Spelling You See Curriculum Review | Flip-Through | Homeschool Spelling Curriculum
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- Are you searching for a way to teach spelling in your homeschool? In this video, I thoroughly cover what you can expect when using Spelling You See. This innovative homeschool spelling curriculum doesn't use traditional spelling lists or weekly spelling tests. This curriculum works on building visual awareness of letter chunks. We've used levels of Spelling U See from A all the way through G, so I felt comfortable making a video explaining how we use the curriculum and what are some of the features I appreciate, as well as what we tend to skip in our own family's homeschool routine. This has earned a place as our favorite spelling curriculum these days, and I hopw that this spelling you see curriculum review is helpful for you as you consider whether or not this would be a good fit for your own family's homeschool.
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Thanks for being so thorough!
Picked up Level A to use come this fall. So excited :)!
We honestly haven't looked back at traditional spelling ever since coming across this program, it's been awesome. I love the way it repeatedly brings kids attention to looking at the "parts" that make up words, really "seeing" the way letters combine and work together.
Thank you for explaining this curriculum a little bit better. I have heard about this before but in-depth the way of you have covered it.
Thank you so much for watching!
I loved spelling as a child, went into spelling competitions until middle or high school! You are right about that!
Sometimes it really just comes naturally!!
I appreciate the thorough review!
Thank you, Erica! :)
I really like the visuals in the book. Bright and colorful, that kept me a lot more engaged as a child.
I think that's pretty much universal, right! Bright colors draw a child in!
I think your right about the spelling trait. I've had an easy time with spelling in my life but a half of my kids and my husband struggle with it.
I'm excited you shared this because my two kids that struggle with spelling, I'm really looking for something that will help them more with spelling. So thank, you lovely lady you! ❤️
My two youngest sisters haven't taken naturally to spelling, but have loved this program and we have stuck with it ever since finding it!
Thank you so much! I enjoyed the flip through.
Thank you for watching!
learning so much from your vids, as always. Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you so much, Faith!
This is a well done detailed review. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I was so close to using this curriculum this school year! It really looks so solid. I actually really like the method.
It's a different method from any other spelling program we've used, but we've really liked using it over the past few years!
I like hearing the spelling rules that we were never taught growing up. I totally know what you mean by the "natural" thing. Some of my friends haven't even taught their children spelling. For me, my child's writing always reveals which words they are struggling with . Many schools are still stuck in the traditional list method.
I have definitely learned a lot of interesting spelling rules as a grown up, beyond just the ones I learned as a kid! I think a more natural spelling approach is a great idea!
Love this, so tempting to just get into this program. I think Naomi might thrive here.
We have really enjoyed it for the past several years! I love how visual it is.
Thank you for this! I am considering this for my struggling reader once she finishes the Foundations program of Logic of English. This was very helpful.
This program has been a great addition. I love that they aren't memorizing lists of words, but learning to look closer at the different parts that make up words and how those parts work together. It's a really well-put-together program.
@@SevenInAll yes! This is a big focus of phonics in Logic of English so I think Spelling U See might be an easy transition for my daughter.
Very nice sharing this video. Thank you my friend. Really great job.
Thank you so much!
Happy Monday friend, we are always looking for spelling content! nice video :~)
Thank you so much!
Great review! I ordered Level B for my upcoming 1st grader. This is right up her alley with the colored pencils, the riddles and copywork. I got something completely different for my son because I know he would not like all the writing!
I love that you're using the freedom we have to use different curriculums for individual kids! We have implemented that quite a bit!
Really love math u see so I’m excited to try this again next year
We are pretty big fans of Math U See over here as well. They have really developed some well thought-through curriculum!
Such a interesting point. I would like to believe that it may have to do some with the style of learning as well.
Very true! Sometime certain skills just "click" very easily, while others don't come as naturally. Just depends on the way our brains are wired.
Great flip through! I have heard of this curriculum, but have not seen it.
I always appreciate being able to see the insides of a curriculum to help me understand how it works!
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Ashlea!
Hi it's Victoria from home educating the mad lads on the husband's phone. Your right about some people find it easier than others. Bean just seems to get it whereas pudge really struggles x
Yes! For some, spelling is no big deal, for others, it's more of a lifelong battle. My sister, who's an economics teacher, still knows it's tough for her, and pays extra attention to double checking her spelling when she's teaching.
