A Few of the Many Unsolicited Testimonials

Dear Mr. McCabe, 
 
Thanks for the cool spelling program. 
 
I am a "right-brained" 47 year old mom teaching a "right-brained" 11 year old boy (who has never spelled well) and a "left-brained" 8 year old girl 
 (who has had little problem spelling her whole school experience) SIMULTANEOUSLY. 
 
We are on Day 30 and already I can see the light coming on for my son. 
I love that each word is corrected and discussed before the next word is called. That has made all the difference for my son. He finally gets to feel successful as a speller! He has no problem with math or science and loves to read but spelling has always been a challenge for him. 
 
I really needed all that advice on how to present the words too. I was a computer pattern maker in my career - not a teacher-type - so I need all the cool tips! It has made this year flow much better for us. Both children beg for Sequential Spelling first each day that we home school. 
 
You might suggest to those selling this curriculum that they really suggest buying the same number of Student Response books as students. I bought one Response book with the intention of allowing the right-brained child to use the book and the other to use notebook paper. I thought I was saving but I realized that the Response book keeps all the lists together in one tidy book. My daughter has no problem numbering her paper and staying in numerical sequence but I knew my son could not manage that kind of task. I will get the other book when I return to The Home school Gathering Place in Raleigh. The owners of that store had heard good comments with the program and since I know the owner home schooled her kids I trusted her advice. 
 
What I have noticed about my son is the inability to write like other children. He knows the information and can speak it orally but forgets the information as it runs down his arm to his fingers that are writing for him. Having the response book has saved us the hassle of numbering our paper... and it actually saves paper, too. 

if you ever need a testimonial I'm your girl. 
 
Anita Mason Shaver 
Sundance Academy 
Brown Summit,N.C. 
336 656 5359 
sndance@bellsouth.net 

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I wanted to thank you, Mr. McCabe, for your efforts in producing Sequential Spelling.  We have just started using the first book in our homeschool, and it is probably the first time we have ever had a positive experience with spelling.  There are at least three things I like about your curriculum.  First, the fact that my children are doing so well with it (and my worst speller is the one who is having the most rapid improvement!).  After a few days I was a little concerned when I still saw lots of writing movements when I gave the correct spelling.  I thought they must still be having to make a lot of corrections, but I didn't say anything at the time.  Later I found out that they were so pleased that they had spelled the word correctly they were drawing little smiley faces next to the words.  That's when I realized how good of an experience they were having.  The second thing that I like is the fact that it is so affordable.  If it had not been, I probably would not have tried it.  We have just had too many bad (and expensive) experiences with programs that "guaranteed" that they were the answer to our problems.  Last, but not least, is the fact that the program is so simple and easy to use and requires so little advance preparation on my part.

Janice Walker

 

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Dear McCabe,

I learned of your spelling curriculum at a homeschool book fair in Arlington, Texas from a vendor located outside of Houston.  After pouring over your website, I ordered the first level of spelling for my 15 year old son who has a diagnosis of high functioning autism. This is so exciting.  With eleven years of homeschooling, six children and a special ed. degree this is the greatest approach to spelling I have ever seen for anyone, not just those with learning differences.  I will pass your website on to our local school's special ed. director. Your hard work and dedication is evident. We will be start the spelling as soon as it arrives.  I am expecting great gains in spelling and reading this summer.

Sincerely,
Sandra Deal
 

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Hello Mr. McCabe,

 

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!

 

Again, THANK YOU so much!

Chrisanne Holm

Albertville, MN

PS. I do have a question:  On words such as "disagrees", "freed", "treeing".....which letters should be green and which black?

 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1Cor. 1:3

Dear Mr. McCabe,