Spelling WorkoutHomeschool bundle includes:•StudentEdition•Teacher’sEdition

P A R E N T G U I D E

ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.

Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.

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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.

Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure.Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.

Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.

Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.

Spelling Workouttreatsspellingasadevelopmentalprocess.Childrenprogressinstagesfromsimplesound/letterrelationships,tolearningmorecomplexword-structurepatterns.BooksAthroughGintheSpelling Workoutseriestargetgrades1through8respectively.Theprimarylevelshaveastrongphonicsbase,whiletheuppergradesshifttowardstudyofwordoriginsandvocabulary.Guidedinstructionisthekeyintheearlylevels;upperlevelsoftheprogramleadintoself-guided,independentstudy.

TheSpelling Workoutserieswillengageyourchildincross-curricularreadingpassagesthatdevelopkeyspellingwords.Itprovidesspellingpracticethroughriddles,puzzles,interactiveactivitiesandreviews,andreinforceswhathasbeenlearnedthroughout.TheSpelling Workoutprogramutilizesatest-studymethodofteachingspelling.Yourchildwillfirsttakeapretestofwordsthathavenotbeenintroduced.Then,underyourdirection,yourchildself-correctsthetest,rewritingcorrectlyanywordthathasbeenmissed.Thisapproachnotonlyprovidesanopportunitytodeterminehowmanywordsyourchildcanalreadyspell,butalsoallowsthemtoanalyzespellingmistakes.Intheprocesstheyalsodiscoverpatternsthatmakeiteasiertospellwords.Yourchildwillstudythewordsastheyworkthroughpracticeexercises,andthenreassesstheirspellingbytakingafinaltest.ThewordsusedinSpelling Workouthavebeenchosenfortheirfrequencyinwrittenandoralvocabularies,theirrelationshipstosubjectareas,andforstructural,aswellasphoneticgeneralizations.

OverviewTheSpelling Workouthomeschoolbundleincludesthefollowingcomponents: • StudentEdition •Teacher’sEdition

UsingtheMaterialsPearsoncurriculummaterialsarethoughtfullyplannedtopresentthesubjectinawaythatisengaging.Eachlessonbuildsuponitself,butprovidesflexibilitysoyoucanmakeityourown.

Using the Teacher’s EditionTheTeacher’s Editionprovideseverythingneededtodelivercompleteinstructiontoyourchild.TheTeacher’s EditionbeginsbyreviewingtheSpelling Workoutlessonformat.Thepacingiscoverednext-thelessonsareflexibletoadapttoeithera3-or5-dayweek.Thebookalsooffersactivitiesforreinforcingandanalyzingspellingpatternsandideas.TheheartoftheTeacher’s Editionisthelessonplansthatpresentthecoursecontentyouwillteachtoyourchild.The2-pagelessonplanispresentedinthemargins,aroundareducedversionoftheStudent Edition,annotatedwiththeexerciseanswers.Finally,thebackofyourTeacher’s Editionincludesadictionary,similartotheoneintheStudent Edition.

Using the Student EditionThe Student Edition beginswithashortarticletocaptureyourchild’sattention.Thelesson’sspellingwordsarethenpresentedintheListWordssection,alongwitharelatedspellingtip.Afterreadingtheintroduction,yourchildwillworkontheSpellingPracticeexercise.Additionalactivitiesfollow-exercises,riddles,andpuzzlestoreviewthelesson’sskills.Thelessonendswithawrap-upandreviewexercises,toassessyourchild’scomprehensiononthematerialcovered.Everyfewlessonsyourchildisalsopresentedwithacumulativereview.

LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrack,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessonsbutremember-lessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentoverthecourse.

Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Usethisasaguidetohelpyouevaluateandformulateyourlessonplanforthecomingyear.Additionally,thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing: • theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •mainideasofthelesson • keyconcepts • questionstoask • activitiestodo • potentialfieldtripideas • assignmentsgiven •materialsandresourcesneeded

TheTeacher’s Editionincludeslessonplansforthecourse,presentedinaconvenient2-pagelayoutforeasyreference.Theprogramispresentedacross36weeklylessonsandhasallofthecomponentsyouneedtoleadyourchildfromsimplesound-letterrelationshipstomorecomplexspellingpatterns.

Thelessonplansbeginbyhighlightingtheobjectiveofthetopic.YourchildwillbegineachlessonwithSpellingWordsinAction,anengagingandinformativereadingselectionthatillustratesthespellingwordsincontext.Atthebottomofthispassageisahighlightedboxwithquestionsforyourchildtoconsiderafterreadingthepassage.ThenotesinthemarginoftheTeacher’s Edition providetheinstructionalguidance.Then,administerthewarmuptestbyreadingthedictationsentences,andhavingyourchildspelleachboldword.

Next,yourchildwillworkthroughtheexercises.FollowalongwiththeteachingnotesinthemarginsofyourTeacher’s Editiontopresentthematerialtoyourchild.IntroducetheListWordsandhelpyourchildwiththespellingpracticeexercises.UsetheSpellingStrategysectiontoguideyourchildastheyevaluatethelesson’sspellingwords.Foradditionalpractice,incorporatetheWriter’sCornersectionforadditionalideastopersonalizelearningtofurtherengageyourchild.Finally,givetheFinalTestbyreadingthesentencestoyourchildandhavingthemspelltheboldwordstheylearnedwithinthelesson.

Asyouplanoutyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.

AdapttheCurriculumOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.TheSpelling Workoutprogramlessonsareeasytopace,andofferenrichmentactivitiesandadditionalsupportwhennecessary.

PacingAsyouprogressthroughthematerialyouwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswithease,whileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.Adaptyourpaceaccordingly.Youcanprogressfasterifyourchildcomprehendsthematerialquicklyandassignlesspracticewhenyouareconfidentthatheorshehasanunderstandingofthematerial.Ontheotherhand,ifmoretimeisrequired,it’seasytoslowthepacedownabit.It’smoreimportanttoensureunderstandingandevolvetoyourchild’space,thansimplymovethroughthematerialatapredeterminedpace.Thiswillallowyoutokeepyourchildengagedandinterested.

Teaching is EverywhereAnotherpartofthehomeschoolingbenefitisthatteachingcanoccurallofthetime.Useopportunitiesthroughoutthedaytoreinforceandmaintainspellingsskillsbyintegratingspellingwithothercurriculum.Pointoutspellingwordsinbooks,texts,andyourchild’sownwriting.Planafieldtriptothelibraryandencourageyourchildtowritesentencesfromhisorherfavoritebook,whilepracticingtheirspelling.Additionally,youcantiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterestsandhobbies.Havethemusethelesson’sspellingwordstowritestoriesabouttheiractivitiesorinterests.

Conflicting MaterialsAnyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlike,orthatyoudisagreewith.Whilenocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily,thereareseveralapproachesthatyoucantakeinthesesituations.

Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.

Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbringsandtheresponsibilityyouassumeineducatingyourchild.Thegoodnewsisthatmostfamiliesfindthatbalanceanditworksforthem.

Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.

ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciateyourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.

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AdditionalResourcesSpelling Workoutcanbeusedinconjunctionwithotherreading,spelling,andvocabularyprograms,andiscorrelatedtoMCP “Plaid” Phonicswithcorrespondinglessonshighlightedatthetopofeachlessonplan.

•MCP “Plaid” Phonics–Workbook-typeprogramthatpresentsskillsina systematicanddirectmanner.Followsateach-practice-applyformat.

•Words Their Way™: Word Study in Action–Thispowerfulapproachtoword studyencouragesacloselookatwordstodiscovertheregularitiesand conventionsofwrittenEnglishneededtoreadandspell.