mo2 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 ??? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostinabook Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 ??? :confused: MCTLA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Which FLL did you use and why didn't you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedmom3 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Maybe something more traditional ? CLE , BJU ,R&S, Abeka . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We switched from FLL to MCT, and it's been a much better fit (and my son's retaining a lot more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 What didn't you like about it? I am assuming its similar to PLL and ILL. I would suggest BJU or something similar :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootsnwings Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 K12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 CLE. We started with FLL. Hated it. Switched to CLE. Absolutely love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We didn't HATE FLL, but we sure do like PR better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 FLL 1&2 didn't work for me (loved the idea, but it's just not my style) and I love Rod & Staff English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipling Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 FLL 1&2 didn't work for me (loved the idea, but it's just not my style) and I love Rod & Staff English. Same with us. We switched from FLL to R&S in the middle of the school year. DD will finish R&S 2 this year and I already have level 3 for her to move into next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I do think there is a big difference between FLL 1&2 and 3&4. People who didn't like one and are able to start 3 or 4 in 3rd and 4th grade and get through it as well as any other grammar program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Which FLL did you use and why didn't you like it? :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoMama Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 It's already been mentioned, but when I read your question my first thought was: MCT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Shurley. It's the total opposite: slow, spiral, extra-gentle, funny, minimal writing, no diagraming (unless you want to, we do on a whiteboard). Shurley is grammar for grammar-haters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Well, we started with R&S...hated it....moved to FLL and loved it, so maybe you can do the opposite? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 FLL 1&2 didn't work for me (loved the idea, but it's just not my style) and I love Rod & Staff English. Same with us. We switched from FLL to R&S in the middle of the school year. DD will finish R&S 2 this year and I already have level 3 for her to move into next year. :iagree: So far, so good. But then, ds and I like (and use) PLL, too :D It was the scripting that didn't work for us. Neither R&S nor PLL have this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I do think there is a big difference between FLL 1&2 and 3&4. People who didn't like one and are able to start 3 or 4 in 3rd and 4th grade and get through it as well as any other grammar program. :iagree: This is why I asked because our experience has been that FLL 1&2 elicited tears and complaints, but dd loves FLL3 and always asks to do more :001_huh:. I'm glad that we stuck with the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kirsten~ Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I don't think anyone's mentioned Growing With Grammar. That's a non-scripted, workbook-style alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We've been happy with Growing With Grammar. We had finished FLL1, and tried to get into FLL2, but were so burnt out. GWG has been something we both love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We've been happy with Growing With Grammar. We had finished FLL1, and tried to get into FLL2, but were so burnt out. GWG has been something we both love! :grouphug: I haven't seen you forever, so just sending love! :) I move pretty fast through FLL1, so burn out hasn't been an issue for us. I just skip it if there seems to be too much repetition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yeah, we moved quickly through FLL1 too, like 4-5 lessons per day. Good to see you too! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoMama Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yeah, we moved quickly through FLL1 too, like 4-5 lessons per day. Good to see you too! :001_smile: You've been hiding from us, Angela! So good to see you! I even emailed you because I was worried. LOL I forgot about Growing With Grammar! My daughter has been using it. She started in 3rd grade, then switched to MCT for 4th. Now we're back to GWG for 5th. Shouldn't have switched... classic example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I would ask why too. If it is the scripting, or how repetitive it is, then feel free to shorten it and go off script a bit. I generally just looked at the daily goals. If it was noun/common nouns/proper nouns, I would then as them to define a noun, common noun and proper noun, then give me an example of a common and a proper noun. Done and we moved on for the day. If it is that your children are not auditory learners then I would look at something more visual like Growing with Grammar. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wow, I should have checked back before now! As to the whys: She is not an auditory learner. She is very, very visual. We need something with color, pictures, maybe stories and movement. Is there something like this? Maybe I should look at GWG and Shurley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wow, I should have checked back before now! As to the whys: She is not an auditory learner. She is very, very visual. We need something with color, pictures, maybe stories and movement. Is there something like this? Maybe I should look at GWG and Shurley. Given the new info, I'd say Michael Clay Thompson more emphatically. FWIW, my (also very visual) son disliked GWG more than FLL when we switched to it for a few months. There's certainly no color or pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I am assuming its similar to PLL and ILL. Nope, not at all. We absolutely hated FLL (dc would run away when I pulled out the book!) and we loved PLL and ILL, which I used with great success before switching to MCT and Killgallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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