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Giveaway from All About Spelling: A FULL Spelling Curriculum! (closed)

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Yay!  All About Spelling wants to do our first giveaway of 2011:

All About Spelling isn’t a – yawn! – workbook method of learning spelling.   Instead, All About Spelling is a hand-on spelling program that will interest every kid in your bunch, as it has ours…

Using All About Spelling in our schoolroom

The All About Spelling program is logical and organized enough for even me to figure out and use easily with children at four different levels (grades 8, 6, 4, and 1).  The system uses letter tiles (pictured above) and flashcards to teach spelling.

Our family receives all sorts of educational products to possibly review for Freely Educate, and while we only post reviews of products that we think are good, we don’t always keep the products to use in our own little school. All About Spelling, however, definitely will be staying at home in our schoolroom.  It is solving our problem of poor spellers (they are so very phonetic!) while making the effort as painless as possible for the teacher (me).

Here is a little more about the All About Spelling program from the publishers:

“All About Spelling is your clear action plan for teaching spelling. Designed for effective, stress free teaching, the series progresses in a logical, sequential order. Through direct instruction, students learn exactly what they need to know in order to spell well.

The All About Spelling program brings together three pathways to learning – auditory (hearing), visual (seeing), and kinesthetic (touching).  This multisensory approach, combined with a built-in review system and reinforcement activities, ensures that students retain what they learn and understand how to apply it in practical situations.”

Go to the All About Spelling site to learn more about the program and to order a free report called, “The 20 Best Tips for Teaching Spelling.”

We want to give away a set of All About Spelling’s  Level One to one of you.

The winner’s package will include:

  • AAS Level One set (book and student Material Packet)
  •  Letter Tiles
  • Phonogram Audio CD-ROM

All of that will be sent to one of you, shipped free, of course!  (value: $56.90 and free s/h)

 A Note I wrote in 2009:  Since we are just now starting out with All About Spelling, we started even our big 13yo 7th grader in Level One.  He’s whizzing through it, as he should, but the reinforcement of the basics is good for him as well as for his 11yo, 5th grade sister.  Our 8yo (3rd grader) also is doing Level One, at a much slower pace.

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Mandatory Entry:  Just leave a comment, below.  Say you want one, say hey, say what’s frustrating about spelling.  Say anything you like!

Additional Entries: You’ll receive an additional entry for any or each of these.  Remember to comment separately per entry.

  1. First, did you just simply comment?  That’s the mandatory entry.  Do that first.  Then, choose any or all of these:
  2. Visit All About Spelling, click on Articles (top of the home page), then come back here and tell us which of their article titles sound most helpful to what you’re facing in your school.
  3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog or website   then come back here and leave a link to the blog post so we can visit you.
  4. Tweet about this giveaway (copy your tweet to @freelyeducate).  This entry can be repeated every 24 hours.
  5. Join our Facebook community page  or click on the “Like” button below this post or post a status message about this giveaway (this entry can be repeated every 24 hours).

That’s 5 ways enter!

Entries are open to U.S., U.K., Australian, New Zealand and Canadian addresses! Random.org will select the winner.  The winning entry will be verified.  Entry deadline: Wednesday, January 12, at noon CST.

1/12/2010:  Giveaway closed!   Thank you to those who entered!

Any entry problems?  Email me, Lori,  at freelyeducate@gmail.com and I’ll do a manual entry for you.  No missing out!

I hope you win!

p.s. 1/8/11 update:  Great news! All About Spelling contacted me this morning with an offer for you:  If you purchase Level One during the giveaway through our links and then win, you’ll have your money refunded. AND, as a extra bonus to the winner, you’ll receive their not-yet-released sturdy tote bag, retail value $14.95!

Spelling tote bag
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  1. I definitely would like to follow up by reading their article: Tactile Ways to Practice Spelling
    It sounds like good stuff for a kinetic child!

  3. Spelling Activities for Practicing Skills gives me some great ideas for helping my child really catch on.

  4. I love the section on prefixes. My girls and I like to break down words to their roots to help understand terms and to learn new ones. This sounds like a very interesting program and I plan to look into it more. Thanks for sharing this!!

