Bigger spelling question

[Christy in Texas]

My 9 year old places nicely with Bigger, so that's what we'll do in the fall. But as I was going thru last years work I noticed that he did 3rd grade spelling. So I'm wondering if the spelling words will be challenging enough for him. Does anyone have a list they would be willing to show me?

Thanks!

[Allison TX]

Hi Christy! I'm so glad you are going with Bigger. We have been using it for the past few months and love it!
Here are a few words from list 2:
open
sled
when
these are from list 28:
brook
cookie
should
If the words are too easy, you would choose the dictation passages instead.
Hope this helps!

Allison

[Tansy]

I would agree with Allison, I have been pre testing my kid with the words and she only misses 1 or 2 so then we do dictation instead. Its been really useful as she always forgets the punctuation.

[joyfulheart]

I am doing bigger with my son and we do a pre-test on the spelling words. If he gets them right we do dictation instead.

I originally thought the words were a little "behind" what our public school is teaching, however I was surprised how many of the words that I thought he knew, but he gets them wrong. So I'm glad we're doing them.

[6timeboymom]

I am doing bigger with my son and we do a pre-test on the spelling words. If he gets them right we do dictation instead.

I originally thought the words were a little "behind" what our public school is teaching, however I was surprised how many of the words that I thought he knew, but he gets them wrong. So I'm glad we're doing them.

That's what I found, too! I looked at the lists and thought, "yikes! those are easy!" yeah, they are-for ME! They seem to be about right for my 9 yr old and a little too hard for my 8 year old (who, admittedly, is just learning to read)

[stellar]

any spelling words or program of your choice.

Kari

[my3sons]

We did the dictation, and I think it took my ds's spelling to the next level of difficulty. If the spelling list is too easy, the dictation is an incredibly useful tool for taking spelling up a notch because it teaches good spelling within the context of sentences, and eventually paragraphs.

In Christ,
Julie

[MamaBear23Cubs]

I won't be using the lists in Bigger. Everytime I start up she says I know this word. Then I tell her to spell it anyways. I had been just doing my own thing with the words she misses in her journal.

[Carrie]

Ladies,

I just wanted to mention that there are two levels of spelling included in "Bigger...". The younger level is the spelling lists included in the guide and plans. The older level is the dictation passages included in "Bigger...". So, if your child is beyond the spelling lists in "Bigger..", it is intended that they will do the dictation passages instead. I wanted to make sure you understand this, so that you realize there is no need to use another spelling program or make up your own word lists. We completely cover all needed spelling words within studied dictation. This will continue all the way through grade 8.

You'll also find that studied dictation is much harder than learning lists of spelling words. It take much more concentrated focus and fixing of the passage in the child's mind to reproduce sentences including the spelling words, all capitalization, and punctuation, rather than just writing words in list or in a fill-in-the-blank format. It also helps kiddos fix the correct spelling in their mind, rather than trying to find mistakes in an incorrectly written passage, as so many spelling programs do! I invite you try studied dictation, and see the results over time!

Blessings,
Carrie