Can I use R&S English 7 for my dd

[mom2denj]

if we have never used R&S English before?? She will be in 7th grade in the fall and I am wondering if I should start with 6 or 7?

[Aunty Social]

It depends on how much grammar she has had previously. I might start her at R&S 5. Rod and Staff is incredibly rigorous and requires more than a lot of other programs. I have heard that the 8th grade level is more like high school or college.

[mom2denj]

It depends on how much grammar she has had previously. I might start her at R&S 5. Rod and Staff is incredibly rigorous and requires more than a lot of other programs. I have heard that the 8th grade level is more like high school or college.

 

Thank you, I have heard that also. I think that I will look into 5 or 6 first.:)

[willowcreek]

I'd agree with 5th. Might look at sixth, but I definitely wouldn't start at 7. I've used it all along and it is difficult. Fifth introduces all the basics, and sixth really adds in a lot on complex sentences, diagramming subordinate clauses, etc. If you aren't ready for that stuff, go with 5th.

[Soph the vet]

I agree with the other posters. I've used 2, 3, 4, and 5. R&S5 was really substantial, IMO and 6 is looking daunting!:lol: Err on the side of not overwhelming your dc if they have not had formal grammar yet.

[mamato4girls]

I was in the same boat last year, I would start with 5 it is very rigorous.