Lots of homeschoolers use and like All About Spelling. We've just used some free spelling lists with our son, and picking out words in reading / life as we go. I agree with aculady about phonics rules-- we've generally just pointed them out to him on the fly. We taught him spelling to help with perfectionism and fluency issues with writing.

Striving to increase my rate of flow, and fight forum gloopiness. sick