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Comment by Merry on April 13, 2009 at 6:31pm

Hi Tina, I started a discussion for you up above, here: http://allaboutspelling.ning.com/group/sonlighters/forum/topics/do-you-like-the-new-la-and

Merry :-)

Comment by Tina Watson on April 13, 2009 at 3:56pm

Hi Sonlighters! I used Sonlight for one year and ablsolutely loved the reading material. I struggled with determining mastery for my kids ages (now 12 and soon to be 9) and a tangible sense of beginning and ending a section. (I'm very option-oriented anyway so I don't naturally set up beginnings and endings.) My daughter loved the assigned books and would race through them so that the language arts sections weren't really relevant when she got to them. I understand they've changed their L.A. and for the better. My questions are how do you have your children demonstrate their grasp of the material and what do you think of the grammar, writing in the L. A. as it is now?
Thanks!
Tina W.

Comment by Merry on March 26, 2009 at 9:57pm

Great question, here's a link on readiness: http://all-about-spelling.com/spelling-readiness . I just started a discussion for this too: http://www.thechatterbee.com/forum/topics/how-do-i-know-my-child-is If other questions come up we can keep them all together then! Merry :-)

Comment by Angela on March 26, 2009 at 9:54pm

Thanks Heather! I just saw your post...I guess we posted our last comments at the same time!
It is great to know that it can be used with a wide range of ages. I was trying to tell my 6 yo about it tonight. I said 'it will help you learn how to spell, so that you can do it on your own without always having to ask mommy' and she said 'i can spell 'mommy' already!' HA! Then I said 'can you spell 'bridge' and she surprised me by getting 'bridg'... she just forgot the 'e'. I'm going to really consider getting this. It sounds like fun.

Comment by Angela on March 26, 2009 at 9:47pm

oh! nevermind...just found my answer here

Comment by siloam on March 26, 2009 at 9:47pm

Angela,

I bought AAS for my 7yo, but after using it I was so thrilled with the method and ease of use that I moved my 11yo and 9yo over to it. Yes the word are really easy for them, but they are learning the rules they will later apply to more difficult words.

Heather

Comment by Angela on March 26, 2009 at 9:44pm

Thanks Merry! I did find it, and it looks very appealing! I'm wondering, at what age could you start this? I'm assuming around K or grade 1?

Comment by Merry on March 26, 2009 at 9:03pm

Hi Angela--if you haven't found it already, the AAS website is linked at the top of this page under spelling. Or go to www.all-about-spelling.com

Comment by Angela on March 26, 2009 at 6:49pm

Thanks! Googling it now... :)

Comment by Cheryl on March 26, 2009 at 5:36pm

Hey, Angela--
I actually heard about AAS from the SL forum. I just did a search for AAS and found their website. I recently started using this program. I am teaching my 8 yr old and 6 yr old. My kids seem to like it and my daughter's spelling and confidence is already improving.

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