Mindy
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Cynthia,
Thank you so much for your response. I already have the SL Science for Core 4 which covers a great deal of Physical Science, elec/magnetism, light/sound, which are also covered in EE. Do you remember what the study of elec/mag & sound/light covered in EE? What were the experiments like? Thanks for letting me pick your brain!...Mindy
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bump.....:001_smile:
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Have you looked at All About Spelling? It's taken from SWR. I've used SWR with all 5 of my children. Actually, with the older ones, I used Romalda Spaulding's Writing Road to Reading which was waaay too complicated. SWR came from this and was made simpler. Anyway, I've found the same problems with my 11yo son that you've described in your post. I think that all of my children made many of the same careless errors at this age. The older ones outgrew it, and hopefully he will to. Back to All About Spelling, (sorry ;-).....there are manipulatives, ie. phonogram tiles, to use on a magnetic board. It sounded really young for me to use with him, but it is helping. Check out the site
http://www.allaboutspelling.com
They will explain it much better than I can as I am short on time. Hope this helps.....Mindy
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It would be such a help if someone has knowledge/opinions on comparing both programs. Thanks so much....Mindy
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We've recently switched to AAS after reading the recommendations on this forum. My oldest (dd age 7) has struggled with spelling, so I needed a rules based program to teach her HOW to spell. Our previous program had lists and Friday tests.
We're really enjoying it. It's great learning the rules of spelling (many of which I don't know!). My dd loves using the tiles. I love the phrase and sentence dictation at the end of the 'chapters' (actually called 'steps') instead of a test of a set of words. They use words that follow rules used up to that point, so it's great review. And they often use words that aren't part of the focus list because they should be able to spell any word that follows the rules they've learned. The built in review with the dictation and the daily review of the note cards will definitely help us!
I've also started my 2nd dd with the program. She has had a strong phonogram based reading program (Sound Beginnings) so this is just a great continuation of that!
I like the idea of dictation of sentences and phrases instead of a list of words. This program sounds like a common sense approach. I'm off to do my search of the forums to find the posts on AAS. Thanks for your response.
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I just heard about it here on the boards too and will be switching to it after we finish SWO A. I like that it teaches spelling rules - my analytical Becca will want to know the whys. As a natural speller, I don't always know the whys, I just spell the words!
I'm a natural speller as well. It must be so frustrating for my kids to be taught spelling by me. My Stephen sounds like your Becca. He wants to know why.
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If you do a search for All About Spelling you will find a ton of threads on this product. I've responded to a lot of them because I really love it! It is so simple to use. I put off doing spelling because all the other programs out there were not what I was looking for. I wanted a phonics based program not just a spelling list type thing. AAS teaches to spell via the spelling rules. That way children will be able to spell other words that follow the same rules. It made so much sense to me and my kids are learning how to spell. I especially love how AAS is multi-sensory- visual, auditory, and hands-on. I think you'll find a lot of details by doing a search, but if you had a specific question I'm sure we can help you. There a quite a few people on the board who are using AAS. :)
Thanks! I'm off to do a search now, but I'll probably be back with a ton of questions....Mindy
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I can just about see the Gulf, well almost. Houma to be exact.
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Bless you, Sweetie. I'm praying for you and yours....Mindy
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Just heard about this new program. All I know is that it uses the same ideas from Spell to Read & Write, which uses ideas from Romalda Spaulding's Writing Road to Reading. Anyone?? Thanks in advance....Mindy
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but I just had to comment on Potters School and how much we LOVED our experience with them. My older boys took science and English classes and they were superb!! My boys really, really enjoyed them. My sister, who was a public highschool English teacher for 25 years, sat in on their classes from time to time and thoroughly enjoyed them. She said that these were quite equal to the AP courses she taught in her public highschool. I can barely wait until my 5th grader is old enough to take a couple of classes. Good luck, I'm sure you'll be pleased....Mindy
Can someone compare Sonlight Science to Exploration Education?...
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Wow! Sounds like alot. Wish I lived next door to you and could pick your brain more often. :bigear: I'm thinking of using this with my 12yo son. Did your children enjoy it? Did you? Thanks!!....Mindy