Teacher Reviews

“Excellent resource. My students were highly engaged”

— Mindy L. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I have enjoyed using this resource for my high school students”

— Jimmy W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is one of the best resources I have found on TpT! Thank you so much!!!!!”

— Literacy with Lisa · Teachers Pay Teachers

“A very thorough resource!”

— Sharan G. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“It is a fantastic product. Thank you for the resource. My students will benefit greatly”

— Maria G. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great resource for teaching grammar and mechanics! This resource requires that you put in some time learning how to use it, but it's a good starting point!”

— Jennifer C. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I've been using the product for a while now and enjoy using it”

— Colleen S. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I wish this had more practice items with it, but I truly believe it is a valuable teaching asset. It is obvious lots of hard work was put into making this material”

— Tangela C. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“As a newer ELA teacher, this is an awesome product to have. It's very thorough and easy to use!”

— Slinehan46 · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is a great product for teaching grammar and mechanics. I like how it allows for students to achieve mastery. It has great step by step directions for teaching the skills as well as help on differentiating instruction. It seems overwhelming when you first look at it, but once you take "10 minutes" to figure it out, it's awesome!”

— Knowing and the Known · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I use twice a week as openers. Excellent material”

— Mrs Moore · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Thanks...great for struggling students”

— The Chronic English Teacher · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very useful resource! This is exactly what I was hoping to find for my high school Language Arts classroom”

— Kimberlee King · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Excellent way to teach an, if not the, important and essential, although to students boring, part of English classes!!!”

— Effie F. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This has been very useful. It really helped me come up with a way to teach grammar effectively and in a time saving manner”

— Misty T. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Good differentiation”

— Amanda H. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is an expensive product, but the price seems fair for the nearly 400 pages of thorough, well-organized, highly usable materials it includes. I have already printed and laminated two sets of the grammar cartoons, in color, for use in both of my classrooms. Interestingly, after taking the pre-assessments, my 10th graders seem to be looking forward to their upcoming grammar and mechanics studies, expressing their belief that they need to improve those skills”

— Sarah W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Excellent lessons, assessments, and worksheets. Can easily pick and choose according to the needs of my students. Worth the (substantial) money!”

— Bethay M. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is amazing! Thank you! I am a first-time ELA teacher, so this will help me a great deal. I am very excited about using the product in the coming year”

— Jennifer King · Teachers Pay Teachers

“School year and Common Core standards for grammar and mechanics are covered. Thank you for making the teaching of grammar and mechanics more fun!”

— Brooke R. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“An extensive product suitable for students of all ages. Love that it is suitable testing and resources for older students with reading difficulties- there are too few suitable resources for this age group. Reading passages are appealing with attached ideas on how to best target each one.”

— Felicia B.

“The Sam and Friends Phonics Books are amazing. I have been using them for two years now, my middle school kids love them, they can relate to the stories, and I have seen improved reading in all of them. They would often want to read additional books and be upset that we had to wait till the next day. My kids often said these are great to read and not about baby stuff. Several were like, 'He should make it a novel because it kind of is!'”

— Rose Marie Tulius Pagel

“I am an Instructional Coach and am responsible for running RtI groups, this is the perfect resource that I have been looking for! Thank you so much for creating it!”

— Jamie Kidwell

“The Sam and Friends Books (decodables) are just what my struggling middle school and high school readers need!”

— Joy Hutchings

“Your reading assessments made me "the hit" at our SHARE faculty meeting!”

— Jane Farris

“Excellent! Just what I needed for my ELLs!”

— Deneise McGowan

“I love the assessment parts. The students were much more willing to try when they understood that they would work on skills they as individuals were missing. The worksheets are detailed enough to really cover the material without overwhelming the students. I teach 9th and 10th graders that are in the juvenile correctional system so they have many educational gaps, but this is structured so that I can easily work with a small group or individual as needed to fill those gaps.”

