Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) has provided us with another fantastic product to review! We received the Phonetic Zoo Spelling Level A [Starter Set] which contains:
- 5 Audio CDs (and MP3 downloads)
- Lesson Cards which have Levels A, B and C on each card
- Personnel Spelling Cards which help to keep track of student’s typical misspellings
- Zoo Cards that have the practice jingle and can be used as rewards
- Phonetic Zoo Teacher’s Notes as a downloadable PDF
- Spelling and the Brain video seminar (this is a link to streaming video)
The goal for the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) is to teach children the skills they need to communicate confidently and effectively. This includes writing well, thinking clearly, and expressing themselves eloquently and persuasively.
Earlier this year, I was able to review IEW’s Deluxe Combo Writing Package A, which was my first experience using IEW. If you haven’t read that review yet, be sure to check it out. Our experience with Phonetic Zoo was much like the experience we had with the Writing Package. Phonetic Zoo has been such a good fit for the kids. They can progress through at their pace as it encourages mastery. To progress from one lesson to the next the student needs to get 100% on their spelling test twice in a row. There are forty-seven lessons in Phonetic Zoo. If a student completes one lesson per week he/she will finish the level in one year. For other students it will last longer, which is fine, since the goal is mastery. Continue reading →
