Hoggirl Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Have any of you just watched these DVDs with your children? At what age could one do that (assuming that it is workable)? Also, could they be spread out so that you would watch, say 30 minutes a week over 11 or 12 weeks? Or would it be better to have marathon sessions over a couple of days? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensguys Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I have no experience with these, but someone on the IEW yahoo group said that they watched the videos with their children and used the books that were used there and then she felt confident to teach it using her own books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissarobert Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 My dd14 has watched parts of the tapes. He is a great speaker, and very engaging. I plan to have her work through the program in the next couple of years. If I had been on the ball though, I would have had her do it in Jr. High, and that is what I plan to do with my younger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I am watching them myself now and plan to watch them again with my DS and then work through the assignments together. Once we are done I hope to be able to pull together some plans/books on my own for him to study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 My dd watched them with me. She was 11 at the time. She likes things like that, though (she also made it through most of the Teaching Company's series on the history of the English language, which dh said bored him to death, LOL.) I didn't really do it on purpose, she is just always around. ;) She learned a lot from them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Have any of you just watched these DVDs with your children? At what age could one do that (assuming that it is workable)? Also, could they be spread out so that you would watch, say 30 minutes a week over 11 or 12 weeks? Or would it be better to have marathon sessions over a couple of days?TIA! I would recommend watching them yourself first. Then I would be selective about the parts that I watch with my dc. I don't think kids need to view the entire series as it really is geared towards the person learning how to facilitate/mentor the process. I started out by watching the dvd's on my own. Then I decided that we would go through the literature pieces in the videos and let Andrew be our teacher. I paused when he asked questions so that my dc would have a chance to answer and we could discuss a bit before hearing what the group on the dvd had to say. I only have my dc watch the parts where he works through the story sequence chart for the given story. It is working well and my dc are enjoying this. I think it is a nice way to jump into the process and get a feel for how to approach the literature. Again, this is just my suggestion based on what is working for our family. HTH :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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