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  1. My oldest daughter who used to be home-schooled has unfortunately had a very poor math background. She has been excepted into a local college for her senior year of high school but unfortunately doesn't qualify to take any math classes b/c she failed the math portion of the compass test. She would like to take a math class at home to prepare her to pass the math portion of the compass by April since she is required to pass it by then to be admitted into the nursing program. In high school she has had the equivalent of Algebra 1(remedial taken over 2 years) and Geometry. I've considered purchasing Teaching Textbooks algebra 2 but since we are so short on time, I would rather have all your suggestions as to the best course to take. Thank you! Ann
  2. I'm using Bigger with my 8 year old 3rd grader this year and my 10 year old. Age 8 seems like the perfect age. I couldn't imagine using it with her before this year. She would not have been ready. The history is very rich. With that being said, I do use my own age appropriate Grammar and Math.
  3. I have both and Headsprout has worked MUCH better for my boys than click n read. I can't say enough good about Headsprout. My boys absolutely love it. Their reading skills have flourished with it. I do print out the flash cards and occasionally drill the boys and there are books that come with the program. Ann
  4. I don't have this problem because I tell my children that for every problem they miss they have to view the solution to it. I check their gradebook daily and I can see whether or not they've viewed a solution to a problem they get wrong. If one of my kids gets below an 80%, I sit down with them and we go over all the problems until they master the material. I agree with you starting in TT4 rather than 5 because of some of the material covered in TT4 that's not covered in Rod and Staff. Ann
  5. You may want to reconsider your placement. My daughter finished 2nd grade Rod and Staff Math last year and went right into 4th grade TT with no problems. She passed the placement test for 4th grade TT. Therefore, your son may be more than ready for TT 4. If you do finish R&S 3, I would definitely take a placement test for TT to see if he places in TT 5. TT 5 lines up with R&S 4th. If your son needs more facts practice than the curriculum gives, a great idea is to just do 5 minutes of flash cards with him a day. And when he's ready to do multiplication, the online program Timez Attack is fantastic and has really helped my daughter learn them with speed. Ann
  6. Summer, I am so glad to see FLL has worked well with your autistic child. My 6 year old son displays all of the characteristics of aspergers syndrome(I've given up on seeking a diagnosis). I plan on using FLL with him in the fall. I don't really know enough about autism/aspergers to know what the best type of curriclum is. He also has a terrible time with his speech and use of pronouns so I'm glad to hear that FLL has helped your daughter. Ann
  7. Karen, I am so new to this type of education, I don't really have a particular "want". I did a bit of classical many years ago but didn't stick with it for long mostly b/c I didn't understand the value of it and opted for traditional education. I definitely want to do Writing Tales in the fall so dropping that is not an option. I already own both Writing Tales and WWE(am going to be using this with younger ds's). Thank you for your explanation of different types of narration. I am fine with both ways. It sounds like it might be best to stick with WWE for the summer and then drop it in the fall to begin WT. I tend to go overboard at times. Ann
  8. I have purchased and plan on using Writing Tales(along with GWG) with my 3rd and 4th grade dd's this fall. I absolutely love the looks of it!! Since my girls have not had any experience in copying, dictation and little narration, I decided to have them start using WWE (1 for 3rd grader and 2 for 4th grader) that I already had purchased for their younger brothers for just this summer to prepare them for this fall. I absolutely love WWE and so do my daughters. It's so short but I can see how it will be effective long term. I love the way she teaches narration. I like how it's all scripted so well. My question is....do you think it would be overboard to continue doing WWE this fall along with WT? They will also be doing HOD Bigger, but I will leave out the copying of the poems and dictation b/c they already do AAS. Personally, to me, it seems like both WWE and Writing tales can complement each other, but since I am inexperienced and new to classical education, I would greatly appreciate advice from others. Thanks, Ann
  9. Thank you! You've all been very helpful. I think I've decided to use WT 1 along with GWG at each girls grade level. Ann
  10. I'm curious to know more about Writing Tales for a 3rd and 4th grader. Does it take the place of both grammar and writing or do most people add a grammar program in addition to WT? How does it compare to Rod and Staff in terms of grammar? Or Growing with Grammar? Can one who's finished R&S grade 2 and 3 go right into WT 1? Would it be easy to teach 2 kids together? Thanks, Ann
