MCT or Growing with Grammar for 3rd?

[imhim]

For the fall.

I do not know what do choose!!??!! I know I will be doing WWE 3, AAS 2, 3 and A Reason for Handwriting D.

 

We are finishing up FLL2.

 

But what to do for grammar in 3rd? I was thinking Sentence Island, Building Language, Grammar ISland by MCT. But I wonder if it is a little too complicated to teach, or too much? I was just going to buy the TM and the practice booklets.

 

Anyone willing to share their experiences with these two programs?

English is my second language so I need TMs.

 

Thanks!!

[mamachanse]

Are you continuing on with FLL3? We are using FLL3, WWE2, GWG2,and AAS right now. I find that to be good coverage. I love the idea of MCT and plan on adding Building Language and Music of the Hemispheres to the mix next year. However I feel that implementing a whole MCT program would be overkill (and expensive)...and ds begs to do GWG. Also, I love that he does it independently since the rest of his LA program is demanding of my time and attention.

[imhim]

No, I was not going to do FFL3 - dd does not like that book at all. I thought MCT is more fun, I don't know.

 

How do you schedule MCT? Or is it open and go?

[EKS]

MCT is easy to teach, just open and start reading it with your student--it's meant to be a conversation.

 

If you've already done FLL2, then I would recommend MCT at this point.

 

My son did the Island level the year after he did GWG3. It was a huge hit. The MCT materials encourage a conversation about language whereas GWG is essentially a workbook and more traditional in presentation. I think both approaches are valuable, so much so that I'm pretty sure we are going to do GWG next year instead of MCT Voyage.

[mmasmommy]

We used MCT Grammar Island this year. I really liked it in the beginning but as the year went on I struggled with how to teach it and make it work. We ended up putting it on the shelf and will be using GWG in the fall.