As mentioned, in English class, we study four subjects: Grammar, Spelling,
Reading and Writing. You can read about our Grammar program here.
2. Spelling
The boys started Spelling Workout A in first grade after
having completed Phonics Pathways, and I have to admit; I’ve never really
looked for a different program. My sixth grader – who’s just finishing up
Spelling Workout G and will get through Spelling Workout H by the end of this
year -is a master speller, and my fourth grader, who is slightly dyslexic,
profits from it as well (despite what this excellent, and much more extensive review of the program says).
I have been supplementing the program slightly, by making my
older student learn extra word roots, prefixes and suffixes from a list that I
got out of the Targeting Grammar book. I haven’t looked at next year’s program
yet – six years of Spelling Workout finished, and now what will we do? - but
whatever will come, I know he’ll be prepared.
For my younger student with a bit of special spelling needs,
I’m supplementing with extra spelling words. (You can read more about that here.)
In addition to all this, we discuss and keep a record of new
vocabulary every day; these are mainly expressions or words that the boys get
from their daily readings.
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