happycc Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 11yrs old daughter. Going to be in sixth grade. Struggles in all subjects and requires a lot of handholding. Some history of what we have used: Nanowrimo WWE1-2 possible 3 can't remember now, FLL 1-4 Ditched WWE after it got too hard for her and lots of hair pulling Writing Tales Level 1 - a couple of lessons, serious hair pulling Attuneup Time Capsule-need another year of this but not ready for it yet and Grammar Cracker Four Square writing program Rewards over the summer did amazing work on her reading comprehension and fluency.(not writing based per se but it relates to each other) She took a summer lit class at a local state college. Forgot the name of it. I saw some improvements. (not writing based) Moving Beyond the Page literature program 9-11yrs current Spending the time to work with her alone is hard because of my two younger special needs boys. What can I do now? Should I add to the Moving Beyond the page program? Or just continue with Moving Beyond the Page? Or get Writeguide.com to come in and do some more writing with her. Thoughts? She needs more help with grammar (analytical grammer jr), spelling (seriously considering Apples and Pear after a major flop with Megawords) and following directions (moving into more independent level of moving beyond the page maybe). Some ideas came in my head: IEW those videos SWI A or B cant remember which one Wordsmith WriteShop Jump In Some outlining workbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDoe Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have a reluctant writer of same age, and outlining seem to be a good option to start working on, followed by Writing with Skill or the IEW material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 We use Writeshop 1, then Jump in, then Writeshop 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I would consider Treasure Conversations. It's really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemota Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 DD12, 6th grade w/ dysgraphia is currently using Jump In, mostly independently - there are a few rare times when she will come to me asking for clarification, but for the most part she opens the book and does a skill (aka lesson) on her own. The book is written towards the student, and is geared towards middle school, so it doesn't seem remedial despite being for "reluctant" writers. The essays she has been producing are much better than what she tried to do with IEW and WWS. She needs help with almost every other subject we do, so having something she can do on her own is a blessing. Since WWS was a bust here, we used Paragraph Writing Made Easy for outlining (you can sometimes pick this up at a Scholastic Dollar Days sale). It was simple and straightforward and explained without being overwhelming. Are you able to preview any of your options? Because she's heading into 6th, I would see which type SHE would prefer. At this age she probably has a good sense of what she likes (and liking something is often half the battle!) Or if she's easily overwhelmed by choices, pick out your top 2 or 3 contenders, and have her pick her favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We love essentials in writing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 IEW has worked wonders here. DS is using SWI-B. It offers very gentle scaffolding and is easily adaptable, while giving students clear objectives and boxes (sort of opposite the Bravewriter approach). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We love essentials in writing . :iagree: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 We aren't using a writing curriculum at the moment because we use Rod & Staff English 5 and it is teaching about paragraphs, writing, etc. It is supposed to fulfill the writing curriculum, according to what the WTM says. I'm going to see how it continues to go and if I feel she needs something more, we will probably use IEW B. So far though, she is more at ease with writing - just the way R&S presents it seems to really be helping her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 My ds, who has dyslexia, uses Writing Skills from EPS. It's the first thing that ever worked for him. As an aside, why did Megawords flop for you? We're thinking of moving into that because ds has come to really loathe Apples and Pears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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