Hoo Boy! This is a well laid out program but the first day of any program always takes forever. 11yo is easily distracted but once she discovers the pattern of the lessons it will be much smoother. Ditto for me too. Thankfully today's information wasn't new to either of us. We knew the phonograms A-Z from using All About Spelling (AAS) and the grammar from Rod & Staff English.
The phonograms are a little different from what we learned in AAS. "I" and "U" have one extra sound and "O" has one less. We (okay I) decided to stick with four for "O."
The lessons will be longer than AAS even when we get the hang of things and move through them more quickly. I may need to split up the lessons into two or three sessions during the day. AAS lessons are typically 20 minutes while the suggestion for "struggling readers and spellers" in LOE is 75-130 minutes per lesson. Of course that includes grammar and some composition.
Having only had LOE for several days I think a pro is being able to see the big picture. The advantage of All About Spelling is the gentleness of the approach. Both programs are excellent in my opinion.
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