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Has anyone used IEW's "Fix It" grammar program? If so, what did you like or dislike about it? I'm intrigued, but I can't find any samples. http://iew.com/taxonomy/term/17/?f%5B0%5D=im_field_category%3A17
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My boy will be 11 this summer, and I need writing ideas for next year. My goal is for him to be able to take a writing prompt at the end of the year and write a well organized paragraph with topic sentence, supporting sentences, etc. He has trouble setting the pen to the paper and organizing his ideas in his head. He successfully completed WWE 1-3, and CLE 2 and 3 when he was younger. We tried Writing Tales 1, Rod and Staff English in the past, and IEW A and MCT Town this year, but those were all half done and ultimately flopped. He does better with clear instructions and practice step by
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Students who have completed the Student Writing Intensive Level B can continue on with this enjoyable writing course on DVD. Providing one to two years of instruction, it presents new models and techniques while allowing for ample practice and reinforcement. This is for the CDs only including the teacher CD. The only other item that you will need to buy is the student book which can be found on the IEW website. I can help you find it if you need it and it is about $20. CDs are in excellent condition. 9 Instruction CDs plus 1 teacher CD in a case. $125ppd (in continental US) . Smoke Free Home.$125.00
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This is for my oldest, 12yo and 7th grade. She's always been a reluctant writer - both the "putting ideas into words" and the "putting words on paper" steps have always been hard for her (and I have wondered about both stealth dyslexia and dysgraphia). We did WWE2 and half of WWE3 in 4th and 5th, which did wonders for her. Last year we started WWS1 mid-year, after doing mostly-daily written summaries on books of her choice, but the summaries/narrations - i.e. the parts that I thought had been mastered - became like pulling teeth. (She did pretty well at the outlining (easy), and at the wri
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My oldest daughter is currently using WWS2 and my youngest daughter uses WWS1; it's going great. I love SWB's style and really get it. My middle child, a son, is dyslexic and we did not even get through all of the WWE books. He could barely write a sentence when we started IEW. He can now summarize a paragraph. My problem is I really, really don't like IEW! I can't deny that it's working for him, perhaps not in the way I'd like, but at least he's writing something (and we're both not crying about it)! So the question: does IEW ever teach a true outline form. When he teaches them to outline i
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I'm trying to decide whether to do one lesson weekly or double up. The material says it can be done either way, but I'd love to hear your experiences and thoughts on doing it in 15 vs. 30 weeks, what you based the decision on and whether it worked out for your kiddos.
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I am looking into supplementing writing with my 5th grade dd with some 6-trait material. I would love to hear of others' experiences and opinions of Ruth Culham or Evan Moor materials. How does it compare to IEW? -
Hi All, We are fairly new to homeschooling and wanted to know if someone can tell me the difference between the IEW writing program and the Analytical Grammar Beyond the book report program. We have finished the Analytical Grammar Jr books (both) and are now starting the Analytical Grammar work books. Can someone please chime in and tell me what they recommend for writing? I am working with kids that were yanked out of public school at 4th & 5th grade in November 2016. They have both excelled with AG and are now doing 6th grade reading and writing. Thanking you all, Nini -
I'm specifically interested in hearing about your children's experiences with these instructors: Beatty, Cardinale, Osborne and/or Murphy. My rising 8th grade ds may be taking SWI B online next year but I don't know where to begin as far as selecting an instructor. Several time slots would work so it well may come down to instructor reviews. Thanks in advance! : )
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If anyone has any experience with either of these, I'd love some input! DS1 (nearly 10) is in the middle of Barton level 5 and DS2 (age 8) is in Barton level 4 (during which we repeat/stick with each lesson until he "gets it"....this level is just so stinkin' difficult!) I have had them do copywork, but have not addressed "writing" (as in, composition) thus far (or at least, not "formally"!) Now, though, I am debating between IEW (institute for excellence in writing http://iew.com/ ) and Here to Help Learning (http://heretohelplearning.com/). I have researched IEW alot and know it -
Help! I have two kids, a rising 4th grader and a rising 1st grader. The 4th grader is the harder one to hs. She reads pretty well, about a sixth grade level, but has some speech and grammatical errors, slow to process, and EF problems. She's slow to write and has a hard time organizing her ideas. I'm strongly considering the following two programs together, but worried it's too much. IEW- She has problems summarizing succinctly. I think this will help quite a bit and the sequence of routines should help. I don't think it's enough grammar though so I'm considering ordering MCT. I know t
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So my 4th grade daughter is not in love with writing. We started in 2nd grade with WWE and went through WWE3 with lots of tears and fighting before we gave that up. This year we've tried a multitude of things: 6-Traits from Evan-Moore, online class through charter school, and finally hit on a gem, IEW Student Writing Intensive (SID-A). This has been working better than anything else we've used so far, but we're not very far into it yet to make a long term decision. However, I'm having to buy my curriculum for next year within the next month or two before I have much of IEW under my belt -
I'm looking for a writing curriculum for next year. We are currently working through R&S English 2, which teaches grammar. Next year we'll use R&S 3, but from what I've seen the writing portion is pretty dry. We tried FLL but that was too much mommy talking for my boys and I'm afraid that's what WWE 3 may become. (I began to sound like the teacher in Charlie Brown, "Wha, whaa, wha, whaa.") Is it possible to use any of the theme based books without having viewed TWSS? I've written a master's thesis, so I have writing skills, but I need some structure teaching them. I'm more of a -
I bought an old copy on eBay (2000-2001) and it is missing pages 17-24. Does anyone have the program and could maybe email me those pages? I'm so sad because I really love what I've gone over so far. I can send pictures to whoever to prove that I have the program if you are worried about copyright issues. Thank you!