  8. Right now, “teaching sight words” is a timely article here… my one child is great at phonics/sounds with NORMAL things, but the sight words throw him for a loop.

  17. (doesn’t look like my post posted…)
    I was just visiting the AAS website this morning… Perusing the FAQs… Really hoping to switch to All About Spelling soon… I want to read the articles on What Does / What Doesn’t Work When Teaching Spelling and also “What to Do When Poor Spelling Affects Your Child’s Performance in Other School Subjects”… Both sound encouraging and helpful for our homeschool…

  18. i would love to try this program–i have one of my children that has had spelling issues since the beginning of their schooling

  22. I loved the article on teaching phonemic awareness. I WILL be using the coin method of moving a coin every time they hear a sound in a word! What a simple and easy tip for both younger and older kids.

  25. I would love this for my kids and I to study spelling! I follow you on FB as well, that’s how I found out about this giveaway.

  28. Sounds Great. We’re using A Reason for Spelling and I’m looking for something new for my youngest.

  31. About spelling. Well, I might say “don’t get me started,” but you’ve already opened that can of worms. I am only homeschooling my 8th grader, I have two others in school. My first grade teacher isn’t given spelling lists. They want spelling to be more “intuitive”, so the kids don’t get a list to study. Instead, there might be any random word show up on their test…any word that has “come up” in class. The words “through” and “tough” were some of the early tested words. My first grader is used to getting “D’s” and “F’s” on her tests. I can’t help her, since the word list is not ever revealed. All this to say, I would love to win this spelling curriculum. It would come in so handy, as I am planning on teaching her spelling at home, since she is not taught it at school.

  37. I like the “Tactile Ways to Practice Spelling” This looks fun for early learners! Thank you for the offer!

  41. I found the articled titled “How to Correct Spelling Mistakes” helpful. In it, I found ideas for helping my students correct their own spelling mistakes. Some of their mistakes seem like they should be so obvious to them, in my opinion, but they don’t seem to catch their own mistakes. I gleened some good ideas to helping remedy this frustration.

  42. My blog feed also gets picked up by a national site, Just Mommies, so my post about this giveaway will be shared there as well, does that count me as another entry?

  46. I think I NEED this! We’re drowning when it comes to spelling right now and need some direction. Hope we win!

  47. We would LOVE this! Reading is going smoothly. Spelling…not so much! I know my daughter would love a more hands-on approach!

  49. I like “Tactile Ways to Practice Spelling” and the information about dyslexia, because I have some questions. Thanks!

  50. This would help tremendously with our homeschool studies. I have heard great things about this product!

  54. I would love to win this – with two little ones in school this would be a great place to start with spelling. Especially liking the hands-on aspect of it for my very tactile little boy.

  55. My daughter says our spelling curriculum is BOR-ing! I agree but I don’t tell her. It’s our first year home so this sounds fun and simple!!

  57. Just read the article, “Teaching spelling in your homeschool,” and it made me realize how important Spelling is. I mean I know it’s important of course but it becomes one of those let’s get through this and put it away subject.

  59. Just learned about this on a friend’s facebook page. I have now subscribed via email and facebook. Please enter me to win.

  61. Oh my 60 comments already. This is the year to focus on spelling. It’s ALL ABOUT SPELLING this year and I’d really like to win this giveaway!
    I have ‘liked’ FREELY EDUCATE on Facebook!
    Please enter us. We need help!

  65. I’ve heard people say good things about “All about Spelling” and I’d love to win this, I can’t afford to buy *another* spelling program.
    Missy

  66. I think I’d better read “Six strategies for reviewing spelling”. My kids are forgetting words too quickly.
    Missy

  78. I would love to have this for my beginning adult readers in our volunteer adult ed tutoring program!

  79. The most frustrating thing is that each child seems to process spelling differently. Maybe the varied approach here would work for all of the kids…

  81. Spelling is a big challenge in our house. I’d love to find a new method of teaching it.
    Carolyn

  89. “Why Teach Phonograms?” was a helpful article. I haven’t started spelling yet with my 2nd grader because I didn’t want to just pick any spelling workbook with busywork. I want her to learn the 72 phonograms.

