ExcitedMama Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I’m planning for DS going into 3rd next year. For LA we’ve used FLL, WWE, and ELTL. I was thinking of CAP Fable and Well Ordered Language but I can’t find much about them. Any recommendations? Did you like them? Edited February 23, 2018 by ExcitedMama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I have been using Writing and Rhetoric and Well Ordered Language for my 3rd grader this year and we love it. Both were reviewed in a couple threads here in the past week or two. Sorry I don't have the links for you. Maybe search for my posts and they will come up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I've been loving Fable for my 3rd grader who did WWE1&2. It is very well-done. We don't use well-ordered language but I do have the kids listen to the audio that goes along with it daily and it has been great. We use it alongside fll3/4, and it has been a great addition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_Clark Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I have two 4th graders that did Fable earlier this year and are in Narrative now. We have loved it. I think a 3rd grader that isn't pencil phobic and has a good grip on what a sentence is would do fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 CAP’s WOL is awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 My children love fables. Will continue with the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 We love CAP writing and rhetoric. I like the look of WOL, but I haven't tried it yet. With CAP, your success will depend on the maturity of the child. We switched halfway through third grade from WWE with my oldest. My next child is a little younger in third and still developing some other skills. We will start Fable in fourth for him. If your son can write sentences well and dictate a longer passage, he should be fine. It's a great transition from WWE and includes dictation and copywork. The way they start with playing with sentences is excellent. He will be writing four sentence summaries and then doing amplification. It ends with writing their own fable at the end. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Day Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Another CAP fan here! I’ve found it’s great at giving kids the tools and the confidence to structure their writing. My eldest switched from WWE4 straight into Narrative 2 in fourth grade but I regret missing out on Fable. My younger will switch into Fable for third. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcitedMama Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thanks everyone! It sounds like we should definitely try Fable. Anymore thoughts on WOL? I’d love to hear more specifics about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Listening along with you as I’m thinking the same for my guy, who will be in 3rd next year. We have dabbled with iew and Brave Writer and, while he was excited to get started, the enthusiasm waned quickly. So, our 3rd grade year is coming together: WOL 1 W&R Fable Apologia zoology 2 and/or 3 AAS3-4 BA online when available plus Primary Math Challenge VP self paced Middle Ages Seems like enough... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I just started using WOL two weeks ago. It’s a hit with my second grader. My 4th grader was apprehensive (he has learning and mood disorders) but he’s warming up to the ease of it, and even the songs (which I admit are hokey but do stick in your head). It looks thorough and has plenty of practice, or I think you could skip some of the practice if your child is a quick learner. I always start off doing more and then cut back, if I feel we are progressing. I have W/R too, and I think for this semester we are going to alternate them—do a lesson on one then a lesson in the other, so as not to overwhelm my older student. My younger student can handle more but is young enough she doesn’t need to. The quality is very good. I love all these classical programs—they just fit our philosophy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Above The Rowan Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 We're actually about to start WOL today with my 4th grader. I had intended actually to let both do it together (4th and 6th grade) but I've decided this is definitely not going to fly with my older. The pages are a bit busy to the eye, and for my 6th grader it would just be too much of a "wall of text" to read, so he'd really resist something like this. But my 4th grader loooooves Writing & Rhetoric. We put her into Book Two (Narrative I) just recently and she's just over the moon in love with it. I think she'll really enjoy WOL also, and she's coming to it having no real explicit grammar training (she has gotten it from her copywork, narration, dictation, etc but mostly through using some BW products here and there over the last few years). The teacher's guide for WOL could use a re-write, honestly. It's a bit convoluted and I don't like how the teacher pages are sorted. It could be a bit clearer IMO. But, the program looks super thorough and also gentle enough that my kid won't get confused. I like it, but I'll have to report back after I've used it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcitedMama Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 I found this review: https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/composition-and-grammar/ungraded-multi-level-resources-grammar/well-ordered-language-the-curious-child-s-guide-to-grammar It says WOL was designed to be used in a classroom and has group work which would have to be adapted to be used at home. Do you find that to be the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Most of the group work is just analyzing sentences together aloud, which we have no trouble doing with just the two of us. It is not a program a kid could do independently, but I don't think you need more than one student. There are a couple of suggested group games to do, but we skipped them because we didn't need the practice. The most I have had to adapt has been picking and choosing which lesson sections to do, since there is way more than enough review for my kid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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