Silver_Kitten Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 My daughter is okay at finding parts of a sentence and defining what certain words are, but not all that good at writing. I am wondering if there are grammar and writing programs that might help with that. I've been looking at Easy Grammar, Growing with Grammar, and Winning with Writing. Those are the ones I've found a plethora of information on, but if there are others out there that might help build confidence in writing and grammar usage, I would love to hear about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Take a look at Killgallon's Sentence Composing for Elementary School and Story Grammar for Elementary School. I think he does a great job of giving kids a context for grammar... and encourages good strong sentence composition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matilda Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Have you looked at WWS? You can get a link to the sample at the top of the logic stage page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Kitten Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Have you looked at WWS? You can get a link to the sample at the top of the logic stage page. WWS has what I'm looking for I think. Will have to see what dd thinks. With so many choices I get lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Kitten Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Would FLL be to easy for the logic stage if no formal diagramming has been done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Kitten Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 What would be a good grammar curriculum to go with WWS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 What would be a good grammar curriculum to go with WWS? There have been a lot of recent threads discussing grammar options. I can't link on my iPod, but if you peruse the last several pages of the Logic board you will see them. Look especially for one discussing what to use now that ALL won't be coming out. I'm using Rod & Staff English 5 with my 5th grader. KISS grammar looks really intriguing and it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Kitten Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Too much grammar talk to wade through. Would WWE and WWW along with FLL and GWG, be to much if I alternated them? I really thing my dd needs the practice and diversity. Want to get WWS, but it might be a big step for her and me, since we have just started the classical approach and I'm still learning the ropes. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Too much grammar talk to wade through. Would WWE and WWW along with FLL and GWG, be to much if I alternated them? I really thing my dd needs the practice and diversity. Want to get WWS, but it might be a big step for her and me, since we have just started the classical approach and I'm still learning the ropes. :confused: It sounds like you're overwhelmed by the choices. That happens pretty easily on this forum. ;) I would not try to do 4 different programs, especially not starting out. I'd get overwhelmed from the pressure of trying to get everything done. I think you'd be better off choosing WWE/WWS/FLL or GWG/WWW. Here is what I think I'd do: If your goal is WWS, stick with WWE/FLL. It sounds like you're not sure if she's actually ready for WWS. You could either start her out with the WWS sample and see how it goes, or you could spend several weeks taking her through the end-of-year evaluations in WWE. Start her out in year one and keep going until she starts struggling. At that point you can either get the workbook for that level (it includes all the models and has all the lessons scripted out for you) or you could use the instructor text to choose your own passages from the literature of your choice. An older student will most likely be able to work through WWE more quickly than if it's used at grade level. If she gets through all 4 of the year-end evaluations in WWE, go ahead and move on to WWS. It's written to the student and have everything spelled out for both of you. At the same time, start her out in grammar. If she hasn't had much formal grammar before, FLL 4 should be a good starting point. It'll also give you some time to evaluate where she is in grammar, and and what you would like out of a grammar program. There are tons of grammar programs out there, and many of them are very good--sometimes it just comes down to personal preference. I think you probably want to keep it simple for now, get started with a something, and then at the end of the year you can reevaluate to see if another program would work better for you. Edited November 22, 2011 by bonniebeth4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Kitten Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 I was looking at Excellence in Literature for my daughter when she gets to high school. Should I look in to IEW now or can it be done with any writing program? My daughter's grammar is pretty good, she has done different programs over the years. I think maybe GWG or Easy Grammar, instead of FLL. So I will have to just pick and go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 You know what I would do? I'd just have her write narrations 3x a week about things she is reading about in her school work. For example, she could write one history and two literature narrations, or vice versa. I find that writing regular narrations like this builds fluency in writing and the child also has something to say because she is writing about content she's already read. Just another idea too..... I have sometimes given my younger kids a 'head start' with a written narration by starting it myself and giving my "beginning" as a dictation. I try to make it interesting so they have something good to continue on with. After a couple of sentences or so I tell them to write the rest themselves. It has worked every time ;) . HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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