  90. I’d LOVE to have this spelling program. I have 2 boys that are VERY hands on and another that could use a refresher on his basics, too!
    Thank you for offering this!

  96. I like AVKO sequential spelling, but it gets old after a while.This looks a lot more interesting and fun.

  97. This looks great! I have you on my email and on facebook. This will be a great help with my ADHD kids!

  98. great articles at the All About Spelling website! I’ve already read the one on Inventive Spelling and now I’ll go back and read What Works in Teaching Spelling and several of the spelling rules articles. Time to subscribe to the Spelling newsletter! Thanks for the link

  102. I have been searching for somthing this week to do with my son since he is bored & frustrated with the spelling I have been doing with him. I’d love a chance to try thi sout for free!

  103. On their website, I think the spelling activities article sounds interesting. There are several others that I will look into as well…

  105. Since we have a four year old, “Teaching Sight Words” will give us some insight on beginning reading skills.

  106. My daughter struggles with spelling and this sounds like something I would really like to try with her.

  113. Please enter us! We are just beginning to learn about spelling and this sounds wonderful!

  114. All About Spelling is on our wish list! My daughter is an advanced reader, so this program would really help her be able to communicate her thoughts. Right now she is able to read almost anything, but has a much harder time writing at the level she wants to. This would be so helpful and fun!

  116. Please enter me in your contest. As for articles, the one called Tactile Ways to Practice Spelling is very interesting.

  117. They have many good articles, but one I found very helpful is “Teaching Spelling in Your Homeschool.” They list many common mistakes we are prone to make without even realizing it.

  123. Spelling is something that we struggle with here. I was just checking it out yesterday, so winning one would be extra awesome!
    Pam Schrock

  124. I would love to win this! We have a homeschool friend that uses this and absolutely loves it. I’ve been trying to work it into our budget, but it’s hard to do sometimes.

  125. Spelling has been especially challenging to teach to my son who is autistic. He is high functioning but all the changing spelling rules really throw him. He gets frustrated which makes spelling a very frustrating subject at our house. This looks like a very interestin program. I am definitely doing some more research about this. Thank you for the information, and the chance to win one! Really awesome! I just love your blog, it has been so incredibily helpful! Thank you so much!

  127. What’s frustrating to my boys about spelling is not all the words follow the rules. They hate spelling. It would be great to have somthing to make it fun for them!

  128. My daughter is having the HARDEST time with spelling… I’d love to be able to try something new!!

  129. My little guy is a VERY tactile learner so I would definitely be up for anything that will make his learning experience easier.

  130. I have heard soooo many good reviews about this Spelling program – and I have tried sooo many others! Would love to win this giveaway!

  132. My son had so much frustration and difficulty with spelling that we just stopped including it. Any spelling activities made him so upset, he could not focus on other subjects for a while. Would really welcome a program that works!

  137. The “Homeschool Spelling” article is helpful to us, especially the section on the potential trouble spots and the importance of review.

  140. How cool for that to be given away. I have heard some good things about this program.

  141. I’d love to win this. I have a somewhat reluctant reader/writer (grade 2-3). He’s getting better but it’s slow going. I’d love to try this program with him and I think my daughter would enjoy it too (grade K-1).
    thanks!

  142. I would love to win this! We’ve been considering purchasing this curriculum as it can be used eventually by all 3 of our children. I’ve heard nothing but great things about AAS!

  143. Of the articles, this one appealed to me most:
    Choosing the Correct Spelling Pattern
    My daughter is a pretty good speller, but she sometimes chooses the wrong pattern in a word!

  148. My son and I would love a spelling program that WORKS!! PLEASE enter us in this give- a -way. My son has been with 3 different spelling curriculums that have only offer amplified busy work and not a good structural foundation to learn upon. We would be humbled if given the chance to use this program at no cost. Thanks so much for making this available to the homeschooling community.

