education . I am however, the coach of this family who cheers them on in life. Reminds them to not give up and that practice only makes it better not perfect. Perfect is for Lord how sends strength for me to go on. At any point, as I homeschool these boy the one that needs it the most is Zane. He would benefit since he is starting Kinder this year. His parent informed me that they paid someone who they thought they could count on. Instead the llittle guy barely know his basic. I know tha that a tool like this will only enrich him further in his education.
I need more ideas for my 5yr old who is working way faster than I can keep up with. I would love to start All about Spelling with her. Your website is such a blessing for me! thank you for all of your hard work!
I would love to win this because I have two girls who would be eager to use this curriculum this year. Reading is a big struggle for one of my daughters and anything that would help her make the connections would be awesome!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to win this! It is exactly what I’ve been attempting to do on my own. Oh the cutting and laminating all of the little letters! My husband may actually get to see me again. 😉 I’ve been printing out my own word family pages to go along with it. To have it all there and ready to go would be fantastic. My Kindergartner and K4 who follows right along with everything he does would love this.
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