A home for their hearts Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 My ds11 is a very concrete kid. He just doesn't get even the idea of grammar terms. It is too abstract for him. He was/is my struggling reader, and math and memorizing has always been stronger for him. We are using Winston Grammar Basic which is just too much for him. I've thought about just waiting until his older to introduce grammar. I really wish there was a good remedial grammar curriculum out there. Something that is hands on and would help him to get such abstract terms. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 :bigear: I'm looking for the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Have you tried Grammar Rock videos on Youtube? It can get you started anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I think you should wait until he's older. Easy Grammar would be my recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Have you tried Latin? Getting Started with Latin helped my eldest (also struggling reader & very concrete) to slow down and see HOW a sentence had to be in English. (He had to figure out if the Latin word was a DO / IO, then put the words in English order, and remember to capitalize/punctuate.) And GSWL is very easy to implement, and inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 KISS would be a good one to try. There's nothing fuzzy about it and it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 The peace hill press curriculums can be used for older children. That is why they are leveled instead of graded. We really like Queen's Language Lessons, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Have you tried Latin? Getting Started with Latin helped my eldest (also struggling reader & very concrete) to slow down and see HOW a sentence had to be in English. (He had to figure out if the Latin word was a DO / IO, then put the words in English order, and remember to capitalize/punctuate.) And GSWL is very easy to implement, and inexpensive. Not sure how well he would do with Latin. We haven't gone done that road yet and I'm not sure if I am ready. What is GSWL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I am also thinking peace hill. Perhaps FLL 3? It is scripted and very incremental. The lessons are not too long either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pageatatime Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 BTDT.:grouphug: My vote is to wait a yr, then use Winston since you have it. Maturity is so key for learning and retaining grammar. (IMHO) Also, be sure you are doing one lesson/worksheet a week- that way he has time to let concepts settle into long-term memory.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 The Sentence Family for parts of speech. My son loved this. You may also want to look into Cozy Grammar. It is video-based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 GSWL is Getting Started with Latin :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 You could try Grammar Land. It makes each part of speech a person in the story and explains what they do and how they interact. It might be too 'little-kid-ish' for an 11yo. But it's free online, so you wouldn't lose anything to give it a try. Here is the . This is the same text in a printable version. And here are some worksheets that someone came up with to go along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Pip Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Your ds sounds like my very concrete thinking dd. We did Winston Basic last yr, age 11, and it was tough. I bought Easy Grammar Plus this yr and hope to combine with Getting Started With Latin. My child will hate me. I hope it works! I may overlap Winston with Easy, although their order of teaching parts is very different. So far though, memorizing prepositions has been hard (and she's good with memorizing). After 8th gr, I'm throwing in the grammar towel:) 2 yrs left to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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