Paintedlady Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I've been tutoring a boy who attends public school (just finishing 6th grade) in math for the last year. While his math grades have improved, he's struggling with grammar & spelling. We did some Mad Libs together yesterday just to see if he could give me examples of noun, verb, adjective, etc... and he couldn't name them without an explanation of what the words meant. He's a bright kid but not terribly interested in grammar. He said they hadn't covered any of those things since the first half of the year, which his mom confirmed is true. I want him to do some independent work in this area for a short time every day, and then for us to cement some of those things in my weekly sessions with him, but I'm not sure what would be a good independent program for him. We use & love FLL here but it's not independent. Any suggestions? Thanks! :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) Um... my kids seem to enjoy Schoolhouse Rock a lot, but he might consider cartoons a little juvenile for sixth grade, I don't know. (Hey, I enjoy it, but I'm not a sixth grader with a reputation to protect, right?) You can get that either on video or CD--my local library has it on CD, in fact--and it's really good for pinning down basic parts of speech, which is what you're working on, it sounds like. We got a used copy of the video for a buck or so at a yard sale a year ago, so I can't imagine it being that hard to get a cheap version. You could check it out on Youtube to see if your pupil likes it, and if he does, it should be a good supplement for whatever else you decide to do. Edited June 1, 2011 by morosophe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in SEVA Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Daily Grams and Kelly Wingate Grammar are both workbooks that are done completely on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 The Easy Grammar series might be a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Growing with Grammar is independent and super easy to get up to speed with grammar quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thanks for those suggestions. Both Daily Grams and Growing With Grammar look pretty good. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Saxon Grammar might work if he is able to read through the new material that is introduced each day and comprehend it. There is a lot of practice and review in each lesson, but there is also new concept introduced in every lesson. My son does it very independently, but I do spend a few minutes going over the new concept with him. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I second Saxon grammar and Writing. It is the only program mine do not complain about. Also, I let mine write in the 'text' book. It isn't that expensive and no more complaining about copying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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