— Jules Stras

“I just wanted to thank you for creating these explicit and extensive resources for students in need. Thank you! I am working with one class of ESL students and two classes of Read 180 students with behavior issues and have been struggling to find methods to address their specific areas of weakness. I am also teaching three senior level English classes and have found them to have serious deficits in many critical areas that may impact their success if they are attending college level courses in a year's time. I have been trying to find a way to help all of them in specific and measurable ways - and I found you!”

— Cathy Ford

“Very useful. I love the flexibility to target the individual needs of all my students. Thank you!”

— Rebecca

“This has been a great resource for my small group instruction!”

— Carrie Thornton

“This is a great resource to use with my struggling 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.”

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“This is a fantastic resource.”

— Melissa Gartly

“Our middle school students love your fluency articles and practice. So far we are delighted with the program and are happy with the results!”

— Heather Lewis

“I used this with a student I was tutoring, made a great improvement in her fluency skills!”

— Kira Brower

“Used during our after school tutoring to boost DIBELS scores! Great product! Thanks!”

— Stephanie Pope

“The Diagnostic Academic Language Assessment (thank you for the Google forms!) placed my students right where they need to learn. The vocabulary worksheets cover every one of the comprehensive Anchor Standards for Language 4, 5, and 6. So well done!”

— Michael Moustafa

“Awesome!!!! Great for screening in an SLP clinic.”

— keeby007

“Great resource and highly recommended. perfect intervention tool”

— SPED and Then Some · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This resource is well thought out and easy to use! Thank you!”

— Mme Equine · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I really enjoyed this resource! It helped me set up my spelling program for the year! Thank you!”

— Rowdy Miss Randy · Teachers Pay Teachers

“My kiddos dread spelling. They'd rather wait for the red-line on Word to save them, than actually attempt to learn strategies. We are just beginning, but I think I've stressed to my student enough that this is a spelling activity "that is all about them". so far they've bought in, but an additional acitivity I'd like to include is a class scrabble using our words. Either way, its going well with this resource but it requires a ton of walkthrough with students”

— Matthew K. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great Resource!”

— DreamBigTeaching · Teachers Pay Teachers

“So many resources!”

— Brittany P. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Good resource but not enough activities on each phoneme”

— Advance SPOT · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great bunch of lists for spelling”

— Leanne D. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is a clear and effective spelling curriculum for 7th graders. Perfect without extraneous distractions and works on important spelling topics”

— Stephanie G. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Exactly what I have been looking for to help students with spelling and vocabulary”

— Melanie Berry · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great resource! Has been wonderful for my classroom!”

— Mama and the bear · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Perfect resource! Exactly what I was looking for!”

— Lauren W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Helpful book for spelling for the older kids”

— Valerie W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“These units are wonderful and so helpful”

— Deborah Foster · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very comprehensive program - used this when no spelling program was in place at school”

— Cathy Anne S. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great product and am very excited to use with the students!! This is a great company and when you have any questions or concerns, they answer immediately!! Thank you for the great product and the fast help!! I really appreciate it alot!!”

— Nicole R. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This was used as an MTSS resource with some students with writing difficulties. It was easy to use. Highly recommend!”

— Nicole S · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Good resource that is ready-to-go and very intricate”

— Nicole M · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great way to differentiate spelling”

— Jasmine Wise · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This resource is good for students who struggle with spelling. It is systematic and gives specific rules the students can use”

— Deborah H. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Thank you this product was easier to use than the previous one I have”

— September R. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very concise easy to use”

— Roger E. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is EXACTLY what I needed for my spelling/vocabulary instruction! I teach ELD and GATE kids, so having the means to differentiate was very important to me. Totally worth the purchase, and I'll probably end up buying the 8th-grade book as well for my really high kiddos”

— Kimberly C. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I bought this for use in a resource setting. I'm looking forward to using it this year”

— Christina W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Fits our needs perfectly”

— Ashwini S P. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Easy to follow spelling program - used with middle school students”

— Cathy Anne S. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very helpful product! Extremely thorough when I needed to grab it for my higher level students - thanks!”

