Spelling Thoughts

Just wondering what some of y’alls thoughts are on spelling.  My DD8 has been using AAS.  She’ll finish level 3 next week.  We started spelling ’cause her older sister was doing it and she wanted to, also.  This year spelling has been a struggle.  She gets upset about doing it.  She doesn’t want to do the tiles.  She gets grouchy.  I asked the other day why she suddenly gets a bad attitude at spelling time and she says ’cause she already knows how to spell the words and doesn’t want to do it.  She’s right.  She does spell them all correctly.  I’ve continued mostly so she could learn the rules behind them to help her with harder words in the future.  But, does it matter?  I didn’t learn most of those rules and spell just fine.  She seems to be a natural.

So, my quandry is what to do now.  I don’t want to continue with a bad attitude.  Do I continue AAS?  Do I switch programs?  I was looking at Spelling Power.  Any thoughts on that program?  I’m not sure Spelling Power would be a good fit for my other DD who is dyslexic and struggles with all things “lettered.”  I am not thrilled about the idea of 2 different spelling programs – then again one of the benefits of homeschooling is teaching the child.  Should I just skip spelling next year?  She’ll be turning 9 half way through the year.

Thanks for your thoughts and advice.  I really feel at a loss when planning for next year about most all of our subjects.