The Curriculum Choice

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by: Barb

Homeschool Spelling with Spelling Power

When we first started homeschooling, spelling was one subject that I thought I could easily handle with a workbook.  We trudged through  many years of Abeka spelling books and then switched to Spelling Workout for a few years with the youngest boys. By the time I reached my third child, spelling lists and tests had begun to try my patience.  It seemed silly for them

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by: Betsy

Middle School Spelling and Vocabulary – from A Beka

When my daughter reached middle school age, she was a pretty good speller. However, she needed to continue with her spelling lessons to develop her skills even further.  She also needed work on vocabulary. This review may include affiliate links to curriculum that we loved and used in our own homeschool.  Please see our disclosure policy. Prior to that, we had used Building Spelling Skills

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by: Tricia

Spelling Workout Review

When you stick with a curriculum throughout your homeschool years, I believe it speaks volumes to its success and ability to meet the needs of different learning styles. Spelling Workout is more than just spelling. Besides spelling practice, this series teaches: Learning how to spell a word Phonics Dictionary skills Editing and proofreading – including proofreading marks Word analysis Classification Word application Optional – Building

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by: Cindy

Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum Reviews

Here at Curriculum Choice, we know the importance of language arts instruction from preschool through high school!  If our children are to be great readers and writers, consistent language arts lessons are a must. Below are some of the many homeschool language arts curriculum reviews our Curriculum Choice authors have written on the vast variety of language arts. Our Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum Reviews You’ll

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by: Heidi Ciravola

A Review of Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary

After using Growing with Grammar for many years with my older two, I decided to give Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary a try with my youngest. I really like the independent learning and usage set-up of the JacKris Publishing products so I figured Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary would be just as great an option as Growing with Grammar. Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary is a

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by: Adelien Tandian

Spelling Workout for EFL Learners

English is not our native language. We learn English in various ways. Last month, I just shared about our grammar curriculum. Today I would like to share about the spelling curriculum we used in our first year homeschooling children, Spelling Workout. We use this curriculum as it is recommended in The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition). Well, actually EFL (English as

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by: Kyle McVay

A.C.E. Word Building

We have been using Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) in our homeschool for about three years with all the children (except the twins who are too young). Although I was skeptical at first, we have great success using the program. You may read my Review of ACE English which details my thoughts about the program. Several years ago when I first saw ACE I thought it was too

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