3and3 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I have a dd that is 12yo but working on about 4/5th grade level (She is a struggling learner w/dyslexia). From what I have read it covers 3 years and according to what I have read you cover a 1/3 of the book each year. But that would mean that my dd would be in the 2nd or 3rd section in the fall. So my question is can I start her in the 2nd or 3rd part of the book or does it build on itself? I have no problem with her starting at the beginning but just wondering if it is necessary. Also, will she need to have a seperate grammer or writing program? Her writing and grammer skills are not up to par she has used Editor in chief and most of R& S english this year but has not done very well. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3and3 Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 bumping to see if anyone has advise. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Bumping as well. I am interested in the workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 We haven't used it, but ILL is available via Google Books, so you can take a look and decide yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 We went through the whole ILL book this year, picking and choosing assignments that looked interesting. I did add a grammar program: Daily Grammar Practice. ILL was a great fit for my dd, but I have a couple warnings for your situation. It is very random (there is no rhyme or reason to the assignments) and gives virtually no scaffolding. We liked it because it always felt fresh and my dd is a natural writer. It might drive some kids or parents crazy. HTH! I'm not sure ILL is a great fit for the child you described, but I really don't have any other advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 We went through the whole ILL book this year, picking and choosing assignments that looked interesting. I did add a grammar program: Daily Grammar Practice. ILL was a great fit for my dd, but I have a couple warnings for your situation. It is very random (there is no rhyme or reason to the assignments) and gives virtually no scaffolding. We liked it because it always felt fresh and my dd is a natural writer. It might drive some kids or parents crazy. HTH! I'm not sure ILL is a great fit for the child you described, but I really don't have any other advice. I know this is an old thread, but TracyP, just in case you see this: this is exactly the combination that I was considering for this fall. We have started ILL and like it, but I wanted to add a little more systematic grammar to it. Did this combo. work well in your opinion? I was considering just getting the student book for DGP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yes, it worked very well. Systematic grammar is the one thing I found lacking in ILL. We went to WWS and Climbing to Good English this year. The switch from ILL to WWS was a good one for us, but in hindsight I should have stuck with DGP. My dd got very little out of CTGE compared to DGP and she spent 3 times as long on it per day. I can't comment on just using the student book. I used just the teacher's book, and had my dd copy the sentence correctly into her notebook. This was my one beef with the program - I didn't like the idea of my dd working from an incorrect (i.e. not capitalized or punctuated) model all week, ymmv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yes, it worked very well. Systematic grammar is the one thing I found lacking in ILL. We went to WWS and Climbing to Good English this year. The switch from ILL to WWS was a good one for us, but in hindsight I should have stuck with DGP. My dd got very little out of CTGE compared to DGP and she spent 3 times as long on it per day. I can't comment on just using the student book. I used just the teacher's book, and had my dd copy the sentence correctly into her notebook. This was my one beef with the program - I didn't like the idea of my dd working from an incorrect (i.e. not capitalized or punctuated) model all week, ymmv. Good point. My reason was purely financial. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Next year we're using ILL and Blue Book of Grammar with some Sentence Composing for Elementary School thrown in. DS10 is in 5th and finishing Part II before going to Part III in 6th next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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