ETC Book 4

[ChrisB]

DD is on her last lesson in ETC 4. I really don't think she completely understand how to divide words by syllables. She understands what a syllable is. She understands what an open and closed syllable is. And I've noticed that her reading has greatly improved over the course of this book. But, still, when given a word, she has a hard time dividing it. If I divide it, then she reads it fairly quickly. Do I work on her mastering syllable division or continue on to the next book? She is 5 going on 6 (in June). Do I revisit syllable division later? Your thoughts?

[ariasmommy]

I know we (my daughter and I!) had trouble with the syllable division in 4, so I bought 41/2 for more practice. It's the only half ETC book we've needed so far (she's done through 5).

[NancyNellen]

Same here - I've had 3 kids go through ETC and 4 1/2 is the only 1/2 book I've bought every time. They all got it eventually.

[Mandamom]

:iagree:

 

I just had a student finish the 4 1/2 after the first time with book 4 and it made a huge difference.

[crl]

We set book 4 aside and continued on with book 5 and 6. We'll come back to book 4 after we are done with book 6. I've heard that others do this as well and it has worked out ok for them.

[ChrisB]

Thank you all for your replies! I just ordered 4.5. If she doesn't seem to be getting it, I'll hold off finishing until after another book.

[Jennefer@SSA]

And if your dc don't get it even after doing book 4 1/2 don't worry at all and keep going with the other books. I love the ETC series but in my opinion Book 4 and 4 1/2 are the weak link in the chain. Most people feel that 4 and 4 1/2 would be better towards the end of the series and/or they could do a better job of making the explanations simpler for this age group. But the publishers never asked me! ;)

[Spy Car]

We are just starting ETC 4 so this is a :lurk5:

 

Bill