TheApprentice Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Has anyone used Caught'ya Grammar: Giggles in the Middle? Never even heard of it until a couple of days ago. If you have used it, what are your opinions on it?:bigear: Thanks in Advance, Catherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I am considering getting it, even as a supplement. It is inexpensive, so you really can't go wrong IMO. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swainsonshawk Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I use it too. It is more of a mechanics program, and not much focused on what is a noun, article, etc. I like the way the previous poster used it--by writing it out for her child in a book so he could to it himself. We use it for our 4th and 6th graders. I write it on the white board and they copy it into their book. We fix the errors together and the make the corrections in their book. Sometimes I don't like it because I need a more independent program because I am schooling 4 with two babies running around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Fawns'FunnyFarm, thanks for your posts. So are you using anything now that is more intensive in the grammar area as well as Caught'ya? I guess I'm thinking of topics like: past participle, gerunds, subject/verb agreement, etc. From your post, it sounds like then entire program is basically editing sentences. Is that right?:confused: Swainsonshawk, thanks for your post as well. The mechanics of writing is important. I'm interested in this program for my future 6th and 8th grader. We are using MCT right now, and while I love most of the program, the grammar portion could go more in depth. (just my opinion). Catherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Good point' date=' it doesn't cover the specific parts of speech, for that my absolute favorite books are the ones by Brian P. Cleary. They are cute and fun and my kids all love them. When we first started homeschooling, we used a few of the [b']Comprehensive Curriculum[/b] books and they really did a good job at teaching the specific parts and we also use Writing Strands which too teaches the parts to a point. Don't want to high jack this but what can you tell me about these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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