menedob Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I have seven kids and my oldest are 8th grade twins. We've been doing R&S Grammar since 5th grade and I had planned on continuing them through the program for grades 9-10. However, I've been checking out Grammar for the WTM and am considering switching for DD who will be in grade 5 next year. 1. Those of you who have tried Grammar for WTM, what do you think? Should I make the switch for my younger kids? I already have all the R&S books for grades 5-8, but at different points I will have 3 logic age kids and it could be nice to have them all in the same program. 2. If I go with Grammar for WTM for my logic age kids, should I keep my HS kids in R&S or make the switch for them too? They could do 2 years for WTM with me and my logic age kids, then review? Or help me teach my logic age kids once they are in grades 11-12? Thanks for your input! *note: I'm also posting this in the High School Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 We did FLL1-4 and then last year we did Fix-It and about half of Jr. Analytical Grammar. My intention was to switch to AG this year, in part because I had no idea when this product (Grammar for the WTM) would come out. Then JAG was a crash and burn for us--so we switched when the sample came out for Grammar for the WTM. Some impressions: This is exactly what we needed in terms of scope. I like that it mixes mechanics issues like capitalization, commas, etc. in with the other concepts. I like the format for the most part. It is relatively easy to follow, like FLL. It is teacher intensive. This is not a book you "assign" to a kid. That's fine for us, but might be a consideration for you with your older kids. We are getting to concepts I have never had before and I am not quite 100% grasping them, so I am grateful that we are going to touch on them again in the next three books. Some caveats: as mentioned in another thread, there are typos/errors and not all of them are posted on the WTM website (not sure why). Several of us have submitted errata. For me, the concern is that I will miss an error in the text because diagramming is not part of my background. Fortunately when I recently had doubts about something, I posted on here and others confirmed that there seemed to be an error. So, just be aware you are buying the 1st edition of a brand new curriculum with four books (student, teacher, key, rules). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Having a pile of kids, I understand your plight. I'm very much looking forward to the point when I can combine my kids in grammar because of the way this is outlined. My 4th grader is finishing up FLL 4, but I think he'll take 5th grade off because this program is a lot of work. Good stuff, but a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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