Hi everyone, I am always thrilled to be able to offer you a giveaway from All About Learning Press, and today I have a $50 gift card for you that you can use on any of the AALP products that will benefit your homeschool!
As you know, we’ve used All About Spelling for several years and recently added in All About Reading as well. I continue to love the hands-on aspect of this program, as well as the explanation of phonics rules.
One of my favorite things about the units are the colored flashcards that we review daily. They are very effective in helping kids retain the phonics rules, and enable me to remind them if they’re needing help with spelling a word. For example if they need to spell the word dodge, I’ll simply ask them a few questions instead of giving them the answer. Like this:
“What are your two options for the ‘j’ sound at the end of a word? Okay, which one follows a short vowel? There you go, now you know how to spell that word.” I find this much more effective than simply memorizing the word (which they inevitably forget right after the test is over) and it also enables them to figure out how to spell words on their own.
And since they know all of these handy phonics rules, they can also read the words as well because they’re so familiar with seeing the special sounds on the cards and repeating all of the sound choices that those letters can make.
I’ve found that AALP programs teach reading concepts in a logical order, and review constantly so that kids aren’t forgetting things as they go. We use their magnetic letter tiles, as well as our iPad chalk board, stamps, and other spelling manipulatives to help make it more fun as well.
I am also loving the phonogram cards (yellow ones) that come with the program. They make it really easy for me to review all of the phonic blends and letter sounds each day. My absolute favorite ones though are the blue key cards. My kids actually think they’re playing a gam each time we review all of the rules!
Giveaway Time!
I know that many of you all enjoy All About Learning Press products too, and so I’m happy to offer you a $50 gift card to use at their store however you see fit! To enter, simply fill out the raffle copter below!
More AALP Giveaways!
All About Learning is hosting another giveaway for any level of All About Reading now through March 12, 2013!
Hi Erica,
My oldest daughter is preschool age so my favorite product for her would be AALP’s pre-reading program. I’ve read a lot about their program and have read nothing but good things about it.
Karina
Hi Erica,
I’m already a RSS subscriber. That’s how I found out about this giveaway.
Karina
I love All About Spelling. My first grader is loving spelling and words and is thriving with this. Which makes me so happy.
love, love, love, love the All About Spelling Curriculum. I would like to try AAR with my Kindergartener next year!!!
Love, Love, Love the AAS program. I would like to use the AAR program with my soon to be Kindergartener!!!
reading Deluxe Package
My favorite is the All About Spelling!
Any and all levels of All About Spelling are my favorite.
I haven’t tried AAS yet but I would really love to try the program out for my third grader. I recently pulled her out of public school and I’m still trying to get into the hang of things and find good curriculum materials for her. I’ve heard great things about AAS and I hope I get to try it out soon.
We LOVE all things AAR and AAS. My Kindergartener is almost done with AAR1 and this $50 will help alot going towards AAR2. We are a few lessons in on AAS1.
I’ve heard great things about both All about Reading and All about Spelling. Thinking about trying it for first grade next fall.