  149. This would tie in wonderfully to a vocabulary program we’re using right now. It’s also great for my two different aged girls!

  150. Not surprisingly there is a All About Spelling movement going on in The Land Downunder! If it is as good as people say it is, then we will be hearing more about this amazing program, and hopefully get an Australian supplier soon!

  155. What’s frustrating about spelling to me is when my child asks WHY about a spelling rule…and I just say that’s the rule. He wants to know WHY!

  156. I would LOVE the spelling curriculum. I have a total of 7 children I am homeschooling, 4 biological and 3 adopted. My adopted children all have multiple diagnoses and are all special learners. I Think this curriculum could be a huge help to my family!!

  158. “How to Correct Spelling Mistakes” is an article that would be helpful in our spelling!

  162. I love the kinestheic methods suggested in All About Spelling. They certainly would make spelling seem more fun to every child.

  163. My first comment never came through – I really would love to win one of these programs. All About Spelling would be very helpful for my youngest child.

  165. Hands on spelling! Seems great! Would love to have for my 6 year old son! Please enter us!

  167. I’ll be reading the “Tactile Ways to Practice Spelling” article. It sounds like it would help my very hands-on learner.

  168. Cutbacks in our income have prevented us from purchasing the AAS curricula which is on the top of my wish list. But I’ve been using their fabulous free resources for quite some time and know this is a great multisensory learning tool.

  171. I NEED this!!!!! I am Very new to Home Education and do not have many materials. This would be a great start for our family…. Julia

  172. I was looking into Sequential Spelling which seems great, and this sounds like it maybe even better with the hands-on activities. Very excited!!

  174. What to do when poor spelling affects your childs performance in other areas. She loves to write stories, but her spelling is causing troubles in her writing class. I have tried so many other programs and they do not meet all the needs. All About Spelling looks like it would meet her needs and truly help her to suceed.

  176. I just checked out their “Articles” tab and I’m headed right back over to read some more. I just finished reading the “Teaching Spelling in your Homeschool” article. Very good!
    This is an area that I really need to pick up. Thanks!!!

  179. I read through the article on Five Ways to Handle Misspelled Words. I found it helpful in identifying why my son oftens misspells the words that commonly trip him up. It has been my belief that once I could latch onto the reason, then I could move on to how to correct it! Thanks!

  180. I would love to have the opportunity to try this curriculum with my children! Thanks for all of your information!!

  182. I just read the 20 tips for learning to spell. This is the structure I’ve been looking for. It would be great to win the curriculum.

  184. This would be wonderful. My daughter and my son are dyslexic and I have been looking at AAS but didn’t have the funds to buy it yet. …
    Thank you for entering me 🙂

  185. My children could really use this. My daughter is dyslexic and in 6th grade. We just figured out that she is dyslexic and I have been looking at AAS but didn’t have the funs yet….
    This would be wonderful for her!

  191. I signed up for Twitter just so I could “tweet” about his and DID!! But, I can’t figure out how to copy you on my tweet.

  193. I am so frustrated with spelling and reading and would love to see if this program would help my sons.
    Diana

  194. We are using Spelling Workout but would like to explore something more dynamic. Spelling is one of the subjects we are having problems with. I really would like to try this curriculum. Please pick me. ^^

  195. Tactile ways to Practice Spelling has fun ways to practice spelling. We’ve been doing boring workbooks and stuck in a rut. I’ll have to try some of these.

  197. I have a kinetic child. She is quite skilled at picking up new dance steps, horseback riding, swimming…, but is not scholarly at all. I am very frustrated. She is 13 and not writing or spelling like one. Help!!!
    LK

  202. I would love to have this curriculum… my 8 yrs old is not reading yet, and English is my second language, (I don’t have a prefect pronunciation), and that makes it even harder for me to help him with phonics..

  206. That's fine, Christi.  I'll see it if you put @freelyeducate in the tweet.  If you didn' t do that, don't worry about it.  I can verify later if this entry is the winning one. 

