ErinC2100 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Hello, My son is in 5th and my daughter in 3rd grade. I had them using Wordsmith Apprentice but they both hate it. They are both reluctant writers but they do have a sound understanding of grammar, parts of speech, etc. my 3rd grader did well with PLL last year, but I felt some of it was very dated. Any suggestions? Writing prompts are met with horror, LOL. This is new to me as my 7th grader would be happy to write all day. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemommy Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 My pencil phobic child (4th grade) loves CAP. We are doing the second book now, and I still scribe the longer portions, while she narrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Essentials in Writing. Skip the Grammar lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Depends on the approach you want. Brave Writer can be good for reluctant writers, but it's not a step by step, laid out program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 EiW is good. I also like the look of Write On. There is a free instructor's guide at learn4yourlife and it is intended for a range of grades from 3rd up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinC2100 Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Thank you. ..now to do some research! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesy Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 What about this one? Write On: The Kid Friendly Mother Pleasing, Gentle Way to Learn To Write (Volume 1) Paperback – February 13, 2012 by Karen K Newell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWillSoar Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 My 5th grader hated Wordsmith Apprentice too. I hate saying that because I don't want to discourage anyone from buying it. It looks to be a really fun program, and I think I would have loved it at that age. For some reason, my son would fall apart during writing time. After talking about it with him, he likes to come up with his own ideas and write his own stories. Today we did use a writing prompt book because he was looking for suggestions, but I let him choose and it went well. I'm hoping that this is just an age thing, and he will mature into being able to do WWS in middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots-o-rice Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I recommend the Institute for Excellence in Writing stuff. My oldest began as a total pencil-aphoblic at grade 4 and 5 (the kind that cried every time I asked him to write a complete sentence of his own) and now is getting an A in a local private high school sophomore English class and has mentioned that he would possibly like to pursue a career involving writing. IEW's philosophy worked really well for my non-creative ds1, but also gave room to be creative for ds2, and even has been effective for #3 who is a little slower academically. Good luck, K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Writing Strands is working for my reluctant writer. It's simple, straightforward and light hearted. He still get wound around the axle a teeny bit sometimes, but nothing a bit of encouragement can't fix. He's making great progress very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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