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  1. LoveBaby
    Shannon, I don't think you would be crazy to move more quickly through the first 17 weeks of PR3 since it is all review. That is what I am doing with my older daughter. Moving into new material might make a difference to your DS if he is feeling frustrated because of all the review. If I were going to add any writing to PR, I would use WWE. It won't add a ton of time to your day, the literature selections are really great and it builds necessary skills. There is so much great stuff in the later parts of PR 3, I think you would be bummed to miss it!
  2. LoveBaby
    I am using PR 1,2 and 3. I started to use PR 1 to teach my DS 6 to read and then thought I needed a "reading" program so it would go faster. I am so frustrated that I didn't just continue to trust the process. We are now back to PR 1 for him and it is going very well. My older ones are doing really well with PR, too. I will continue to use it for the foreseeable future for all of my kiddo's and move my olders into the Latin Road when the time comes.
  3. LoveBaby
    that is awesome!! I am counting down the days until the Library Book Sale!
  4. LoveBaby
    If you haven't had a lot of formal grammar, then you might want to go back to "Bridge" to get that foundation and then move onto Latin Road.
  5. LoveBaby
    I love these SmartPal things: http://www.swrtraining.com/id63.html I bought mine at my local school supply store. I had the clock face reference sheet in my PR materials. They work great for practicing before puttings things in a notebook.
  6. LoveBaby
    I love Phonics Road or Spalding. I wish I would have used it with my first two children!
  7. LoveBaby
    Spalding handwriting isn't ball and stick at all, that is why it makes such a nice transition to cursive. Except for a couple of letters (k,x) the student never picks up his pencil to complete the letter. Y is taught with a curved formation, rather than starting like an "x" so even it will be easy to move into a cursive "y".
  8. LoveBaby
    :lol: Until I started homeschooling, I always thought that being a guinea pig meant that there was a first, and only, person to experiment on. Now I realize that I do in fact have 5 guinea pigs...maybe I'll get it right by the time I help homeschool my grandkids?! :D
  9. LoveBaby
    Hunter, After reading WRTR 4th edition and seeing the difference in handwriting, I think I tend to agree with you that manuscript taught the Spalding way makes more sense than cursive first. I know when I talked to Mrs. Beers about it she strongly felt that manuscript should be taught first. After having taught my 3rd son manuscript the way that it was taught in Phonics Road (which is identical to Spalding as far as I can tell), I think it is an excellent way to teach handwriting. He has gorgeous handwriting, very rarely has any reversals at all and can write quickly. I can see that the way Spalding/PR teaches it will make it easy for him to transition to cursive with little trouble. How I wish, wish, wish that I had known of either Spalding or Phonics Road when I had first started teaching my children language arts!!
  10. LoveBaby
    My list for the spring book sale has now increased exponentially. And here I thought I wouldn't go until Bag Day....now I'm going to have to go on the first day - to the "Better Books Side" to scope out some of these lovely treasures. And then convince my hubby to build additional bookshelves, as the ones dedicated to vintage books is quickly running out of room.
  11. LoveBaby
    Well...maybe you could do an " Ellie" webinar!? ;) :lol:
  12. LoveBaby
    Volume 6 "Through the fairy halls" is, I quote, "intended for boys and girls who haved reached an age when fantastic adventures of folk tales with thei dramatic and heroic action have enormous appeal to youthful imaginations." It has Norse, African, Canadian and Spanis folk tales. Shakespeare is included as well as Fabrè's Fairyland of Science. Art and Music is also covered with stories of daVinci and Medelssohn. So...not to enable you or anything, but go ahead and order 6,7, and 8!!
  13. LoveBaby
    Ellie...have you ever considered doing a Spalding webinar? You have such incredible wisdom and so many tidbits to share! I am reading WRTR after having used PR for the last couple of years. I am having many "aha" moments, truly understanding why Mrs. Beers is doing things the way she does.
  14. LoveBaby
    :iagree: I picked up a gorgeous set of World Book Encyclopedias at our library book sale for $10, I think. They do take up space, but between grabbing them off the shelf to read or to use as weights when the kids are building forts....they have been well worth the cost and space!!
  15. LoveBaby
    My 6th grader is using the Life Science Cards right now. She used all of those great resources we have on our shelves that we never seem to get around to using. I have found her surrounded by different books while she goes through the task cards and creating booklets and posters. I am ordering Geography/Culture and Middle Ages for her for next year. The only thing I need to do is give her more writing directives to complete some of the writing assignments.
