This may be the only spelling workbook you need to use! As a homeschooler for 15 children over three decades, I have come across a number of spelling programs. Most consist of grade-leveled lists (with words that have little or no relation to each other) and some activities and tests. The best are phonics-based, but the core knowledge of spelling is doled out in minuscule bites and spread over a number of years (and expensive workbooks). Thankfully, most of my children turned out to be pretty good spellers simply by following the Charlotte Mason ideas of copywork, narration and dictation. But others still struggled. I knew I needed something that would help them identify basic rules and patterns, but I didn't want to add more busywork to our already full days. I also knew there were moms out there with my same quandary, and I wanted a tool I could share. So, I set out to create something that would: Be short and sweet--taking a year or less to lay a good foundation. Be ultra affordable. And, I wanted something I could pull out whenever needed (not grade-specific). Thus, by God's grace, Splendid Spelling was born! I was led to build a system of study out of my most beloved resources: Laurie White's King Alfred's English Ethel Bouldin's An Acorn in My Hand And the revised McGuffey's Speller King Alfred's English helped in understanding the crazy spellings in our language by explaining the history of where all the craziness came from. An Acorn in My Hand gives the rules in written form, and the McGuffey's speller offers a compendium of lists organized by these rules to choose from. I did not feel it necessary to create exhaustive lists of every word or pattern conceivable (the McGuffey's Speller already does a stellar job of this!). Instead, I felt it was better to give some of the most basic rules and patterns that would become a foundation for the rest of good spelling. For more information, visit Sherry's Mom Delights YouTube and Rumble channels, as well as her website and blog, MomDelights.com.