Phonics Road

I think this program has some good methodology. I have the teachers notebook and two student books level one… want to trade for? 

Heather

I should have been more clear in my post. It sounds as if I dislike Phonics Road, but I do not. PR is a very good and very effective spelling and reading program. It follows the Orton-Gillingham methodology which is superb, IMO. I have used SWR, PR, LEM Phonics (from Australia), and AAS – all of the major OG methods that I am aware of. My issue is that I have 4 kids all 3 years apart and simply don’t have the time that SWR, PR or LEM take and went looking for something simpler – enter AAS. AAS moves a bit more slowly, but is just as effective and much easier to grab and go (with or without tiles depending upon your child.) 

Fast forward to today. I am now much more confident in CM methods and have started using Spelling Wisdom with my 9yo and we simply analyze the unknown words with the spelling rules that we’ve learned previously. This is working very well for us and takes only 10 minutes or so twice per week. 

So, if I were picking a strictly OG approach, I’d choose AAS for its simplicity. Otherwise, I’m sticking to SW with the emphasis on using OG methods for unknown words.

HTH,

Christie

I’d love an update on this post.  Is anyone currently using Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading?  We are just finishing up All About Spelling Level 2.  It’s going fairly well, but I want something more all inclusive.   Our dd is an excellent reader, but needs help with spelling and I believe she’s ready for some grammar and minor composition.  She’ll be in 4th grade this fall.  We are currently using 5 different things for language arts and I like the idea of using 1.  I will also have a 12th grader, 3rd grader with dyslexia, and 1 year old.  

Thanks,

Melissa

http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/

I do not use PR, but I did return to SWR because our spelling abilities were slipping with AAS. PR is so very similar to SWR that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend PR if that approach is needed for your students. It is a solid OG method and may be overkill for some, but necessary for others IMO.

Thanks ladies! 

missceegee…what is SWR?  We are just finishing level 2 of AAS and I feel we need something more.  I do want to stick with OG method. 

Song of Joy….I’m intrigued to hear you say PR takes less time than AAS. About how much time did you spend per lesson with PR?  Were you able to make progress with your kids?  May I ask what you’re switching to?

Blessings,

Melissa

http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/

Doing spelling the PR way, you are only doing four or five words a day, plus testing the four or five you did the day before.  In AAS there is a list of ten words a week, and many lessons have extra words to practise the rule.  Plus there are dictation phrases and/or sentences.  And the past words in the card box to review.

Doing Level 2 of PR with my fourth/fifth grader (we started Level 1 in the middle of her third year) took about twenty minutes a day for spelling, grammar and literature/writing.  Friday might be longer because it was the day we did the writing with the literature study.  Doing level 1 with my first/second grader took 10 or 15 minutes, unless there was a rule page to do.  But we could also split that day’s work into two days if we wanted.

Yes, they are progressing.  I have switched to WRTR, but we do the words the PR way.  I am also having them review sections each year so we hit the words more than once.  What I like about PR and WRTR is that they see the rules again and again as they come to another word that uses the same rule.  They are not just learning the rule in one lesson and never studying the rule again.

Hope that makes sense.