Oh my goodness! If you havenโt 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, Iโll remind them of the rules theyโve 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 youโre looking for more ideas to make spelling more hands-on and fun.
If you havenโt yet, make sure to visit All About Spelling: Donโt forget to let them know Erica @ Confessions sent you over!
- All About Spelling Facebook
- All About Spelling Websiteย (They just launched a new website and itโs 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…
Iโve had a lot of people ask for a giveaway from All About Spelling, so I contacted Marie Rippel and she was totally on board! Soโฆdrum roll pleaseโฆ.Iโm 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 youโd 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)
- Subscribe via email to Confessions of a Homeschooler or Subscribe via RSS to Confessions
- Follow Confessions on Twitter
- 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 โPost a commentโ (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 tweeted about the give-away. natasha.rowden@att.net
I have been wanting to try All About Spelling with my kinder and 2nd grader! It looks amazing…exactly what we need! What a generous offer from AAS! Hope I win! ๐
Megan
I just signed up for your emails…excited about that too! Love your website! I can’t tweet because I’m not on twitter… Thanks! ๐
I would love to win this to try with my son. Looks like fun!
How exciting! It would truly be a blessing to win the “All About Spelling Giveaway.” This is
our first year of homeschooling and this would be a great addition to Benja’s curriculum.
Your blog has been such a blessing to our school year preparation! We also appreciate all
of your resources that you share as well!
Blessings to you and your Family!
I’m just getting started and would love to add this to my curriculum!
This looks like a great program! Thanks for letting us know about it. And I love your Spelling Practice Ideas… I’m going to begin some of the ideas right away!
I had my daughter in a mothers day out at church for the last 2 years, but this year (she is 4) I am getting all my ducks in a row to start with her prek curriculum. I bought the K4 from you last week and am so anxious to start. This all about spelling giveaway would be a great way to help get her ready for kindergarten. Thanks so much for this blog!!
I also follow you through RSS ๐
We just started using this (with the basic interactive kit). I would love to pass along the joy of Level One to a friend while keeping the couple “extras” for us – the review card box and stickers.