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I have just about everything figured out for next year, however, I'm still questioning whether I need a formal writing program or not. My kiddos will be 7th, 4th, and 1st grade. We will be using Amy Paks Time Traveler's cd's with everybody, Primary or Intermediate Language Lessons (4th grader), and Queens Language Lessons for the Secondary Child (7th grader). I'm wondering if there is enough writing between these programs, or should I add in IEW? I don't want to overload my kiddos, but writing is the one subject I always question myself on...am I teaching them enough? I would really appre -
My soon-to-be 10 year old son is on the downhill side of "fourth" grade. I'm looking to start more formal, organize LA with him. He is beginning to make progress in AAS with works and dictation, but other than that, he has had little formal grammar or writing. Lots of narration practice, though. Is there a placement guide for CAP W&R or do all start with Book 1? I'm concerned Fables will be too boring for him. Does anyone have other recommendations for a bright kid who reads well, but dislikes school and is easily bored?
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I am really confused and don't know what to do. I am thinking of dropping our all in one language arts program and only go with IEW. Been looking at comments and reviews for over a year now, jsut haven't taken the plunge yet. I have to start by saying I do have the complete Fix It Grammar updated program and love that. Also have Phonetic Zoo have not used it yet. Also have another spelling program. My thoughts are this on options: - SWI B later add in Teaching the classics - TWSS then the Themed books and later adding Teaching the classics Money are tight but I am willing to
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Hello IEW users :) I am planning my school year/schedule and the IEW materials will take a few weeks to arrive. I am starting with SWI A - with my 4th grader. If I go with double pace - I had a quick look at sample schedule pages and it looks like it may make more sense to do this: For week 1 - combine days 1, 2 & 3 as one lesson and then 4 & 5 as the next lesson. Week 2 combine days 1 & 2 & then next lesson 3, 4, and 5 etc Does this sound right? If so, how long would each lesson, if I do combining, take? Thank you!
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IEW PAL for 1st grade or Peacehill Press LA program
jens2sons posted a topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
If you had to choose between these two programs (IEW Primary Arts of Language Reading/writing (or) Peacehill Press OPGTR/FLL1/WWE1) what would YOU choose and why? I'm having a hard time deciding between the two. I need a program that will allow me to jump in and start my ds where he needs to be and both of these programs seem like a good fit for that. The program we currently have is too difficult to place him where he needs to be because it jumps around and has no scope or sequence in the teacher guide for me to follow. In order for it to work, we'd have to go backwards to move forwards. -
My children attend an enrichment program where they use IEW. My 4th grade son's assignment this week includes quotation marks. I am confused about the rule that states: Begin a new paragraph when the speaker changes. The examples where they begin a new paragraph follow this format: "Blah blah blah," the dog said. I understand that in this case you would start a new paragraph. My son's paragraph is written this way: Then so and so said, "Blah blah blah." An old cow replied, "Blah and blah." Is he supposed to start a new paragraph for each of those sentences? Doing so doesn
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Just wondering if anyone was planning on going to this convention. Pudewa, Kern, Sandi Queen, and Dr. Joan Cotter will all be there along with local speakers including Zan Tyler, Lori Hatcher and a talk by Dr. MIck Zais on school choice followed by a Q&A session. http://www.midlandshomeschoolconvention.com/ -
We are using IEW for the first time this year. While we definitely see the benefits and the program has been fun for the non writer in my house, we are also a little frustrated by the restrictions. At times, my 5th grader is working so hard at adding dress ups or avoiding banned words that her sentences become awkward. So, while it has made our writing time more enjoyable, I feel like it is having a negative effect on learning to write smooth, fluid sentences. If you have used the program and have a solution or thought about this problem, I would love any feedback. I don't want to be t
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I need some advice as to how to do writing with my newly 9 year old DS. He has ADHD and dyspraxia which I realize challenge him in doing writing work (double whammy- attention to his thoughts long enough to finish writing the words and the muscle tone/control of handwriting). We've done WWE 1 and 2, IEW through writing a paragraph, and now BJU English. The WWE just got so repetitive (for both of us), he had total freak-outs with IEW when we reached the time and intensity of combining multiple paragraphs for storytelling so our most recent effort was BJU English. I thought that would be a g
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After HOURS and DAYS of reading posts and studying samples, I've decided I am definitely going to go through all the R&S English levels. However, I am thinking I will not do the writing. I want to alternate Writing Strands and Institute for Excellence for Writing. I haven't had time to thoroughly look over the full scope and sequence of these programs yet, but I was wondering if there are any writing genres NOT covered in one of these programs that would be in the R&S writing. Pam
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Hi all, I know there are many people here who have done WWS 1 so I hope I can get some advice. Ruth in NZ I know you have a lot of information on this. DS is 12 in 7th grade. He is naturally a very creative writer & often writes for pure enjoyment. DS has had no previous writing courses. DS is doing WWS 1 this year and he is continually muffing it up. We are on week 10 and he has to constantly redo the work because he didn't follow the directions correctly. He is failing to make the connections of how this will make him a better writer. I know he is dreading each day but he