— Katie Reed · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I used this to teach my 7th grade students study skills and executive skills. Some of the materials were too basic and/or not engaging enough for squirmy middle school students but overall I was able to implement in my class which was helpful”

— Hannah Cha · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very helpful resource for students who are struggling with grammar and study skills”

— Erin P. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“An excellent activity for middle school! Easy to prep!”

— Mallory B. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This has a lot of great information for students with executive functioning needs or who are unsure of how to stay organized in the classroom setting. Lots of great activities and ideas here”

— Lidia J. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I used this for a Study Skills elective I had to teach. The content is high quality, and I like that it got students writing. I had to supplement some activities to keep things from being repetitive, but I would have to do that with a textbook. This gave me something to work from”

— Fun Whitt Math · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I review the material with my freshman study skills students”

— Julie G. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great for my high school students!”

— Taylor F. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I teach a study skills class for 7th and 8th graders and this has helped me shape the curriculum for the class. Thanks!”

— Joseph Blankenship

“Very comprehensive. Thanks very much.”

— Rhondda

“I used this with my Study Skills class. Straight forward, easy to use.”

— Kala K.

“This was a huge time saver! Very useful for my College Success course. I appreciated the organization and the format of the lessons.”

— Stephanie Anderson

“Good resource”

— Andrea C. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is an excellent resource - very thorough and detailed. I love that it's set up for students to have individualized lists. The lists are carefully curated so they follow various word patterns allowing students to learn rules of spelling rather than just memorizing words lists week after week. My only criticism is that it is and American program and I live in Canada so some of the words aren't accurate for us which will require some editing on my part. Otherwise it is a wonderful resource that I have easily implemented into by ELA classroom”

— Kristin M. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great”

— Jaime T. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Exactly what I have been looking for to help students with spelling and vocabulary”

— Melanie Berry · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great breakdown of rules!”

— Mama and the bear · Teachers Pay Teachers

“An excellent product. Merci!”

— Andrea H. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Thanks”

— Deborah Foster · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Overall a good product if your school does not have a spelling program to follow - everything you need is included here”

— Cathy Anne S. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“The word lists are very challenging for my 8th graders, but I really appreciate how you've broken down each week's list by certain spelling rules we need to learn. I wish there were more creative ways to teach the material, but overall a good product. A bit over-priced for what is advertised”

— Amy Siegert · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very rigorous, but would love to see more activities or tasks to practice the spelling words”

— Ramona Abbott · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Currently using this resource during distance learning with students that are struggling with spelling. I look forward to using it in the classroom next year as well!”

— Br4deCreations · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I think this product give a lot of strategies one can infuse in their curriculum with ease”

— Meliss D. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Well thought out program!”

— Amy L. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This a great spelling program. I recommend it!”

— Erika O. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I have been looking for something good to use. I think I found it. Thank you!”

— Christine E. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Easy to implement!”

— Elizaeth R. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I've been looking for a spelling program all summer! I'm excited to implement this program. I really like how organized and specific the explanations are”

— Pamela M. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Love the recording sheets at the end to help track student's progress, will be great documentation”

— Picture Perfect Designs · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This product has been a very useful and wonderful resource to turn to while realizing how many things my kids weren't aware of or didn't remember. Thank you for creating a product that is helpful to both students and parents alike!”

— Jennifer W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is chock full of ideas. I am not sure how to use the graphic organizers and templates, as they seem a bit small for my students' notebooks. However, I think this will be an invaluable resource”

— Joan Rose · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I am really excited to use this with my 7th graders! I have been looking for a resource like this for a long time!”

— Anne L. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great product”

— Tonya C. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very helpful!”

— Tanya B. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Perfect for vocab practice !”

— Jami Learning · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Perfect for common core and academic vocab”

— Marsha Cuttill Price · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Was a bit too difficult for my 8th graders, but it is a great product”

— Kiley R. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is great thanks!”

— Cheryl Y. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Been using this this semester with my kids! It is awesome!”

— Alison P. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I’ve been teaching for quite a while and seen quite a few grammar programs. This one is the best I’ve used.”

— Julie

“This is an amazing product. It makes individualized instruction a breeze!”