  16. LoveBaby
    I have the 1953 "Book of Knowledge" set. It is 20 volumes - each volume will cover something from "The Eighteen Departments of The Book of Knowledge". The great thing, IMO, is all of the articles are written in narrative form to the child. They aren't merely little tidbits of facts, but articles written to children about the topic. I also love that each volume contains many different topics, so they aren't set up in an alphabetical way. Volume 20 has a complete index of the over 7,000 pages of topics. In Volume One - The Earth- The Earths Yearly Journey Around the Sun Science- What are things made of? Wonder Questions - What is daylight savings? Do animals talk to one another? Where does dust come from? Animal Life - The Great Groups of Animals Bats, Furry Animals That Fly and Insect-Eaters Plant Life - The Plant World Familiar Things - Foothpaths in the Air - a story of bridges 17pgs. with illustrations The Ship Beneath the Waters Lighter-than-Air Craft All Countries - The Great Continent of Asia The Story of Africa The United States - The Continent of North America Things to Make and Do - Telling Stories by means of sticks Poetry - Indian Children A Swing Song Famous Books - What Is a Classic? This is just a small sample of what are in the books. They are real gems - although I have heard that The "New Book of Knowledge" isn't nearly as good.
  17. LoveBaby
    Have you looked at this: Times Tables the Fun Way? I have owned both, but my children *love* the Times Table the Fun Way software. I do, too, since it tells the stories and then has quizzes on what they learned. It is awesome. We reviewed it last year for the TOS Crew and it was one of my favorites that we still use today.
  18. LoveBaby
    The Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading and/or The Writing Road to Reading. I really, really wish I had heard of the Spalding method in a form other than Spell to Write to Read when I first started homeschooling. It would have saved me a lot of time/trouble and reteaching with my struggling readers. Math Mammoth/Teaching Textbooks Creek Edge Press Task Cards - these weren't around until this last year, but wow!, they are amazing. We are loving the Life Science cards and are going to work through the Geography & Middle Ages cards next year. These are perfect for my independent learner and free up some of my time for my struggling reader!
  19. LoveBaby
    Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding It is a complete language arts curriculum and the way she taught handwriting is genius, IMO.
  20. LoveBaby
    Ok...my hubby is not going to be happy about me reading this thread. The spring library book sale is coming up soon, so now I have a new list of things to look for! I need to write down which of the 1930's versions of My Book House that I have and try to complete that vintage set. The 1970's is pretty, but not in the same way! If you ever have a chance to buy a set of the Book of Knowledge - they are ah-mazing!! My oldest daughter latched onto them when we first brought them home and I've seen her carry various volumes around since then. It is really neat because each volume has a variety of subjects to learn about. They are all written in a narrative form and very interesting.
  21. LoveBaby
    I love vintage texts, too. I always have my eyes open at used bookshops and library book sales for them! I recently ran across the hstreasures website and found out about The Book of Knowledge. A few days later my hubby called me from the DAV thrift store and asked me if I had ever heard of them and if he should pick them up for me! So, now I have a 1952 set of The Book of Knowledge - Magic Carpet Edition. I also have My Bookhouse (1970) set + 2 of the vintage ones. I also have a set of "The Children's Hour". I have never spent a lot on a set either, buying them at thrift stores or library book sales. I recently picked up three of the Harriet & Treadwell Readers at a used bookstore that were in pristine condition. I also own my great-grandfather's primary and higher arithmetic books from 1912. It is cool to see his name written on the flyleaf! I also have my grandmother's literature book from high school. She and my grandfather were high school sweethearts and she wrote their names together on the front cover. I love that book!
  22. LoveBaby
    I really like Phonics Road. I have tried to use AAS twice and while it is systematic, it is really slow. Level 1 of PR covers about the same amount of material as in AAS levels 1-3. I do use the AAS tiles for my youngest guy to practice spelling words. I love the way handwriting is taught with PR. The WRTR book by Spalding is great, too. I am reading it again and it is really helping me see why we are doing the things we are doing in Phonics Road. It has been a great way to connect all of the dots.
  23. LoveBaby
    I don't think there are any differences. I bought all of my levels used and was really happy with the materials. Just make sure that the seller is sending *all* of the things that are listed on the website. You don't want to buy a set for $150 and then discover that you need the student materials or something. Or that the set is missing a lot of pieces!
  24. LoveBaby
    Writing Road to Reading - Spalding method Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading
  25. LoveBaby
    The 4th Edition (Blue Cover) WRTR Manual has all you need to successfully teach the program. The 5th edition makes things more confusing and the TM's that are published are meant for public schools, IMO. Buy the cheaper WRTR manual and then use all the money you save on great books!! :D
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