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    Sequence of writing skills and what to do/use to teach

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Writing instruction is on the forefront of my mind and I'm wondering if anyone can help me put the scope/sequence for writing "on paper". I just started using WWE with my 7.5 year old. The narration is a cinch so far. (I'm ashamed to say that I've not implemented narration before now. We are newbies.) Copywork is easy too. We have picked up the pace and are doing a copywork and narration on the same day. Again, it's very easy and takes minimal time. I am very dense :001_huh: and confess that the writing process (how to teach it/break it down) is not intuitive for me. WHAT am I accomplishing by going through WWE? It doesn't seem like enough but perhaps it is for now. I do think I want to use Writing Tales and them move into Classical Writing at some point. Meaningful Composition is intriguing as well. However, I am confused as to how WWE fits into that (I see that there are several levels - again, I don't know enough about writing instruction to see where it's going and whether or not it is stand alone or would be used alongside or in the place of WT or CW). I THINK that WWE 2 is more his skill level but I don't know - what kinds of skills are being built into him with WWE 1? Would WWE and WT or CW dovetail nicely or is there overlap? I wish I could figure that out on my own but I'm just not getting it!

     

    My son generally moves up a grade skill wise right about the new year so though he's a first grader he is doing great with 2nd grade work.

     

    I am going back over the writing sections in TWTM and WWE. I will continue to pore over samples and read more on the progymnasmata on the CW site.

     

    Thanks for reading my very long post here!!! This group is fantastic!! I have gleaned so much wisdom already.

    Overwhelmed Mama needs help - phonics to start with

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Blessings to you for even reading this!!! :) I have several questions . . . I guess I'll start with phonics.

     

    Is it important for a child to actually have phonics rules committed to memory OR is the application of those rules all that is needed?? My 7 year old is a great reader. He is at the end of OPGTR and doing fine with it - just needs to take his time to read multi-syllabic words but can read them just fine. He devours books. I never did any kind of systematic phonics with him - he just kind of took off and I was stunned. I made him fly through some of the later OPGTR lessons this past month just to see if he'd stumble. I am CONVINCED that I've totally messed up in laying a good foundation in so many ways . . . . mastery comes by repetition (I think :) ) and I want my boy to be solid in his foundation. Any thoughts????????????????? I am have been way. too. lax. MFW 1st grade has been fun for him but the phonics was a cinch (so didn't add anything in the way of challenge). Should I remediate his phonics instruction or strengthen it in some way or just move on? He is doing Rod Staff Spelling by Sound/Structure 2nd grade. So far so good. Also FLL and WWE.

     

    Boy #2 is 5.5 - can read CVC words fairly well and is working on harder words now. I don't love SL1 (blech on the creative writing, copywork isn't inspiring, the readers are just O.K. for me, he is great with ETC). I honestly didn't know what to do and made a desperate attempt to get something that was at his reading level (I was about to give birth to #4 and feeling crazy.). I think MFW1 moves too fast for phonics and is also lacking in review to solidify concepts for a slower student (like my 5.5). He may do fine with it later on but not yet. Do I just jump into OPGTR and plod through it? Memoria Press materials and Reading Made Easy both look inspiring.

     

    I don't want to struggle any more in this critical area of instruction!! My littles coming up the ranks will greatly benefit from their Mommy figuring this out now. I've shed many tears in recent weeks as I've read and researched. Praise God that I am figuring it out now . . . that is something to be thankful for.

     

    Thanks for your help! I have greatly FEARED posting anything. I have searched and read a lot but couldn't find an answer to my specific question.

     

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