Classically Minded Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I shared in another post about my dd9's writing woes, she is having difficulty remembering what she read and then doing narration in WWE 3, but also across the board in history, science, and reading. She did the questions/answers and narration GREAT up until the start of this grade. Is there a curriculum that will help and give lots of practice with comprehension and narration and getting words of their own down on paper? *I have a newborn, so pre-reading books/selections and coming up with my own questions isn't feasible for me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km123175 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 You might want to check out the literature guides that go with the Moving Beyond the Page curriculum. The beginning (of the 7-9 level) starts with pretty easy chapter books. It comes with reading questions, and activities that follow up on the reading. These activities incorporate many language arts skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Does she narrate well when you read the material? Is the problem only occurring when she reads the material for herself? I ask because WWE3 is when the student starts reading the material on their own and it made me wonder if she might need to have her eyes checked. (This might have already been discussed in your other thread.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I know you're looking more for a hand-holding curricula, but I've found the best help for that problem is a good collection of well-written Aesop fables. The Milo Winter version is particularly nice. I read one to the child, or have them read it to me. They're very short. My DC retell it in their words, with questions first if needed. If they were at the place the OP describes this would be done on a daily basis. I'd randomly pull one for a writing exercise, but I have mine outline the story before they rewrite it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Is there a curriculum that will help and give lots of practice with comprehension and narration and getting words of their own down on paper? *I have a newborn, so pre-reading books/selections and coming up with my own questions isn't feasible for me right now. Maybe changing gears for a bit might help? What if you looked at some of the Brave Writer Arrow back issues (on sale through HSCB)? Arrow would give you the pre-selected copywork and studied dictation. If you choose Arrow issues related to books you know and enjoy, you could just chat with her about the stories orally to check for comprehension, so you'd get one-on-one time with her that's more conversational. If this seems a bit light, and she needs/wants more, then you could add in WWW, which is still independent and focuses on enabling the student to get words down on paper. Maybe you could then return to WWE again once you feel both of you are ready for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Have you tried adjusting the way you use WWE? Instead of reading the whole selection and then asking all the questions, you could read just a paragraph and then stop for the question. You can try having her follow along as you read. (This helps my dd7 stay focussed on the material.) You can also try having her read the selection out loud to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Does she narrate well when you read the material? Is the problem only occurring when she reads the material for herself? I ask because WWE3 is when the student starts reading the material on their own and it made me wonder if she might need to have her eyes checked. (This might have already been discussed in your other thread.) It used to be when I read the material, but you are right, the start of this year she started reading the writing and the history. There were some writing stories she got everything correct and she told me because it was so fun to read. I haven't had her eyes checked, I figured because she is reading so much on her own and understanding those stories, that her eyesight was fine. She reads stacks of books in her bed and she can tell me the entire story with those. However, when it is something in school - she can't seem to get it. I've even had her read the selections twice but it didn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Have you tried adjusting the way you use WWE? Instead of reading the whole selection and then asking all the questions, you could read just a paragraph and then stop for the question. You can try having her follow along as you read. (This helps my dd7 stay focussed on the material.) You can also try having her read the selection out loud to you. Yes, we will try this this week. Someone had mentioned that in a prior post about reading a short section and then stopping to ask questions. I just don't understand how she could go from doing so well with questions and narration the past 2 years to not being able to do them at all. I was talking with my husband that it could possibly be interest-based. She did get the questions and narration on one of the selections in WWE 3 because she said it was "fun" to read. As I mentioned in the above reply, she reads a lot in her room and can tell you what the book is about. She tells me history is boring and some of the writing selections she didn't understand - so maybe it is either too hard or just boring lol. But life requires reading boring things sometimes, so how do I get her to force her mind to concentrate, even when it is boring? Just trying to figure this out to help her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Just updating this post with what I decided to do. We are putting WWE 3 away and going back and doing WWE 2 again. I feel she needs the extra practice and with the new baby and changes that brings, it will allow her to take a break from the challenging work in WWE 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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