We are so thankful that we found Spelling You See this year! We moved from the traditional lists to this curriculum the beginning of this year and we aren't looking back. It has been extremely helpful! Thank you for the look inside F since we are going to be using it next year.
We've been pretty much the same, after coming across Spelling You See, we've never looked back!
I love the factual stories later on.
Yes, I love the combo of real information, historical names and such, while practicing spelling and careful copywork.
Dang it Rachel! Now I need to spend money again!!!!! Hahahaha I need it nowwwwwww
This is the danger of CZcams videos
Silly sentences are one of my specialties too! Lol
We have to get some fun out of all the spelling words we have to dictate...
English spelling is all kinds of confusing.
Spelling was pretty easy for me, but since leaving school I’ve gotten worse 😬
I’ll be relearning some things with Hadley again in HS 😂
I like the workbook. & using funny sentencing is a unique talent ❤️❤️
haha, yes, I think we all learn so much when teaching our kids...either homeschool or helping with homework...it's a second chance to learn all those things we learned in school and then forgot! lol!
I just bought Level C Wild Tales for my daughter with dyslexia. She finished Logic of English last year and this year we've been doing Evan Moor spelling, but I felt like she needed a little more "intensive" spelling/phonics. I think (hope) this is going to be good fit for her. We are starting it Monday.
I hope so, too! It's very different from any other spelling curriculum I've looked at. Spelling has never fully clicked for my now-high school age sister, we switched her to this program years ago and I think she gained confidence through it, but I don't think she's ever going to be the most stellar speller. We joke in our family that spelling skills are 'you're either born with them, or you're not' because I have two sisters who just can't spell well, despite everything we've done (one is dyslexic as well, she's now a working adult and has excellent strategies for using spellcheck and proofreading tools)...my mom is also a terrible speller (even after teaching all of us!) but also one of the wisest people I know! I think it's just really hard for spelling to 'click' in some brains.
@@SevenInAll I agree Rachel! I’m a horrible speller! I misspelled “polite” today and my 6th grader corrected me 😂 I will say I learned a thing or two from Logic of English! But I agree that some people can spell and some just can’t! My husband is stellar at spelling and literally SEES the words written out in his brain. 🤷♀️ I’m hoping this method will give my daughter more practice and exposure to written English. Plus she loooooves animals and was thrilled with the content of the passages in Level C.
Hi Rachel,
First, thank you for your very helpful videos! Do you find it necessary for a spelling curriculum or any other language arts curriculum in addition if you are using the Gather ‘Round kindergarten curriculum? I am homeschooling my first child (in preschool now) and using the Letters and Numbers and so far we are both loving it. But wondering if I will need to supplement next year. Thanks!
Ready to Read from Gather 'Round does naturally include quite a bit of phonics awareness of letters in three-letter (and later, 4 and 5 letter words), so it definitely covers a lot of the same ground that Spelling You See A (the Kindergarten-ish level) would cover. I don't think there's really a firm yes or no answer on whether it's needed. I wouldn't do a traditional spelling curriculum at that level, for sure, but the Spelling You See A is really so focused on the building blocks of those basic words that I think it reinforces phonics well, rather than feeling like a "spelling test".
Some kids pick up on the phonics patterns right away and don't need practice beyond simply reading books out loud. Others need the opportunity for more practice, writing out words and seeing how the letters work together and combine sounds. Ready to Read has 4 worksheets for each lesson, incorporating math and other subjects as well as LA. They were very purposeful in NOT going beyond 4 worksheets so that it didn't start to involve busy work...but, because there are only 4 short worksheets a day, there is not very much extra repetition or writing of the words being covered. For me, I'd be likely to do both Spelling You See together with Ready to Read...but you have to know yourself and your kid, if it would feel burdensome to have that extra practice with the words they're learning to read, or if it would help feel a little bit more solid with those early reading skills to have the extra practice.
The only other LA to really do a lot of in kindergarten is reading all sorts of books. That's my favorite part. :)
@@SevenInAll Thank you!
Great video :) a few questions :
Would this work if we have a four day school week?
How many total lessons are in level B both books combined ?
Did anyone used level B with a 2nd grader? I feel as if we could do C even after the assessment but figured gaining confidence in writing / spelling by starting out at a lower level may be beneficial the long run .
We have had a 4 day schoolweek for years and for us, we don't mind if the spelling "test" comes after the weekend, or gradually shifts throughout the week. We simply do the next lesson as it comes. In level C, there is usually a "free" day where the kids can draw a picture based on the rhyme or story, so you could technically skip that day if you wanted to keep the 4 days of the week the same each week.
