Spelling Wisdom question

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  • September 10, 2013 at 11:43 am
    petitemom
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    Both my 5th and 7th grader are pretty good speller.

    We are using the book 1 Spelling Wisdom or Bible verses or other things we use for copywork.

    I find that book 1 is not very challenging for them. Would the other books work better?

    Also do the other books contain more challenging words or are the passages just longer?

    I am not looking necessarily to do longer passages. My 5th grader writes very slowly and I do not want to spend one hour on dictation but would like to work on new words.

    September 10, 2013 at 11:58 am
    JennNC
    Participant

    The books get progressively harder. I would think that for a 7th grader who is a good speller, Book 1 would probably be too easy. 

    I don’t have my kids write ALL of the long passages. They study the passage in its entirety but then I only dictate a portion, of my choosing. 

    Jenn

    September 10, 2013 at 12:48 pm
    HollyS
    Participant

    I moved my 6th grader up to book 2 this fall…it’s been a good fit for her (book 1 was too easy).  Have you tried some of the sample page excercises?  I think there are a couple from each book.

    September 10, 2013 at 6:53 pm
    Jordan Smith
    Keymaster

    Have you tried some of the sample page excercises?  I think there are a couple from each book.

    We recently updated the sample to include six exercises from each book. There are a couple from the beginning, middle, and end of each book so that you can get a good idea of the progression of difficulty.

    September 10, 2013 at 9:03 pm
    petitemom
    Participant

    I didn’t know there were sample pages, I’ll check it out!

    thank you!

    September 11, 2013 at 7:48 pm
    jill smith
    Participant

    Are they suppose to just read the sentences and then you dictate it back? Confused

    with this too? I started my 5th grader in book 1 and my 9th grader in book 2. MAy be to easy at first but they do build up fast.

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