  11. Linda, My 6 year old boys have used starfall, click n' read and about 2 months ago I purchased Headsprout. They absolutely LOVE Headsprout. I honestly think it is far better than anything we've done and holds the boys interest so much better. My one twin is even begging to do it on Sundays. I am highly impressed with Headsprout. I also work with my boys separately on "The Reading Lesson" because I am anxious for them to be reading better by 1st grade and I tend to go a bit overboard at times. For the Headsprout, I just signed up for the payment plan which makes it much more doable. Another thing to think about, is there is a 30 day money back guarantee or you can just sign up for the 1st 3 lessons for free to see if you like it. If I were you, I would try the 3 free lessons 1st, see how your kids like it then buy the program if you're interested keeping in mind you have 30 days to cancel. Ann
  12. I would start your 3rd grader in level 1 of AAS. I started my 3rd grader this past year starting in level 1 and just finishing level 3. She has had an amazing improvement in her spelling. I had previously asked about AAS being used for phonics instruction however by the time I use it my kids would have finished basic reading instruction with a book called "The Reading Lesson". This book just teaches a young child how to read. It doesn't go through all the rules. I was trying to decide between OPGTR and The Reading Lesson when my boys started K. I decided to use The Reading Lesson followed by AAS level 1 in 1st grade. If you choose to use OPGTR, I'm not sure that it will be necessary to start at AAS level 1 because OPGTR is a complete phonics program. I wouldn't be comfortable using AAS as a stand alone program to teach reading and phonics. OPGTR sounds like a good plan to use with your K son. Ann
  13. I used LLATL for 3 years up to 7th grade. It was recommended to me by the woman who tested my children. I highly regret sticking with it for that long. It was not strong enough for my kids. My daughter begged me to change saying she's not being taught well enough. She and my other kids were very weak in grammar after using the series. I had to work very hard to get my 7th grader caught up before attending high school. I have since changed my philosophy and use a very strong English program with great success. Ann
  14. I'm embarrassed to say I have and/or used all that you listed. I didn't care for 100 Easy lessons. It seemed as though we got half way through and my kids had troubles finishing it. I never gave Alphaphonics a fair try although it looks very simplistic, almost too simplistic that I think that's why I avoided using it. I started this year with The First Reader with my K twins. They did great up to half way and then they couldn't keep up with the complexity of the sentences. It was becoming too difficult for them too quickly. So, we dropped that and picked up The Reading Lesson starting with lesson 6(out of 20). Even though I have some issues with the program, like them not using capital letters the 1st 1/2 of the program, this is working the best for them. The sentences are more simplistic and at their level. Their fluency has increased very nicely. Out of all I have used, I like The Reading Lesson best for teaching reading, however this is not a complete phonics program it's purpose is to teach a young child to read without any of the "rules". After my kids are done this summer, I plan on using All About Spelling to teach them proper phonics. If you're looking for a complete phonics program, I would highly consider OPTGR or Phonics Pathways. If I was not going to use AAS in 1st grade as teaching phonics/spelling, I probably would be using OPTGR. It looks like it would take about 2 years to complete. Ann
  15. I also asked this question and one of the posters says she takes all the pages out(yes, they're perforated) and separates them into 2 binders, 1 for the teaching material and 1 for the student. Personally, for $11 I'm going to order an extra set of student pages and leave the workbook in tact. Ann
  16. Thankyou Vickie! You were very helpful:001_smile: Ann
  17. Thanks! One more thing I'm confused about with WWE. I ordered the WWE BOOK, the WWE workbook level 1 and the student pages for my 2nd student. As I'm looking at all this, it looks as though it would be so much easier to buy the $11 student pages for the student to write in because the pages will lay flat. The workbook I have doesn't look so easy to write in considering it won't lay flat although the workbook is necessary b/c all the instruction is in it. Do people typically order the student pages separately even though they're in the workbook? Thanks, Ann
