DoppeltGemoppelt Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Does anyone know what Susan Wise Bauer's newest recommendations are for spelling, grammar and writing? I've just read the WTM and love the classical approach! I'm really confused though with these three areas and I'd really love some all-in-one approach in book format that is low on the budget. Please do not use abbreviations when answering and feel free to use links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lots of boys Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Well, I'm not sure about spelling but I'm sure her recommendations for writing and grammar for 1st are still First Language Lessons (grammar) and Writing with Ease (writing). We wait until second to use these with my boys but they both work really well. We use All About Spelling starting in first and we love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 She recommends Spelling Workout for spelling, though a lot of people here prefer other programs. Grammar is FLL or R&S, skipping the writing instruction. Writing is Writing With Ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 She's still recommending Spelling Workout, along with Spelling Power. Here. Go to the Table of Contents and you can click right on to her page of recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I don't think she's ever recommended an all in one for language arts in TWTM. A low cost option would be First Language Lessons for grammar. The older combined 1/2 version picked up on a used book site would be even more inexpensive. If the child still needs daily phonics instructions I'd hold off on the spelling curriculum and just work through Phonics Pathways. I did WTM-style writing for years with just the instructions in TWTM, before Writing With Ease ever existed. You can buy just the hardback Writing With Ease instructor text if you need more hand-holding than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 An option that combines phonics/reading instruction, spelling, and grammar is Logic of English. It even includes some basic composition, which may be plenty for a first grader. This program didn't exist when the last version of WTM came out, but I think it is amazing - definitely worth a look. LOE plus Writing with Ease would be my choice for a first grader's language arts. I'm not SWB, but there it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 An option that combines phonics/reading instruction, spelling, and grammar is Logic of English. It even includes some basic composition, which may be plenty for a first grader. This program didn't exist when the last version of WTM came out, but I think it is amazing - definitely worth a look. LOE plus Writing with Ease would be my choice for a first grader's language arts. I'm not SWB, but there it is! Can you give a little more color on what sort of writing instruction it has? I also have to think about next year :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Can you give a little more color on what sort of writing instruction it has? I also have to think about next year :) Hmm, well, I'll try - though I'm not using this part yet. I am going through LOE with my 10 yo using the advanced spelling lists, as a spelling program (and we're only on Lesson 6) and she's already past the grammar/composition pieces, so we're skipping over those. I will do them when I do LOE with her little sister, eventually. But it looks like there is a dictation section, and a composition section, in each lesson, which have the student write using the spelling words and grammatical constructions that have been introduced. So in the early lessons, the dictatin might be just an adjective and a noun together, and the composition section might be pairing nouns and adjectives off the spelling list. Later on there is a greater emphasis on writing sentences from dictation, and composing original sentences and then paragraphs. But again, this is just from a quick glance at the material, I haven't gotten that far. What ocurred to me when I saw this was that it might be ideal for those who have young, reluctant writers (often boys?) whose grammar/phonics abilities might be beyond their writing abilities. My 6 yo is already writing mutli-sentence stories on her own, so I can't see these early lessons being enough writing, which is why I would jump into WWE with her. But for kids for whom WWE would be too much writing, I think this could be a perfect, gentle introduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 What ocurred to me when I saw this was that it might be ideal for those who have young, reluctant writers (often boys?) whose grammar/phonics abilities might be beyond their writing abilities. My 6 yo is already writing mutli-sentence stories on her own, so I can't see these early lessons being enough writing, which is why I would jump into WWE with her. But for kids for whom WWE would be too much writing, I think this could be a perfect, gentle introduction. This is extremely helpful. I was at first hoping it could be used instead of WWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 This is extremely helpful. I was at first hoping it could be used instead of WWE. Yeah, it really only goes so far as teachng about writing compound & complex sentences. It's very complete and systematic, but just sentences . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoppeltGemoppelt Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thank you for the help! I definitely have some ideas now for next year! Both of my twin boys are readers and they love to write their own stories already, but they use only invented spelling. I will research the above mentioned ideas to see what works best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 As mentioned, the recommendations in the WTM book are: First Language Lessons for grammar, Writing With Ease for writing, Spelling Workout for spelling. We are doing First Language Lessons, Writing With Ease (just buy the workbook, it's all in there open-and-go!), and All About Spelling. It's working beautifully so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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