Pat in MI Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 He has completed R & S Grade 3 a few years ago and we have done some LLATL and Queens Language Lesson books in between there, but nothing that equals R & S in rigor. Where would you suggest placing him? Would you think 5 or 6? Could level 6 be done with very little grammar prior to it? Thank you. Blessings, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 look at it here: http://www.rodandstaff.info/samples/english/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in Central TX Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Based on your sentence: "Could level 6 be done with very little grammar prior to it?", I would also recommend starting in R&S grammar 5. Grammar 6 reviews a lot of 5, but I think the diagramming would be too much without more than "a little grammar" knowledge. I'm teaching both R&S grammar 5 & 6 this year. Let me know if you have an specific questions about the differences in the program. I'm happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I would say level 5. Each level builds upon the previous, but we are finding level 6 to be a bit rougher going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raders Fan Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Another vote for Level 5. I think Level 6 would be too frustrating. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 well - if the only reason you are choosing R&S is because of it's rigor - check out Analytical Grammar. 12 is the perfect age to start and you can stretch it out over 3 years. The 3 year plan allows you to buy it once and then do it for 10 - 12 weeks each year for 3 years freeing up the rest of your time to concentrate on writing. My dd has learned grammar far more effectively and efficiently with AG than she did with our years with R&S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in MI Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 What do you use for writing with AG? I am kind of at a loss with that too. We are trying Writing Strands now, but I,m not sure I really like it all that well. What are you using currently and do you like it? Blessings, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 What do you use for writing with AG? I am kind of at a loss with that too. We are trying Writing Strands now, but I,m not sure I really like it all that well. What are you using currently and do you like it?Blessings, Pat Well I've used Classical Writing Older Beginners and I'm working some with Writing Strands. I'm not super excited about either. AG has two short courses - one on the 5 paragraph essay and one on the research paper which I plan to do. But I'm still unsure what I'll proceed with in writing. R&S writing was completely useless for this dd so I don't feel we lost there. Right now WS is working best but we'll see. I keep wondering if I should just do IEW even though I really don't like the thought of dress-ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori in MS Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I just started IEW and plan to do Analytical Grammar this fall. I plan to minimize or skip the dressups and focus on the structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in MI Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Thank you so much for your replies. It has been very helpful. Blessings, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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