oh no you aren't trying to talk me out of it. i really do appreciate you hanging in there w/ me as i try to sift through all of this. you aren't following me, because i don't think i making a ton of sense:) I appreciate all the help you have given here as well i just got home from a long day and am so tired. i'm thinking to myself, "how am i going to ever read through this WRTR book soon? this is WHY i chose AAS. so i'm pretty settled to pick up where we left off and incorporate a lot of the good information this woman gave me (how to dictate well, etc...)" so that's that. thanks again everyone:grouphug:

Maybe I don't see the connection between the tiles and the underlining, because we are only near the end of level 1. One thing the consult pointed out that I think is true, is WRTR cements in the brain the correct rules and syllables the first time any word is used. That is why it uses less words. I don't think AAS does that, because we haven't split any words into syllables yet. We left off on the double consonant cliff rule before going on vacation, just to give you and idea of where we are. I started reading WRTR last night, and am already finding it informative.

Thank you for the replies. Siloam, you have been a big help to me over the last few months, and I often find myself on a similar curriculum path as you. Merry, you AAS help is always appreciated. OK, for starters I found this article: http://www.fcrr.org/FCRRreports/PDF/Orton_Gillingham_Approach.pdf and there was an excerpt which is quoted below: This was very helpful for me to see. I now see how the markings are unique tot he programs that have them. Though I am interested in using the markings, and I think I will take a break from AAS until I figure out how I want to do that. I personally don't see how the tiles are supposed to 'replace' the markings. I don't think everyone needs to or desires to do markings, so I think AAS in itself is just fine for people in that situation. I just don't see that tiles 'replace' markings. It seems like with everything else, I will be forever meshing curriculum to have the best of everything. :)

Thank you very much for the reply. That is the same reason I didn't pick up WRTR before. Now that I do have a handle on it though, I'm particularly interested in the philosophy of the OG method and the Ayers spelling list. I'm going to keep mulling this over and hoping for some more thoughtful replies. (To future posters, I don't need any new recommendations: my choices are to stick w/ AAS or got to WRTR.)

Thank you for the suggestion. This consult actually simplified WRTR so much that I have full confidence in using it now. Since I already own the book and cards, it will be no cost for me to switch to that.:)

We began AAS last month, and I was pleased. I met with a consult that uses WRTR last night and I am thinking of switching. The two main reasons are the markings on the words and WRTR's use of the Ayers spelling list. AFter seeing how WRTR introduces the words from the Ayers list, I am now wondering if AAS is even a true OG program. Thoughts???

I looked at the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack and from the reviews it seems that they don't include the whole piece. I saw another cd of English dances, but I listened to the sample and it had a faster tempo than used in P and P and Emma. Any ideas?

I borrowed both A and B from a friend. I'm doing B w/ my 6 that just finished K in school. His brother almost 4 sat in on the first few lessons and loved it, but now I pull out the A book since B became too hard for him. We aren't going to really do A, but if he wants to 'do' math like his brother I'll pull out A and just do something easy and fun for him.

thanks for the links i've been wanting to get this, too:)

I'd do RS A. I just began RS B with my DS who just finished K in school. I was very surprised by how much I love it. We will start Singapore after we finish RS B. I just may keep up w/ both though, bec I love RS that much.

me too

we just started school, but i bought little spiral bound note card books. i'm going to have one for each subject of memory work. i put the first 3 catechism questions in his catechism one today and he loved it. he reads the ? on the front and flips it over to see the answer. after a while i'll start quzzing him and having him quiz himself as well

i was thinking the same thing....i hope someone posts it here

I'm planning on starting a how to blog for all of my curr. choices. I'll post it here if i get around to it.

I just tried to email her to see if she will offer it in ZB print, but it came back to me. Does anyone have a way to contact her?

It is not as open and go as SOTW, but that doesn't bother me. I like the overall perspective it gives with salvation history. I don't like that it isn't exactly sequential, but I will mesh the two together to rectify that. I don't see it as that unuser friendly, but then again I don't find RS math to be teacher intensive like everyone says it is:). RC History is more of a guide and not a scripted open and go. I have done a lot of scripted things already (100 EZ lessons, AAS, RS), so it will be a nice change up. She has a yahoo group that you can join. It has been helpful for me to read posts for 6 months while preparing to use it. We will officially begin it in two weeks.

'I remember seeing this before, but I wanted the Ancients in Zaner Bloser print and was frustrated that she doesn't have that.

I second this choice

just bumping to say that we decided to start w/ RS B and we are really enjoying it. I never expected to like RS as much as I do. I really don't get why people say it is so teacher intensive; I find it quite the opposite.

bumping to say that WE LOVE ALL ABOUT SPELLING!!!!! My DS1 is often asking me to do 2 lessons a day. I'm so happy I went with my first instinct. I do have a friend that gives WRTR workshops and will be giving one to another friend. i'm going to sit in on that next month for my own enlightenment, but we really love AAS. I want to write a separate post some time on why we love it so much:)

To the OP: I'm about to begin using RC History Connect (also called CWH Connecting With History). I ordered Jeff Cavin's Great Adventure Bible Study for me to study while I teach DS1 Ancient History/Old Testament. When we do Vol 2. I'll do the Epic Time line Study. Also, I wen to public school and despite the textbooks being 'secular' I often saw Protestant slants in the medieval periods. I would talk about these issues with my parents and it helped me learn more about my faith.

We just started, but I will do narrations w/ history. I started in June to take my time and spread things out over 12 months or so. We are going to read a lot of the books WWE uses, so I won't do the WWE worksheets every week. This will also allow for more narration w/ history, etc...

I did get many of them. I also got some of the SOTW recommendations, but plan on using the library for others. Some of the recs do overlap.

I prefer the chronology of SOTW, but I am going to use CWH as my spine this year specifically for the Old Testament study. I may feel the same way about Vol 2., because I imagine SOTW doesn't include the development of religious orders, etc... I just started reading How the Irish Saved Civilization, to further educate myself on the transition between ancient and medieval history. CWH is not as user friendly, but I'm still going to mesh the two together:) I was also a teacher for many years, and never could limit myself to one curriculum. I was always pulling from a variety of sources:) Just a little comment regarding the 'over Catholicizing every curriculum piece'. I don't get into this at all. I want the pieces my children study with respect to the church to be beautiful like a fine piece of artwork. There are very few things from Seton and CHC that I like. I have found the Faith and Freedom readers beneficial for my son. He feel in love w/ Dick and Jane when he first learned how to read and loved those as well. The stories have good morals for him, so we use them between excellent literature choices. (This is a hoot for me, because I swore my children would never read from 'readers'.)

We just started our first year of officially homeschooling for first grade. (Although I used 100 EZ lesson 2 1/2 yrs ago to teach my oldest to read). We're using: Language Arts: All About Spelling, Writing With Ease(reading the literature used in WWE), First Language Lessons 1 Math: Right Start Math and Singapore Math Religion: I have Faith and Life, Image of God, St Josephs 1st Communion Catechism, and an old copy of Seton's Kindergarten Catechism. I haven't decided what of this I will do yet:) Religion/History: RC History Connect Volume 1: Ancient Times We will study the Old Testament while studying ancient history. I ordered Jeff Cavin's Great Adventure Bible Study CD's for my husband and I to study while as well. We will supplement w/ SOTW Art: Lots of how to draw books Child Size Masterpieces