Spelling Wisdom Book 5

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What Is Prepared Dictation?

Here’s a short video explaining more about prepared dictation and how it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqakdjcS_U&feature=emb_title

Placing Your Child

Charlotte Mason began dictation exercises with students around the third or fourth grade. With that schedule in mind, here is a rough model of which books correspond to which grades:

• Book 1: Grades 3 and 4 (Transcription for lessons 1–70; transition to prepared dictation with Lessons 71–140.)

Grade 3 (Exercises 1–70)—Assign the whole passage to be transcribed. Occasionally ask the student to verbally spell two or three words from the passage from memory.

Grade 4 (Exercises 71–140)—Assign up to the whole passage. Dictate one or two sentences.

• Book 2: Grades 5 and 6

Grade 5 (Exercises 1–70)—Assign up to the whole passage. Dictate two or three sentences.

Grade 6 (Exercises 71–140)—Assign up to the whole passage. Dictate three or four sentences.

• Book 3: Grades 7 and 8

Grade 7 (Exercises 1–70)—Assign the whole passage. Dictate up to one paragraph.

Grade 8 (Exercises 71–140)—Assign the whole passage. Dictate up to one paragraph.

• Book 4: Grades 9 and 10

Grade 9 (Exercises 1–70)—Assign the whole passage. Dictate up to two paragraphs.

Grade 10 (Exercises 71–140)—Assign the whole passage. Dictate up to two paragraphs.

• Book 5: Grades 11 and 12

Grade 11 (Exercises 1–70)—Assign the whole passage. Dictate up to three paragraphs.

Grade 12 (Exercises 71–140)—Assign the whole passage. Dictate up to three paragraphs.