blondeviolin Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 My oldest likes FLL, but doesn't seem to need so much repetition. Is there a grammar program that teaches diagramming, but not so repetitive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joysworld Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I like rod and staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 You could skip some of the things she already knows. I mean if she generally likes it already... I don't follow the script too closely, if they can already recite the definition no need to repeat. I sometimes write the sentence on scrap paper for them to diagram from scratch. That series needs a streamlined guide for kids like ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housemouse Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Climbing to Good English works very nicely. It has grammar and writing included, diagraming included. And, not expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawn Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Climbing to Good English works very nicely. It has grammar and writing included, diagraming included. And, not expensive. I was also going to recommend CTGE. We are currently using it for 3rd grade, and I am very happy with it. It is a workbook, and each lesson is one page. The price is great, only $4 for the workbook. Milestone books has several sample pages on their website to give you a feel for it. Although this is more advanced, for diagramming only someone recently recommended this free resource: Sentence Diagramming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Since your oldest actually likes the grammar program you're using, could you continue to use it and just skip over the repetitive parts? Like if you know that they can recite all the helping verbs, don't have them do it again. If there is an exercise which reviews direct objects that they don't need, skip that, too, and so on. It's really a bonus if your child likes a grammar program, especially one that is so thorough and comprehensive in its content. I wouldn't recommend switching to something else, if you can tweak things a bit to make FLL work. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 If you want *only grammar* then I wouldn't recommend either Rod and Staff's English or CTGE, as both are very comprehensive *English* courses. If you want *only grammar*, and you want diagramming (why?), then I think you're looking at Junior Analytical Grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 We're really enjoying Junior Analytical Grammar. My son loves diagramming (logical!). We apply the ideas to our copywork on days we don't use JAG. FLL was just too much and too slow for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Growing With Grammar is open and go, but it is spiral. It incorporates review into the later lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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