janie_ranae Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would love to hear from someone who has purchased this program and either loved, or didn't like it. The price appeals to me, but I don't want to make a decision solely based on $. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 We just started this program, first grade level. Jury is still out. I can't tell you much about the content yet! Cons- the quality is not great, the camera bounces, it sometimes blurs, and the audio stinks. Really, it's bad. Bad. I still have to go over the worksheet and teach it, the video doesn't go over the worksheet, and I feel like it should with this grade level. Pros- Its something I can easily do daily. Its easy to pop it in and go. The workbook prints well, and I can reuse it with my younger kids. The price is good. It's more open and go, and self explanatory than IEW's TWSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Oh- CON- at the second grade level, it's not enough for a full school year. There are 40 something video lessons, and 70 or so work pages. There are 180 days in my school year..... the math doesn't look good for that. See.... jury still out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I used the 7th grade level last year & plan to use the 8th & 9th grade levels this year. For us it's been a great fit. Here's my review, with a sample descriptive paragraph that my son did, and some of the steps along the way. HTH some! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie_ranae Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Thank you BugsMama and MerryatHope! I love that you shared both the pros & cons of the program - very helpful!! I'm hoping the bad sound won't be a distraction when viewing a lesson. However, it's good to know in light of the sound quality, that the lessons are short. I was also glad to hear that the handouts were easy to print. (When handouts are difficult to match with the corresponding lesson it reminds me of my school teachers trying to synchronize the film strip with the film audio. ;)) MerryatHope: Wow, what a difference between the two paragraphs your son wrote! Nicely done!!:thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 MerryatHope: Wow, what a difference between the two paragraphs your son wrote! Nicely done!!:thumbup: Thanks :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothergooseof4 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Wow Merry, that is an awesome improvement in your ds' paragraph! I was planning to use Write Shop with my reluctant 7th writer and IEW All Things Fun and PLL/ILL with my younger crew, but this looks so tempting. I like that grammar is included with the younger ones, too. Hmmmmmm.... What to do? I tried IEW TWSS and SWI last year and while I liked the theory, the dvds were laborious for ds. We switched to Writing Strands 3 and did the whole book with little to no improvement in ds' writing. I need more guidance and he needs more accountability. I have been looking through WriteShop and it would probably work, but looks teacher intensive. I want to spend my time with my oldest doing more discussion for history, Bible, and lit. You know, building characters and teaching worldview. Maybe this is the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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