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!
I think that AAR would be my “favorite”, but I am interested in AAS too! Thanks!
I am going to start homeschooling this summer. I will be teaching my 5 starting Kindergarten and my 7 starting 2nd grade. I was wondering which products you would recommend…. my 7year old is already a pretty avid reader but my 5 year old is just starting to learn all the letter sounds and how to put them together to form words….. I would like a spelling program for the 7 year old…. I just confused about which to start with all about spelling or all about reading???? any suggestions?
Love the AAR program. Currently using the level 1.
I recently ordered the AAR level 1 for my son. Overseas shipping cost an arm and a leg and it took a while for the package to arrive here in Korea but I’m super excited to start the lessons! =)
I am really looking at the All About Reading Pre Reading Level to begin with my youngest this year.
Currently my fave product is the prereading program, we just got it for our three year old and he loves it!
I have not yet used AAS/AAR yet but I have already decided to use both for 1st grade next school year.
We have the first level of the AAS curriculum and have loved it! We also love the cards and the nifty box for storing it all.
I would love to try the AAR level 1 for my beginning readers. It looks so well organized!
We could use any level of All Aboout Reading. Most interested in Level 1 though.