Reading Workbook, Grades 3-6

[gratefulmother]

I am looking for something similar to what we used to call reading workbooks when I was in school. It covered skills such as: dictionary skills, fact/opinion, finding the main idea, how to identify a trustworthy source, using periodicals, figures of speech, poetry terminology. It was just a wide smorgasbord of all kinds of language arts skills. Is there anything like this today? I don't feel like I have identified it, and my kids haven't covered some of these topics.

 

Thanks so much!

[Ellie]

Rod and Staff's Bible Nurture and Reader series covers those (except for dictionary skills, which are covered in the spelling series, Spelling by Sound and Structure), according to the scope and sequence. Some things (poetry, dictionary skills) are also covered in the English series.

[edeemarie]

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I would love to find something like this too. I looked into LLATL but I fear it would be too much to add this into the language arts we already do. For now I am using these http://www.mhschool.com/reading/treasure_workbooks/national.html. We just started so I am not certain if covers all of the areas you listed but it is at least a start!

[gratefulmother]

Thanks. It is good to know that these are out there. I could even look at the table of contents and cover some of these topics on my own with them if we didn't need to purchase the whole curriculum. This is a good starting point.

[SunnyDays]

How about something like this?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Grade-4-Spectrum/dp/0769638643/ref=pd_sim_b_22

 

I find the Spectrum workbooks to be good at filling in the blanks on many basic skills.

[Down_the_Rabbit_Hole]

How about something like this?

 

http://www.amazon.co...ref=pd_sim_b_22

 

I find the Spectrum workbooks to be good at filling in the blanks on many basic skills.

 

The Spectrum books are good. If you look at the index it will show you all the skills discussed on the workpages.

[alisoncooks]

Are you looking for a single workbook or full curriculum?

As far as full programs so, we're planning on using BJU Reading next year for 2nd, and the books arrived this week. I think it looks pretty thorough, like what you described: a wide smorgasbord of language arts, similar to what I remember from school. (We also are going to use BJU's English and it covers some topics, like writing poetry, dictionary skills, etc).