All About Spelling Level 1
Award-winning All About Spelling provides complete and comprehensive multisensory spelling instruction for your children.
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All About Spelling Level 1
Weekly spelling lists may prepare a child for Friday's test, but they rarely build lasting spelling skills. All About Spelling Level 1 takes a different approach, teaching the patterns and rules that govern English spelling so your child can spell with understanding instead of memorization.
Built on the trusted Orton-Gillingham method, Level 1 introduces spelling one concept at a time. Your child learns more than 40 foundational phonograms, including SH, TH, and CK, while building the skills needed to spell short-vowel words, blends, plurals, and simple compound words. Each lesson builds on previous concepts, creating a strong foundation for future spelling success.
Letter tiles, dictation, and hands-on activities help your child connect sounds to letters and apply new concepts immediately. Rather than memorizing a weekly list and forgetting it days later, he learns the logic behind English spelling and gains tools he can apply to unfamiliar words.
The full-color Teacher's Manual provides lightly scripted lessons, built-in review, and helpful teaching tips, making instruction straightforward even for parents with little teaching experience. Lessons are designed to be completed in about 15–20 minutes a day, allowing steady progress without overwhelming your child.
Level 1 includes more than 200 pages of activities, review exercises, and dictation practice that reinforce each new concept. As your child learns to segment words, identify phonograms, and apply spelling rules, he develops stronger spelling, reading, and writing skills.
For many families, Level 1 changes the way spelling is viewed. Instead of treating words as isolated facts to memorize, your child begins to recognize the patterns, rules, and structure that make English spelling far more predictable than it first appears.
See some sample pages from this series and browse all that it has to offer.
How to Use All About Spelling Level 1
- Begin once reading is established. Most children are ready for All About Spelling Level 1 after starting a beginning reading program such as All About Reading Level 1 or a comparable phonics-based course.
- Plan on about 15–20 minutes per lesson. Short, focused lessons tend to be more effective than longer sessions, especially when your child is learning new phonograms and spelling patterns.
- Work through the lessons in order. Each lesson builds on previously taught concepts, introducing new phonograms, spelling rules, and word-building skills one step at a time.
- Use the letter tiles. Much of the teaching happens through building, segmenting, and manipulating words. The hands-on approach helps your child see patterns, hear sounds, and understand why words are spelled the way they are.
- Don't skip the dictation exercises. Dictation gives your child an opportunity to apply newly learned concepts independently and helps reinforce long-term retention.
- Follow your child's pace. Some lessons will move quickly, while others may benefit from additional review. Feel free to repeat activities or spend extra time practicing before moving forward.
- Trust the process. All About Spelling is designed to build mastery gradually. As your child learns phonograms, spelling rules, and word patterns, he'll begin to see that English spelling is far more logical and predictable than it first appears.
- Level 1 Teacher's Manual (sample PDF)
- Student Packet (sample PDF)
- All About Learning Review Box with Divider Cards
- Letter Tiles with Magnets — the same tiles used with All About Reading
- Supplementary Phonograms Sounds App
Start here if this is your first level of All About Spelling. It has everything you need.
Books and Box- Level 1 Teacher's Manual (sample PDF)
- Student Packet (sample PDF)
- All About Learning Review Box with Divider Cards
Choose this if you would rather use the Letter Tiles app than the physical tiles. The app is sold separately on iTunes, Google Play and the Kindle app store — and it is the same app used with All About Reading, so if you already own it you do not need it again.
Teacher and Student only- Student Packet (sample PDF)
- Level 1 Teacher's Manual (sample PDF)
Choose this if you already own the Letter Tiles or the app, the Divider Cards and the All About Learning Review Box.
Student Pack and Box only- Student Packet (sample PDF)
- All About Learning Review Box with Divider Cards
Add one for each additional student you are teaching.
Student Pack only- Student Packet (sample PDF)
Choose this if you already own everything else, including the Teacher's Manual.
Teacher Manual only- Level 1 Teacher's Manual (sample PDF)
Choose this if you need a second copy of the Teacher's Manual, or a replacement.
Publisher's Information
Publisher: All About Learning Press
Author: Marie Rippel
Age Recommendation: 5 - 6
Grade Recommendation: K - 1st
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: Yes (Student Pack only)
Not sure this is the right level for your student? Download the placement test.
review by Mombrite
”This multisensory program is based on the Orton-Gillingham phonics- and rules-based approach. Your children will get to use a variety of learning tools and uncover the reasons why words are spelled the way they are.”
