Use of Dictation Exercises - How do you implement this?

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Permalink Reply by Michelle on March 24, 2009 at 9:14pm

We tend to do AAS 3 times a week for about 15 minutes a day. Usually we spend the first day reviewing cards and doing the concept review as well as doing one new concept. The next day we finish any new concepts introduced and then try it out on the spelling words along with a couple of dictation sentences. The third day I briefly restate the new rule we're learning and finish dictation sentences and/or phrases to make sure the new concept is solidified.

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Permalink Reply by Nicole on March 24, 2009 at 10:12pm

We pretty much do AAS everyday as Spelling is my dd's favorite subject. I usually try to dictate the words from the 'more words' lists for her to build with the tiles by the 1st or second day of the step. I have to produce a portfolio for our state so I use dictation in which she actually writes all the phrases and all the sentences for my weekly test. Sometimes we get through the Steps more quickly so we may have 2 "tests" in one week but that is how I use it.

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Permalink Reply by Bcontent on March 25, 2009 at 2:32pm

Nicole ~ We too need to provide a portfolio. I've been going between just doing the word list for the "test" or using the dictation for the "test".

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Permalink Reply by Bcontent on March 25, 2009 at 2:30pm

Sounds like a good plan!

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Permalink Reply by Merry on March 24, 2009 at 11:57pm

I do all of the dictation (and all of the reinforcement words too). After I have taught the lesson and my kids have done the 10 main words, then I start doing dictation with them. If there are reinforcement words, I alternate--several words, a few phrases & sentences, several more words, etc...

I've debated whether I should spread the sentences out more but right now this seems to work for us.

Merry :-)

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Permalink Reply by siloam on March 25, 2009 at 12:06am

Well I haven't gotten there yet (like that ever stops me), but I think my plan is going to be to do one dictation sentence a day, and probably cut the word list down to doing 5 words a day. Basically I will continue with the dictation from the previous lesson while continuing to move ahead.

We will see it it works out that way. ;)

Heather

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Permalink Reply by Bcontent on March 25, 2009 at 2:28pm

That's an interesting application. Hmmmmmm . . . So the dictation would work as a review for your lesson. I guess if the child does not get a word correct, you can continue to review that particular word as you move forward.

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Permalink Reply by Bcontent on March 25, 2009 at 2:41pm

Merry ~Woops! This post is in reply to your response. How did it get here?
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This sounds like how we're currently doing the dictation. I'm now trying to do review at the beginning of each AAS 15 minute session. (Learning this from these forums.) Then we carry on from where we left of the time before. So, being that dictation is at the end of the Step, we cover that last. Right now that comes in about the 2nd,3rd session.

I think we'll use the dictation as practice, then use the word list for "the test". This then we'll put into dd's portfolio for our state.

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Permalink Reply by caspen1973 on March 25, 2009 at 7:07am

As for how much time we spend, we go through the entire lesson and do the 10 words they need to know to pass the level. I only do the phrases or sentences if they aren't getting antsy. My 6 year old can get stressed out by spelling so I just take it one sentence at a time. It usually boils down to doing just 2 a time though.

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Permalink Reply by Bcontent on March 25, 2009 at 2:29pm

Age does make quite a difference! I think I'd cut the time down too if my dd was younger.

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Permalink Reply by Belle Branham on September 17, 2009 at 1:50pm

With my 1st grader in Level 2, we do word list, 2 phrases and 2 sentences. Sometimes this all happens in one day, others take 2 days. We do AAS 3 times a week.

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