There are 36 lessons, designed to last for 36 weeks, so one school year between both books.
I definitely think you could use level C with a 2nd grader who has all the fundamentals of reading already. For us, level A is more kindergarten/advanced kindergarten, level B is more 1st grade/could be 2nd grade if you want it to be easier, but I do feel like level B would start out quite slow for a 2nd grader. Hopefully looking at example pages is helpful!
This was a great review! Do u still plan to use this with your boys...at this point? I haven't started spelling lessons yet with my son bc we ve been really focusing on reading with AAR. And this program teach spelling rules? It looks really great!
That was supposed to say..Does this program teach spelling rules? Thank u!
It does teach some spelling rules but does much less of that than more traditional spelling programs, and more so in the upper levels, there aren't really any spelling rules in the first couple of levels. I have started level A with my son because I really like the phonetic awareness involved in the approach of hearing the word "cat" and knowing that you need to break the word down and write down the three letters you hear.
I’ve used math u see but I have always wondered about spelling you see
Our family has used Math U See quite a bit, too!
This is a great flip through! What age or grade would you use this curriculum for?
Spelling You See has 7 levels--level A is roughly approximate to kindergarten, and the next levels would be roughly 1st-6th grade. But they are purposely labeled with letters rather than grades so that parents feel more free to choose the level that best fits their child's developmental stage.
@@SevenInAll that makes sense. I have a little one going into 1st grade soon so I think level A would be a good fit!
Hey Rachel, Have you used all about spelling? Which do you prefer? What are your thoughts... my daughter is reading almost done level 1 in all about reading should I start spelling you see A or B?
I have not used All About Spelling - I think it's a great program, but I think it may be a little bit "overkill" with a child who picks up spelling fairly naturally or quickly. (My oldest son seems to be wired this way). I think starting with Spelling You See A when you're close to finishing All About Reading 1 is perfect. Children can usually read more complicated words than they can spell, so at the beginning, it's okay to be working on spelling 3 and 4 letter words even if they can read longer or more complex words.
Hi Rachel! Do you think this would be too much with handwriting without tears?
I don't--but always place your child at the level that fits their current needs. We've used Spelling U See A for a gentle introduction to spelling during my son's kindergarten year.
Joey was taking a video of something the other day and you can here me in the background saying, "how do you spell..." 😂
Consistency is key. lol!!!
I always wonder if I would have been better off without spelling tests! It made me feel so bad! I was a "terrible speller"
I do love that this doesn't have a traditional spelling test, while in other ways, it's always "testing" a child's awareness of spelling through finding the parts that make up words. Spelling tests can be SO discouraging when spelling doesn't come naturally.
Hi does this curriculum explain ‘ough’?
This spelling curriculum doesn't really "explain" most of the letter combos (in the higher levels there is sometimes some explanation, it just asks students to highlight and mark different letter combos, visually drawing attention to the parts that make up words. I have usually seen "ough" addressed in phonics programs for learning to read---oh English, with "ough" and its many sounds!
I have used this curriculum in the past but I think my children where to young
Sometime that can really be the frustration, trying to jump in to using a resource a little bit too early.
Can this double as a writing curriculum?
A lot of people skip doing a handwriting curriculum if they use this, because there's already a significant copywork element.
Do you have students who have used only this all the way through?
No, not yet. We have one who has used it from when she first learned to read until 4th grade (her current level right now), and one who started it at around 5th grade and finished up the highest levels of the curriculum.
@@SevenInAll we are using this witt our 9 year old and I'm planning to start our grades 1&2 sons into it in the fall, so was curious how you have seen it 'work' long term. I feel like it's a really logical approach when the time is taken to do all the steps. We skipped reading together a few weeks and that wasn't very effective. My 9 year old son is a fast reader, as I was, and I honestly struggled with spelling a lot, as does he.
@@kendraparks3271 I agree that much of the benefit comes from being sure to do each step! It does take a little bit of time, but the teenager, who has always struggled with spelling, has thrived with this program.
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Thanks!
No, no, don’t tempt me to buy more schoolbooks.😂
hahaha! Nobody "needs" more schoolbooks...it's just that sometimes we want them. I do like these better than the old-fashioned spelling lists I used when I was growing up, but those work just fine. Clearly we all learn how to spell sooner or later...