Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Would WWE 4 be a good fit for him to practice? He's never narrated, no copywork, no summaries, no dictation. I am going to go through either Classical Composition or IEW with him this summer but also want to give specific narration / dictation / copywork exercises. Would this be too easy for him? I want something that's already pre-packaged. I use WWE with my other kids and really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I would not hesitate to use WWE with a student like yours. I would NOT assume that WWE 4 is the right fit. Do you have the workbooks or do you have the hardback book? When I needed to use WWE with my son we started with the hardback unleveled book. We did a couple of weeks in level two, before I ended up with the workbook for level 3. Depending upon your student, starting with level 4 might be too advanced. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Oh! Hadn't thought of using that! I do have the HB! I'll take a look this evening. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have been through the whole series. I would hesitate to jump in with level 4. FWIW, a friend is borrowing level 3 for her son. He is the same age and has some of the same issues as what you mentioned. Level 3 will give him (and you) more guidance for the narrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have been through the whole series. I would hesitate to jump in with level 4. FWIW, a friend is borrowing level 3 for her son. He is the same age and has some of the same issues as what you mentioned. Level 3 will give him (and you) more guidance for the narrations. I'll take a look at it and compare! Level 4 seemed ok, but I don't want to make it too difficult for him. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 hope you don't mind me piggybacking on your post. I asked this on the K-8 board and didn't get any response. Could you do the new WWS without going through WWE4? Anyone who has used WWE4 and seen the WWS samples have an opinion? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 What's WWS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 WWS = Writing With Style, SWB's writing program for 5th-8th grade. It's due out in the fall, but samples are available if you email php. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I haven't seen WWS at all. But, that has never stopped me from having an opinion :lol: I would suggest you purchase the audio lectures from SWB about writing. Listen to the one concerning elementary writing and decide for yourself if your child has mastered narration and dictation at the level needed for middle school writing. You might also try the sample of year 4 WWE at PHP and see if your child can do the exercises easily. if yes, then move on to WWS. But if you think there is need for more instruction then start with WWE4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostinabook Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 hope you don't mind me piggybacking on your post. I asked this on the K-8 board and didn't get any response. Could you do the new WWS without going through WWE4? Anyone who has used WWE4 and seen the WWS samples have an opinion? Thanks. I think you probably could. The first week of WWS covers narrations very thoroughly. If your child has a difficult time with this you could either spend some time on your own working with him/her or you could get the WWE core book or one of the workbooks to give your child further practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 If you do, I'd review the last half of the books and get a feel for where your dc is in skill level. WW4 may or may not be a good fit, but WWE - SF can give you and idea about placement. Here's the placement evaluation that PHP provides for WW3 and WW4. Here's a link:http://wtm-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/wwe/wweevaluations.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Ooh, thanks for the evaluation! I think I will go for the WWE 4 and see how he does. If anything, we can practice and then the younger kids will use it later on. So, nothing lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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