lillehei Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 We have been through the wringer with grammar and writing. I have a 9 yo ds and 11 yo dd who were pulled out of public school a couple of years ago. We have tried: Sonlight LA IEW TWSS/SWI A Easy Grammar Shurley English We are doing Shurley English 3 with both kids right now and neither of them are really "getting it" The jingles are annoying, the Question and Answer flows don't always make sense and the Teacher's Manual is scripted terribly. I think we are all confused! We haven't liked any of the other ones we tried either. Is it just that grammar and writing aren't supposed to be fun? We watched SchoolHouse Rocks DVDs and that was entertaining a couple of years ago but now they think it is babyish. Does anyone have any suggestions? I don't want writing and grammar to be the plague of our existence. Thank in advance for any advice! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 This is on sale for $1.00 for another 2 days. Composing a sentence a day covers composition and grammar in just 15 minutes. Long term goals are another story, but for the next few weeks, this is a great option while you do your research. It's an AWESOME starting place for most students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkermamaof4 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 MCT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy5 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 MCT!!! Just jumping in here ... but what is MCT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 MCT is Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts. It is often referred to here as MCT or MCTLA. It is a very inspiring and fun way to learn/teach grammar, vocabulary, poetics, and appreciation of good writing. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkermamaof4 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Michael Clay Thompson. Search this board to read tons about it from many people who love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Depending on the kids ages, I really like Killgallon. They have Sentence Composing and Story Grammar. I like that they learn in context. But for us we needed a workbook, get her done foundation with GWG, before we got to the fun of grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaBond Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 We've been through several grammar programs as well and we found Michael Clay Thompson's Grammar Town, Grammar Voyage, etc to be the best. We read the page and I write a sentence and then have them write sentences using the new skills we learned. I have seen the most improvement with this program and none of us tires of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 MCT. It is the best program I've seen for giving an excellent big picture understanding of grammar. It also tends to make folks feel warm and fuzzy about grammer--I know it did the trick in our house. MCT is not a complete program, but I've found that it works well to alternate it with a more detail oriented program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliconian Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yet another endorsement of MCT. It has made grammar and poetry the favorite subjects in our house. And it has drawn my children's eyes to the beauty of language. They read and hear more richly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 MCT. It is the best program I've seen for giving an excellent big picture understanding of grammar. It also tends to make folks feel warm and fuzzy about grammer--I know it did the trick in our house. MCT is not a complete program, but I've found that it works well to alternate it with a more detail oriented program. What detail oriented program do you alternate MTC with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 What detail oriented program do you alternate MTC with? I'm using Hake, but there are many others out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Can MCT be used with just the grammar component and not the writing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'm using Hake, but there are many others out there. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Can MCT be used with just the grammar component and not the writing? I'm not an expert on it.....yet. ;) (I hope to start Island soon). But....it seems that a lot of people say they don't use the writing part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Another vote for MCT. But another fun, short grammar program you could do with both of them, in the interim, is Grammar Land - it is available free on kindle and other places. My dd9 loved it, and it was a great launch into MCT Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oraetstudia Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 The Sentence Family is also a fun, gentle grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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