Spelling Wisdom question for Sonya

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  • January 2, 2010 at 1:53 pm
    mommy25
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    Sonya – is there a reason for having just one exercise per sheet of paper instead of just listing them one under the other in sequence? Are the kids supposed to write on the sheet? I was going to print out all of the exercises and make a book (I have a binding machine here at home) out of it but I feel like I am wasting paper. I just want to utitlize the program to the fullest and be able to use it with other children down the road.

    Thanks!  

    January 2, 2010 at 5:55 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    Good question. I wanted one exercise per page to make it easier for kids to keep their focus and attention on the correct exercise. Some moms use that extra space for the word-studying portion of dictation, yes. The student can write the words to be studied, copy the words, or whatever. You can even use that space for your “pre-test” if you fold the sheet over. 

    I’ve used Spelling Wisdom both ways: e-book and printed book. When I used the e-book format, I would print 4-6 exercises at a time. That would hold us over for 2 or 3 weeks. Once we finished with the sheet of paper, I put it in a stack of “drawing scratch paper” that I keep under my desk, so we could use the back for something else. 

    Now that I’m using the printed books, we don’t write in them; however, I have used them for three different students and have another one coming up. So I feel like we’ve gotten good use out of them.

    January 2, 2010 at 6:10 pm
    mommy25
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    Yes, okay that makes sense. Thanks for all the ideas….you have been a great help!Laughing

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