  207. We haven’t started formal spelling exercises, yet. It would be great to have something to guide us.

  208. There are several All About Spelling articles that look as though they would be helpful right now. I should probably start with Teaching Spelling in Your Homeschool.

  211. Thank you, Lori, for the opportunity! We would love an All About Spelling Level 1 kit.

  213. I have been homeschooling for 6 years and have not been able to find a program I like. They all bore the kids and make no logical sense. I find that they forget the words within months or learning. I would love to win this program!

  214. I’ve tried many programs for two of my sons who have auditory processing disorder and nothing works. My friend just told me about your program in Aug.. I’ve been reading about it and saving up. We’ll see what happens. Whoever receives it I’m sure will be blessed.

  215. Oh my, how wonderful to have such an awesome giveaway. I would likek this programme for my two young daughters as I am having a lot of trouble teaching them to spell. I have tried various ways and one particular daughter has auditory processing disorder and after reading about this programme I had asked my husband if we could buy Level One to get both my girls started on the right track. Please enter me into this giveaway.

  217. My house is full of those phonetic spellers as well! This looks like a great program. Thanks for the chance to win!

  219. I love that the program is mastery-based and not grade-level based. My good spellers can continue on and don’t have to wait for the next grade!

  221. This would be a big help for our family because my kids are afraid to make a mistake and I need to stop always correcting them when they do make mistakes.

  225. The article I think would be most beneficial for me right now is the one on how to handle spelling mistakes (although there were about 4 others I’d like to read, too).

  226. It would be such a blessing to our family to be the winners of this wonderful program. Thank you for introducing this to us.

  228. The article on Dyslexia Symptoms was so helpful. I have suspected it in one of my children, however was unsure. It definitely answered a few questions. Sounds like this program would be helpful.

  229. Count me in! My 10 year old is a proficient reader but the spelling hasn’t caught up yet! And I’ve got two children in the pre-reading phase.

  232. We really need this programme for our two learning needs homeschooled daughters. One is almost 11 and has auditory processing disorder and is having a dreadful time spelling words correctly and with some of the phonemic sounds missing I need all the help I can get with this child. Other programes haven’t worked and my husband has told me we can buy a copy but I would love to try for the giveaway first. It would be a wonderful savings.
    blessings and thanks.
    Sandra in New Zealand.

  233. My second entry to the giveaway is to say that I loved the article at All About Spelling called
    Tactile Ways to Practice Spelling because of visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), and kinesthetic (doing). I also liked the article on Developing Phonemic Awareness. This particular bit struck me…..
    “First, determine whether your student can identify the first sound in a word. Can he answer the question, “What is the first sound you hear in the word moon?” If not, here is a short lesson:…….”
    This sounds like just the right approach with my daughter Lauren.

  234. We thank you again for the opportunity. The article we found very interesting is under Approaches to Teaching Spelling – “What Works in Teaching Spelling”

  237. spotlight-on-merry-marinello is the article that most interests me because it is an actual homeschooling mom’s experience

  238. We’ve been thinking about trying this..if we win that will give us a chance to 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity 🙂

  239. Oh, this is great! They have some wonderful products and I would LOVE to win this! Thanks for the opportunity.

  250. The most frustrating thing to me about teaching spelling is that I have a daughter who is dyslexic and it is very difficult to determine whether or not she is grasping the concept.

  251. WOW, we would love this as spelling is so difficult for my oldest who has dyslexia. He is very tactile and visual and this would be a great thing for him.

  255. I would be most interested in reading the article about Orton Gillingham Approach. I KNOW it would be helpful with my son!!

  257. I loved the articles on Dyslexia they were very informative. I have 2 that I will be having tested soon. Thanks for the information.

  259. REALLY hoping we get one, because we can’t afford a darn thing that would really help my kids, it seems. There’s just too much frustration for her and she doesn’t enjoy it at all anymore. We need help. Wish they took food stamps for it! Got plenty of those!