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We received this program about 1 1/2 weeks ago. My son, age 12 is on a 1st grade level in spelling. He HATES spelling. We started this program. His attitude has changed 100% already in just 12 days. He is already improved a lot. It is amazing. The biggest barrier we had was between his ears. Now he is being more positive about his spelling. He has an attitude he can do it. And he is. If he makes a mistake, he immediately learns from it. The next day he is better. He doesn't even fuss about 25 words a day now. It is amazing.

My 11 yo thought that level 1 was "too easy" and thought because it was level "1" that it was for 1st graders. I found a few words that were hard in the back to show her that she was learning difficult words (like lullaby and presidential). I gave her and her 14 yo brother a pretest of 5 more difficult words and they both got them wrong. When we got to them in the spelling tests however, she got them right. I think we sold her on them right then. I would love an automated/independent study on the computer that would self check? I have 4 kids and will potentially have 3 of them using sequential spelling next year. That will be 45' of teacher intensive time for spelling tests. Another program that I like is Megawords: they have games that the kids can do on their own and they learn the spelling without realizing it.

I like SS because it only takes 10 minutes a day and it works! Both my son and daughter's spelling have improved. Interestingly, I dropped writing the words using 2 different colors of dry erase markers for awhile. I simply read the correct spelling to them. I found that this wasn't as effective. There's something about them seeing the word written down and self-correcting. Whatever you're planning, I would recommend emphasizing the importance of the white board.

I enjoy homeschooling all 5 of my children. I enjoy the interaction with them as well. It is really fun to see my children's faces when they realize what is going on. They finally get it!! :) Thank you!!

I wanted to thankyou for your previous advice. I have really seen improvement with Brianna following your modifications. She enjoys her private spelling time, and when it's time to do spelling with her brother, she's already done the words before. I can tell she enjoys having her word written down first much of the time and not making mistakes in front of Garrett. That has been great for her confidence. This has made a big difference in our school day. I only wish we'd discovered Sequential Spelling sooner!

Appreciatively yours,

Rachael

I struggled with deciding on a Spelling program for my daughter. It didn't make sense to me to give her random lists of words related to colors or the weather, etc. I believe that learning the meanings of words through vocabulary happens naturally through our studies of history, science, reading, etc. Sequential Spelling has been working really well. She is 7 and in the 2nd grade. This is the first year that I have done any Spelling with her. She loves it and not only does she figure out very quickly how she has misspelled a word almost entirely on her own, she also goes through the day almost shouting out things like, "Hey, Mom, sink! Sink has in in it, too!" I know that it's making sense to her. Sequential Spelling has definitely met my expectations so far. I believe that she will be a better speller because it seems to be a much more logical approach. She is learning to build words so to speak rather than just memorize them.

Sequential Spelling is the smartest way to spell. I used it for my son who couldn't spell words in his spelling work book and could never pass a spelling test. My son is so proud of himself that he could actually spell words found in his readers. Thank God for you people.

The original Sequential spelling bored my dyslexic son. He felt he wasn't learning as much. He has complete faith and trust in the Individualized spelling because he proved to HIMSELF that sequential learning worked. I don't know if you could keep the program affordable, if automated. Putting the English Patterns on an automated program would definitely be beneficial. Yet I honestly feel all monies should be spent in advertising!! Your programs, as is, could help millions!

I like how sequential spelling exposes students to unfamiliar words, improves their decoding skills in reading, and actually teaches them how to spell any word--not just content words.

I just wanted to tell you how much we LOVE your program! My 9 year old son is FINALLY getting spelling!! (See me jumping up and down right now!!) I've tried everything with him over the 4 years I've been homeschooling him - he reads pretty well, but could not spell when I asked him to spell something and couldn't memorize spelling words. Recently, I heard about AVKO. Though my son is not dyslexic, I decided to try your online sample lesson for the word beginning. It was working, so I purchased Seq. Sp. 1 at the MACHE conference and we've been doing that ever since MACHE. I'm SO proud of him - and SO thankful for your program!!! I'm recommending it to EVERYONE I know and on all the homeschooling e-mail groups I am on. Not only does it work, it is easy to use and reasonably priced!

I can't thank you enough for your "If it is to be, it is up to me to do it" spelling program. My son is 19 and will be going to LeTourneau University this fall majoring in engineering. He is very smart and especially gifted in math, but he couldn't spell. He would spell phonetically and it was very difficult to read. He's all right with "spell checker" on the computer, but he'll still have to write essay tests in class and I wondered how it would go. Plus our society thinks people are stupid if they can't spell and it is very embarrassing.

I have tried countless spelling programs with him - every year a different program. Two years ago we spent several thousand dollars for him to go to the Dyslexia Correction Center of Washington (Davis Orientation Counseling Program). He wrote out the words with clay, but he still didn't retain the spellings.

He was desperate and said, "Mom - we've got to find something to help me." So I went to the internet and found your program. We are on Lesson 25 and it makes sense to him and he is learning and retaining the spelling. We do 2-3 lessons a day, separated by several hours. We are both so excited. I want to introduce this to our school district. It is a shame this isn't used nation-wide for all dyslexic kids. It is a wonderful program. Thanks also for the sample lessons on-line. I got tired of purchasing programs that didn't work. This enabled me to try it with my son and find the success it provided.

Thank you so much for developing it and providing it at such a reasonable price. You have no idea what this has meant in the life of my son.

Thanks,

Diana H.

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