mommyto2 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 We used Hooked on Phonics for our now first grader to learn to read with. (She is reading on a 3rd grade level now.) When do you normally start some sort of formal grammar? I guess I was so concerned about reading that I forgot about grammar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I'd start now. FLL lessons is gentle but provides a strong foundation. We've moved through part one and two and we're within ten lessons of finishing book three. The same concepts reappear and new information builds out on the old. Scripted and just three days a week. Easy peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erika Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 :iagree: I love FLL. Lessons are very short (5-10 min in FLL1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 :iagree: with the poster who said to start now. She's reading well, so the next step is good grammar, spelling and writing. FWIW, we are using Jolly Grammar. It's less scripted and repetitive, plus Ariel likes to color the pictures in her free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Another vote for now. I grabbed a copy of English for the Thoughtful Child at a used sale today & we'll start next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I think third grade is fine. I started my dd in second grade with a free vintage grammar book from Google books. She loved it and did well. In third grade we used Firs Language Lessons 3. It basically repeated everything she learned in 2nd grade. I started using FLL 1 with my second-grade son because he has language issues and I thought that early exposure would help him, but I don't think he's retained much from it. He's going into 3rd and we're still plowing through FLL 2. Personally, I think kids should be reading and writing well before you need to worry about grammar. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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