— Shawna Pounds

“Great resource to teach grammar essentials.”

— Erin Wells

“Great resource for revisiting this skill set. The students are enjoying the variety of the handouts. I love the fact that I can access whether or not if I need to reteach these skills to my students.”

— Patience Scott

“You definitely write the way I like to teach! :)”

— Jean Allred, Tutor

“Your method of teaching argumentative essays is the most step-by-step that I have ever seen. Thanks again for the TES program. I plan to use a great deal of it, especially the methods!”

— Kris Fazi

“Great step by step worksheets that help students build or reinforce essay writing skills.”

— Michelle Hunter

“These were great for my Writing Composition classes! So easy to use and so helpful for the kids!”

— Megan P.

“A thoroughly comprehensive format to teach writing. Just what I needed.”

— Tmwalker

“Thanks to you. I’ve been a teacher using e-comments for a about a year now. What great savings of stress and hand-cramps!”

— Charles Young

“It's a great resource that my students loved. Thank you!”

— Accessible Learning · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very comprehensive”

— Jennifer D. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great product to help with vocabulary”

— Kaitlin J. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Perfect for common core and academic vocabulary”

— Marsha Cuttill Price · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Quick activities with a big bang”

— Renee Kelly · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I'm looking forward to using this great resource with my middle school students this year”

— Christina W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Great resource”

— Amy D. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Good resource”

— Jennifer K. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Our curriculum does not include spelling--this is an easy resource to incorporate into your routine”

— Jennifer H. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Awesome program!”

— Jennifer Townley · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Very comprehensive and well-organized resource”

— Lara H. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“My students are making great progress with this resource”

— Brittany Parker · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is a great resource for core curriculum vocabulary development!”

— Shren W. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is great”

— Michele Martin · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is great review for testing”

— Lisa Gilbert · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is very well thought out in terms of the vocabulary. However, I think the activities are a little to hard to understand for independent work. I had to look at them several times to understand”

— Ayinde Abiola · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This vocabulary toolkit has been extremely helpful in teaching vocabulary to our low performing students”

— Ashley T. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This program looks great but we tried it with my 4th graders it just was to hard for them. I am looking to purchase a grade level below if you have it and see if that would be better”

— Cyndi Macdonald · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I work with a large ELL population at my school and was not happy with the weekly spelling tests, etc. Through my research in best practices, I know that spelling patterns and word study are so important at this age group. However, I just couldn't find anything out there that combines the two. We have just adopted RtI at my school and your spelling matrix is a great tool for documentation. The grade level spelling program and remediation are perfect for my students.”

— Heidi

“I have tutored children who are struggling in school for the last 36 years. Using raps and songs to help children remember spelling rules is wonderful!”

— Cheryl Merrick

“Useful for intervention.”

— Molly Roberts

“This is an excellent resource! A must purchase! 10/10!”

— Birmingham S. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This was very thorough and helpful to use for intervention for 5th graders. Finally a program that does not make students feel like babies as they learn important skills they may have missed in younger grades”

— Jessica M Bennett · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I needed a good complement to my word study program especially because the students have missed so much from these school closures. This has been very useful to me and worked well to fit what we were doing in the classroom”

— Maria B. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“I really like how this is a Canadian program and how it is differentiated. My students are already liking the flow of the program”

— Tara Redekop · Teachers Pay Teachers

“These were extremely helpful. Thanks so much for creating them”

— Samantha D. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“Excellent resource that worked well for my classroom”

— Jennifer West · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This is a fantastic and very thorough resource. Although I have just started using it with my students, I am excited to continue using it!”

— Jennifer C. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“The content is high-quality, aligns well with learning standards, and supports diverse learning needs. I highly recommend it to any educator looking to enhance their online teaching experience!”

— Sunny S. · Teachers Pay Teachers

“This has been wonderful for my students so far. We use 95% for interventions and I am hoping this is going to give my students a good gateway to a successful year. They enjoy doing the worksheets and they are very helpful!”

— Teshia · Teachers Pay Teachers