  18. Anyone just use FLL without WWE??? I will also be using AAS and Heart of Dakota curriculum which also has copy work and narration. It seems like too much with WWE for a 1st grader. Someone please share your experiences with me and explain how FLL and WWE are different. Still, after looking over both WWE doesn't seem necessary for a 1st grader when using FLL. If I'm wrong please convince me otherwise. Thanks, Ann
  19. I plan on using FLL level 1 for my 1st grade boys in the fall. I also bought WWE to use with them but after looking both books over well it seems to me that FLL is plenty for a 1st grader in terms of copying and narration. Do I really need to add WWE? Thanks, Ann
  20. Thanks for your reply. As for the math, she is very good at her math facts, she also does well with decimals, scientific notation and graphs. I'm not sure about the percentages. She has a little difficulty working with positive and negative numbers and right now she's having a very difficult time with the prealgebra concepts like isolating x or y. She also said she doesn't undertand square roots. I was doing some searching on the computer last night and I came across a book called Spectrum math 7. It looked like an overview of everything they need to know for he 7th grade. The major issues for my daughter when I looked through the table of contents is the algebra concepts. I'm considering getting this book unless someone suggests another to help guide me in teaching her this summer. Thanks, Ann
  21. I need some quick advice. My 7th grade dd will be going to public school this fall. This past school year I had her enrolled in a charter school at home where she did live classes with a teacher on her home computer. I am now REALLY regretting choosing that option this year. We just had a chat today and she said she has learned a great deal in her science and social studies classes but feels very unprepared in math and grammar. She said her teacher only went over grammar once(I'm so embarrassed to say she doesn't even know what a preposition is even though I know we went over that in 6th grade) and she's totally lost in math with a teacher that doesn't seem to care.. I AM FLOORED!!! I feel terrible about not keeping up with what she's learned. I have made sure she has completed all her assignments on time but never did I think I needed to be concerned that the teachers were not teaching what they were supposed to. She asked me to teach her math and grammar before she starts 8th grade in addition to what she's doing in the charter school. I need advice as to the best route to go. I have the Winston Grammar TM and cards, I would only need to purchase the student book. I thought that would be a great book that I could finish with her before fall. What do you think? Any other suggestions on a remedial grammar book that can be done within 3 - 4 months? I have no idea what to do for math. Please give me suggestions. I have the Rod and Staff 6th grade book but I would like some ideas on a math book to solidify the concepts she needs to understand for 8th grade. Thankyou!!!l Ann
  22. I agree with the PP. Since you already have it, go ahead and just teach the English portion and whatever phonics pages you may think helpful to him. I probably should have done that myself considering my TM is non returnable(I went ahead and opened the cd before deciding to send it back:sad: so RR said it was non returnable) I instead purchased First Language Lessons for English which I am very impressed with. It sounds like you have a great plan! Ann
  23. I was in your position a couple of weeks ago trying to make the same decision. I had bought the BJU English/Phonics and after I received it and thoroughly looking through the curriculum, my head was spinning. It was WAY too much teacher prep and required a lot of materials. I have decided to send it back and use just AAS. AAS is a fantastic way to teach phonics/spelling that has been very effective for my older girls. So, I say save your self one big headache and drop BJU phonics and stick with AAS! Ann
  24. Since it sounds like AAS would be too time consuming for you right now, I REALLY think Sequential Spelling would be beneficial. It's quick and my son was very receptive of it who was in 7th grade at the time. The fact that they have a CD coming out will make it even more time efficient for you. Ann
  25. When I was homeschooling my high school son he was also a terrible speller(& also dyslexic) I started him on Sequential Spelling and it really made a difference. This also works well with an older child or even adult who has difficulty with spelling. The only thing I don't like is that there's 7 books and each book takes a year. We were only able to get through 2 books before he went to school. My middle daughter has his same learning difficulties and I'm using AAS as I am with all the other youngers. I really believe in this program. It works VERY well. With an older child you can easily get through a book(level) in a little over a month. With my 4th grade dd, we do 1 full lesson per day. My overall vote for your son would be to go through AAS. You could get through all the levels easily in 2 years. Ann
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