My 9th grade son is almost finished with Saxon Algebra 1. He uses Saxon Teacher with it. He has a B. It just takes him so long to do each lesson, 2 hours or more, but he needs to do every problem to retain the material. I have Jacob's Geometry but am considering switching him to Teaching Textbooks beginning with Geometry. I have 5 children to teach and a 1 year old and I need math to be totally independant for them. I also have 2 dyslexic sons and wonder if Saxon Algebra will be too difficult for them. Any advice is appreciated.

WWS and IEW both teach this but WWS is much cheaper.

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My ds went straight to Hake 8 after 2 seasons of AG. AG season 2 was way too hard for him. Hake is perfect. It starts at the beginning each year but the upper levels move more quickly and teach additional topics such as gerunds, participial phrases, etc.

I'm using the 5th and 8th grade books. Not doing the writing. Using WWE and WWS. Love the grammar. My dc need a lot of review. It reviews every lesson as it goes. I have no complaints.

My ds writes in the book too.

My dc went from Singapore 5b to Saxon 8/7 with Prealgebra. After that Saxon Algebra 1.

hake for us too.

What about the other portions of MFW? Is she enjoying the activities, read alouds, etc? How old is she? If she can already read, you might turn the reading lessons into spelling lessons. Check at the MFW board, it seems like there are suggestions for doing K with a child who is already reading. board.mfwbooks.com You could also post your question on MFW board as well. The MFW K archive has suggestions for those who are already reading or modifying it if it is too easy.

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I have used it a lot. My boys get that blank look and I can ask the questions in the IG to get them on the right track.

Would shooting sports at 4 H count as P.E. or extracurricular? Also I think some of the hours can be academic, studying about a particular sport, etc.

My 8th grader is currently in season 3 of Analytical Grammar. He has not retained what he did in seasons 1-2. Plus he hates it. I am thinking of putting him in Hake Grammar but don't know which book to get. Should I put him in the 8th grade book or 7th. He has been exposed to gerunds, participial phrases, and infinitives with AG but needs a review. Please explain the difference between the 2 books.

I spent the first week sitting right beside him, walking him through the lesson plans, and explaining what I expected from him. After that he just read the plan for the day and did it. I have him come tell me when he completes one subject and tell me what he is doing next. I look over his work a few times per week to make sure he is doing it. We discuss the material at least once per week. He does need help with writing so I sit down with him for that. MFW gives instructions on how to grade the various subjects and has already assigned credits. The grading is not difficult to do. I am having my sister, a fabulous writer, grade his papers.

Hake looks good! My ds is in 6th grade. He is currently doing the 15 week sample of ALL. He is in week 5. Do you think he should finish the sample or go ahead and switch to Hake? I'm not sure whether to put him in the 5th or 6th grade book. Also do you do the writing exercises if you are using WWS? BTW He finds ALL challenging. We have to go slowly with it but he is doing well.

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I am considering AG as well. I think ds may need some review of usage, capitalization, puctuation etc since AG doesn't cover that until season 3. Any suggestions for this that is free or cheap?

I was planning to use ALL for my 6th grade ds who is dyslexic. He has done fabulously well with the FLL series and has started the ALL sample. Now that it is not going to be published any time soon, what should I use with him ? He has never done anything else except FLL and ALL so I am not sure what to do. What curricula are similar?

I agree with you about the dress ups. They are good to learn, but I did not require them like Andrew Pudewa does. My son did SWI B and half of SICC B, but now he is doing Writing with Skill. I like WWS a lot better and ds is doing very weill with it.

Saxon Teacher has really helped my dc. When they miss the problems they watch Saxon teacher for that problem instead of having me teach it. Math has become totally independent.

Barton is much slower than AAS and in a completely different sequence. What level is he in in AAS? Level 1 of All About Reading is coming out next month. That would complement AAS very well. Sorry, I just read that he is isn AAS 2. AAR Level 1 might be too easy. I would email All About Learning Press. They have been very helpful. I remember reading somewhere on their site that you could use AAS for phonics.

I didn't think I could do it this year with a 9th grader, 8th grader, 6th and 4th grade dyslexic dc, K'er and 8 month old! But it is working! My ninth grader is independant. He is doing My Father's World which has lesson plans written directly to him. 8th grader mostly independant. I work with him about 30 minutes per day. 6th and 4th graders require most of my time. I write everyone's daily assignments on a white marker board. When the board is clean, they can have free time. This greatly helps me to know at a glance how much everyone has accomplished and what I have to do with each one.

Cameron Townsand was the most boring. All the others we liked (including the ones in future years. I had trouble with David Livingstone but only because of how he abandoned his family. It was a good discussion starter.

I've used both IEW and WWE WWS. They are similar. A lot of it has to do with different formats. WWS is written instruction, IEW is dvd. My boys love the dvd lessons. They wrote much better for Mr. Pudewa than for me. But they are doing well with WWS also. I think WWS is more throrough and systematic in teaching outlining. Style is treated a little differently in each one but it is taught in both. I really like how Mr. Pudewa teaches the various sentence openers and how to structure paragraphs with a topic and clincher. It is very concrete and not difficult for reluctant writers to understand. My dc have only done 2 weeks of WWS but I am very pleased with the program so far.

What about Writing with Skill? The teacher's book has writing examples for each exercise. Do you have a friend or relative who is a good writer. My sister is an outstanding writer. I am emailing all of my ds's papers to her to grade.