Memoria Press has added to their already great line of classical education products with their new Traditional Spelling I. For this review, we received the Traditional Spelling Book I Student Book and corresponding Teacher Manual, Traditional Spelling Book I Practice Sheets, Classical Phonics, Second Edition and the Phonics Flashcards.

In the past, we have the opportunity to review other products from Memoria Press you can read those reviews here:

• Iliad and Odyssey,
• Famous Men of Rome Set Review,
• First Start Reading Review and
• The Book of Trees.

How Does Traditional Work and How is it Structured?

Spelling I is a phonics based, comprehensive spelling program. The teacher guide outlines a five day schedule. We actually modified this some because of the length of the Day 1 lessons. For my busy, doesn’t like to sit or write for too long 7 year old boy, Day 1 lessons were too long. So instead of covering one lesson per week we stretched them out to about a week and a half.

The teacher guide is easy to follow and lays out the activities and assignments neatly. Each Lesson presents the structure of the lessons is basically the same way. This is helpful in that I knew what to expect each time and didn’t have to spend a ton of prep time. Which is good for this busy homeschool mom.

The Practice Sheets book provides a one page practice sheet for each lesson. On the left side of the page is a list of the week’s words. There are two columns for the student to then write the spelling words for additional practice. Quinton was a quick study and so far he hasn’t really needed the extra practice on his words. I anticipate that at some point he might need the practice extra though as he progresses through the course.

What Did We Think of Traditional Spelling I?

Spelling I was a good match for Quinton. He isn’t fond of long drawn out lessons, so the lessons that can be broken into bite size segments were great for him! I really, really like the Phonics Flashcards and Classical Phonics book that help emphasize the rules that are focused on with each list.

There are a LOT of Phonics Flashcards. At first, I was struggling with how to keep them organzied and neat. A trip to the local Dollar Tree solved this delimma, I found a box that could have been made specific for the flashcards. Score!

I’ve even been using the Phonics Flashcards with a couple of the older kids who, because of their dyslexia, needed more phonics practice. Using the flashcards with multiple kids made it more fun for all involved. The older ones didn’t feel like I was singling them out to practice phonics and they felt like they were helping Quinton out. Win-Win!

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I encourage you to read other reviews from members of the Homeschool Review Crew by clicking the banner below. In addition to Traditional Spelling I, other members were able to review other Memoria Press Products, those included:

• Traditional Spelling II
• Music Appreciation I
• Prima Latina
• Latina Christiana
• First Form Latin
• Second Form Latin
• Third Form Latin
• Fourth Form Latin + Henle I

Jennifer