Spelling and Phonics with Words Their Way

There are so many high-quality spelling and phonics programs available, but here’s why Words Their Way is my favorite and the one I’ve used for all three of my kids:

• developmentally appropriate and based on extensive research on how the brain learns spelling
• puts child in active learning role (hello, self-education!)
• Simple!
• multi-sensory

This is what Charlotte Mason said about spelling and phonics instruction:
"Naturally; for though many of our English words are each a law unto itself, others offer a key to a whole group, as arrow gives us sp-arrow, m-arrow, h-arrow; but we have alternate days––one for reading, the other for word-building––and that is one way to secure variety, and, so, the joyous interest which is the real secret of success." (Home Education, p. 214)

In this video I show you how I’ve simplified the the Words Their Way method for home education and what that looks like in real lessons. I alternate word sorts every other day with reading lessons.

As always, if you have any questions about this method leave a comment below.

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[casondraflowerday]

Your videos have been incredibly helpful and inspiring in my homeschooling journey lately. Thank you for everything you share!

[shelleyscoll]

Thank you so much for this video! I bought this curriculum last August because of a video I watched on your instagram and was so confused at how to implement it (even with the teacher’s guide). I went back to using All About Spelling. But you are right, it is a very passive way to learn. After watching this I’m going to give “Words Their Way” another shot. Thank you so much for taking the time to put together this video!

[homeschoollifemom]

Thank you for sharing this program. I was all set to purchase All About Spelling for one child and Phonetic Zoo for another but now I’m leaning towards this. It looks great and I can get a whole package for $150 and I can use it for all my kids forever!

[cadykelly]

This is so helpful! Our style is eclectic and I am thinking of using CM method for LA in the fall. Would you still suggest your form 1 curriculum guide even if we are just doing CM for one subject?

[hannahallan]

Thank you!! I’ve tried 4 different reading and LA curriculums and haven’t liked any of them for my boys! So workbook heavy and don’t make sense to me. I think this is exactly what I’m looking for!! Simple, effective, hands on! Thank you!

Where can I find the Words their Way manuals I need? And what are the exact names of the individual manuals you showed? It looks like they’ve maybe updated it but I want to make sure I’m getting what you have. 😅 Thanks!


Update: never mind! I think I figured it out! Found a great blog post that laid out each manual and when you need each one. Looks like I can get them off thrift books and such. Yay! Excited to give this a try!

[holistic_Ology]

I am trying to figure out which order the books should be used in? Can you suggest the color coded books in order? I see Amazon has the updated titles, but I'd prefer to buy one at a time for that price 😅

[journeyinthehome]

Have you gone all the way through this program with any of your children? Are they good spellers?

[shellemybelle]

I have been enjoying your videos lately. Your are such an inspiration on how to get it all done! Thank you. God bless. 🩷

[mindybarson]

Do you use Charlotte Mason approach for reading/writing all through elementary school? I have TGATB and I'm not sure how to incorporate it without it being overbearing. I'm using it for my 3rd grader and he really likes it. Should I stop and switch if I want to do Charlotte Mason method?

[sarahscheenstra]

Great video! Couple questions for you though. What if your child cannot read the words in the initial sort? Do you just tell them what the word is? Or maybe spend extra time with initial letter sounds? Also, I recently started following your channel & was wondering which (if any) spine curriculum you use for your Form 1 boys? AO, A Gentle Feast, CMEC?

[rachaelpierson]

Curious if you do “written” sorts for your older students? Almost like a spelling test?

[clten]

Do you know if there’s much of a difference between 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions of this program? Which edition do you use?