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review by A Youth Pastor's Wife
”In just a few weeks, I saw my son start being able to pick apart words by sounds, which in turn helped him not only spell but read.”
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review by Making Everyday Magic
”My goal is to use this program as a family unit to build a solid foundation for my Pre-K babe but also to reinforce some spelling concepts missed by using other programs with my 3rd grader.”
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review by One Luckey Wife
”This is a curriculum that I highly recommend to everyone. It is a great way to teach spelling and it really works. ”
Read the ReviewFind answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
All you need for the next level of All About Spelling is the Teacher and Student only set.
The Letter Tiles app is not included, but you can purchase it for your compatible iPad, Android tablet, or Amazon Fire in your device's store.
This app is not required if you purchased the Books Tiles and Box set, as it is a digital alternative to the physical Letter Tiles (already included with that set).
Yes, your children can share the material. However, each child will need their own Review Box with Divider Cards and for Spelling levels 1 - 4, each child will need their own Student Pack.
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- June 12, 2026
Dee S.
We cannot recommend this curriculum enough! It’s been amazing for each of my kiddos who are all on different levels.
- January 31, 2026
Esther P.
My kiddos have completed 6 lessons in Level 1 and LOVED them! They look forward to them daily!❤️
- March 19, 2024
Great for remedial spelling instruction
Elizabeth D.
My students have struggled hard with spelling, both my ADHD middle schooler who is a reluctant reader, and my advanced 4th-grader who reads like a house on fire. This curriculum has worked wonders in improving the spelling foundation for both of them. I really love how the book gives you a guide for working with older students who just need remedial instruction. We were able to quickly see which lessons we could skip, which we could go through quickly as review, and which covered 'rules' that they had not yet learned! They both found the cartoons babyish, but we were able to avoid most of them, due to working only with the advanced practice pages.
- February 8, 2023
good foundational spelling
Andrea
We started with another spelling program and switched to this AAS. I love it so much more for my kids because it actually teaches rules about figuring out how to spell words rather than just memorizing words themselves. It includes lots and lots of practice. The only thing I like to do differently is to add in fun elements with games as it's a little dry.
- February 1, 2023
This has been the switch we needed
Jennie S.
We were using Spelling You See and my 8 year old liked it at first but its pretty boring and I feel like it isn't really teaching the concepts about how to spell. Just memorization and dictation. He dreaded doing spelling and we are about 5 lessons in with this one and is really picking up the material very fast. I love the whole All About Reading and Spelling curriculum. Its great for kids with attention issues and enjoy multi sensory learning. I feel like this company really understands how children's minds work.
- August 30, 2022
Great product, easy to use
KitMama
This is a cool spelling program and my son enjoys it. It focuses on learning phonograms and sounding out words rather than just memorization, which I feel is more practical. It follows closely with the concepts from All About Reading, so everything flows well with the two programs. They recommend waiting until after level one of the reading to start this. That’s what we did and it helped that my son was already familiar with all the letter sounds and first few phonograms.
- June 28, 2022
Good program
Ashley D.
We got this instead of Spelling U See after not enjoying that program. This is much better for us. My child enjoys writing his words on a dry erase board.
- April 1, 2022
Love this spelling!
Jamie R.
Switched from spelling you see with my kindergartener to this and I've already seen huge improvements. We use this with all about reading and he loves both programs, has lots of fun and is learning so much!
- March 20, 2022
Pleasantly Surprised
Diane N.
I have never been very strongly at spelling and was hesitant to teach spelling. However, this program is clear and really lays the foundation for spelling rules. I like the focus on learning the various sounds for each letter. My son is in first grade and has done excellent with this curriculum and spelling has clicked for him. I like how it is not overwhelming and a good amount to be covered in one school year.
- March 17, 2022
All About Spelling
April B.
My son has disphonetic dyslexia, and I'm catching him up in spelling. So we had to start with the beginning book. It was super easy to figure out where he was and find what he needed to do to catch up with this book. We moved through it quickly since he isn't actually beginning spelling. We just had to get caught up on some rules he missed in public school. So on to the next book.
