Sue G in PA Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I *think* this has been discussed and if so, forgive my redundant post. I'm almost 100% sure I'm doing WT1 with ds8 next year. I know it has grammar written into the program. Up until now, ds8 has not had much formal grammar. We started FLL 1/2 and fizzled out...he couldn't take the massive review. Tried R&S 2 and it went okay. *Mom* fizzled out! Now, he really doesn't do much. Would WT1 combined with either FLL3 or R&S 3 be overkill on the grammar? I don't want to overwhelm him. R&S3 seems to be a much more rigorous text than FLL3. I have both (I told you I am a curriculum junkie!) and while I can't stand the "scripted" format of FLL3, I like the gentle approach and narration lessons. Of course, I'll have WWE for ds7 so could use that for ds8 as well for the narrations, etc. Oh good.ness. I wish I could just decide on ONE silly curriculum and go with it. Back to my original Q...any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Growing with Grammar 3. It is quick, painless and easy to get through. We are using it this year and do it about 3-4x a week. I think it would go really well with WT1. I think R&S3 would be overkill (unless you do it orally) and i think that FLL3 will be a lot of overlapping of WT1 (ie: narrations, copywork, stories...etc) Check out GWG....I think you will like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 but, I already have R&S AND FLL3 which is why I was trying to find a way to USE them. Thanks for your suggestion...I'll have to think some more on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 In FLL3 the lessons are so brief that I don't think it would be overkill even if there is some overlap. We're doing CW Aesop and where there was overlap I tended to drop it from the writing program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Sue, I'm in the same situation with my ds8. Like you, we tried FLL1/2, but it wasn't a good fit. It worked well for my dd who's very auditory, but ds is more of a visual learner. We did a little of R & S 2 mostly orally (this worked because he followed along in his book), but I wasn't able to be consistent enough with it. We dropped it and just picked up grammar again a couple of months ago with Easy Grammar 3/4. This is what I plan to continue with when we do WT1 in the fall. In your case, having FLL and R & S already, I would go with R & S. I don't think it would be overkill if you do the lessons orally. I would really like to go with R & S myself, but I already own EG 3/4. I have to start using what I buy instead of always looking elsewhere. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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