All About Spelling Level 2
You know that kids learn in a variety of ways. That is why a multisensory approach, like All About Spelling (AAS), is so successful. But children also differ in their motivational approach to learning. You may have an inquisitive child who really wants to understand the ins and outs of spelling, while his sibling just doesn’t care. If you have a child who thrives on spelling rules and who is most comfortable understanding the reasoning behind each word’s spelling, he will adore AAS because in each spelling lesson, a single new rule or concept is taught. The award-winning AAS provides complete and comprehensive instruction using the multisensory Orton-Gillingham explicit teaching approach.
Is My Student Ready For All About Spelling Level 2?
Students should complete All About Spelling Level 1 before starting Level 2. Because All About Spelling is mastery-based, the level numbers do not correspond to grade levels. AAS is a building-block program, where each level builds on the skills taught in the previous levels. AAS not only teaches how words are spelled but also why they are spelled that way – for example, why “cat” is spelled with a “c” rather than a “k,” a concept students can later apply to spelling words such as “emergency” and “concentrate.” To prevent gaps in knowledge, most students will start with Level 1, though older students may be able to work through the levels relatively quickly. If you feel like your student is ready to begin at a higher level, you can take a look through the scope and sequence PDFs to see which concepts he would be missing by skipping a level. If you have any questions about this, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help!
What Will My Student Learn In Level 2?
In Level 2, your student will continue to learn encoding skills, reliable spelling rules, and multisensory strategies for spelling, along with exciting new concepts including 11 new phonograms, vowel teams, syllable division rules, Silent E and Vowel-Consonant-E words, blends, and R-controlled syllables. Phonological awareness and encoding skills are taught throughout Level 2. Below is a sampling in each area:
All About Spelling Level 2 Scope and Sequence.
Please note: The tiles that come with the Deluxe Set are the same tiles that come with the All About Reading Deluxe Set, and the app needed for the App-Dependent Set is the same app that you need for the All About Reading App-Dependent Set, so if you have already purchased one or both of these, please keep this in mind when you purchase this product, because you will not need to purchase it again.
Level 2 App-Dependent Set Includes:
Already own the Letter Tiles or App, Spelling Divider Cards, and Spelling Review Box?
You can get the Student and Teacher Only option, which includes:
Teaching Multiple Students?
Each additional student will need an Extra Student Set, which includes:
Already own the Letter Tiles or App, Spelling Divider Cards, Spelling Review Box, and Teacher's Manual?
You can get the Student Pack Only option, which includes just the Student Packet - Download a sample PDF here.
Please note: You do need the Letter Tiles app or the physical Letter Tiles, the Spelling Divider Cards, the Spelling Review Box, and the Teacher's Manual in order to be able to use this set. If you do not have these items, please purchase the Deluxe or App-Dependent Set.
Not sure if this is the right level for your student? Download the placement test.
Publisher: All About Learning Press
We use this as well as All About Reading and they go together very nicely. We got the app version and it's nice because there is no clean up or set up. I like that there's not only different tiles for the letters, but there's letter "teams" that are common (such as "th") on one tile, as well as little tags with cute reminders. Also, there's a "jail" for the words that don't follow the typical spelling rules and my student loves it when we get to throw the word cards in jail. With the different colors and the little tags, it makes spelling easy to learn and teach.
We love everything from all about learning press. Level 2 is just as wonderful as level 1, and I plan to use this curriculum through to the end. I love that he’s learning how to spell, not memorizing word lists like I did growing up.
My 7 year old is moving quickly through this level. It is reinforcing the things she previously learned in AAR level 2. I personally enjoy how open and go it is. We don’t really use the cards that come with it.... everything you need is listed in the teachers guide.
Initially, during All About Spelling Level 1, I didn’t think I liked the program. We tried another option and didn’t like it either. Now that we’ve switched back to All About Spelling and we’re on level 2, we’ve found a new way to work with this program. I love the explanation of the rules and understanding why a word is spelled a certain way. I also like how we can break a lesson into parts and take our time practicing spelling and learning the rules.
My daughter loves AAS and it is the only program that not only works for her but she looks forward to working on each day. I cannot recommend it enough!