AJ1972 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Looking for a Lang Arts curriculum for my soon to be 4th grader. Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didadeewiththree Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Have you ever looked at Michael Clay Thompson's LA program(MCT)? I have just discovered this myself and my books havn't come yet in the mail, but it might be worth looking into. Here's the link. There are different components to it, so you can pick and choose what LA you want covered. There is lots of sample pages too, and perhaps you can find a used set on this forum. Goodluck; there's a lot of good ones out there! http://www.rfwp.com/pages/michael-clay-thompson/ BTW: I also love Shurley English too. It's all laid out for you to teach your child grammar, writing, and vocab too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Here's what my 4th grader used: MCT LA Classical Composition Webster's Speller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutor! Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I just began MCT with my 9 year old son. I LOVE it. He has been begging for a program that would show him the big picture with grammar. It doesn't just creep along at a "grade level" pace. He is disappointed when we finish the reading for the day. The only thing I add is diagramming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Grammar: FLL4 is so easy to use! Spelling: SWO (ditto!) Writing: There is no easy answer to writing.... If you want ready made narration, copywork and dictation, try WWE (possibly starting with level 3 - I think there's a placement test somewhere?) OR if you want someone else to do the teaching there's IEW's SWI-A. Or if you want cheap there is Writing Strands - which people either seem to love or hate. For literature: you could browse catalogs like Sonlight, Veritas PRess, etc and come up with a list to match your history period. The WTM gives guidance on having them write a summary (or maybe a notebook page) after they read. Or you can search here for CHOLL, a literature program written by a member here on the forum that helps you implement WTM suggestions. (The WTM has suggested reading lists also!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'm planning to use AAS, WWE and either MCT language arts or Galore Park Junior English 3. Galore Park covers everything except spelling and explicit writing instruction, though they do have prompts for writing. It's also relatively inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I would use either First Language Lessons 3 (FLL3) or First Language Lessons 4 (FFL4). I would also use Writing With Ease 3 (WWE3) if you haven't used it before, if you have already been using it then go ahead and do Writing With Ease 4 (WWE4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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