happypamama Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) My rising sixth grader is a good reader, with excellent scores in vocabulary and reading comprehension. He did fine on the spelling and language mechanics sections, but they were lower in comparison to his reading math scores. He uses grammar appropriately but doesn't always remember the names of parts of speech, and he could use a little practice in punctuation, etc. We don't do a lot of formal grammar, mostly what comes up in the writing programs and in studying Latin. More Latin will help with some of that, of course, and we will continue working through Spelling Power, but I'm thinking he might do well with a daily workbook for reinforcing grammar concepts. Something independent, and not complicated, but also not something too boring. Something where the concepts will stick. Is there an Evan Moore book that would work? Or the Grammar Grams? I don't know much about those. I've used the free Glencoe one in the past for my oldest child, but they were so tedious, and I don't know that any of it stuck. ETA: Something spiralish would be good, that will come back to concepts multiple times. The Glencoe one really didn't; it did a bunch of one type of thing and then moved on. Edited May 16, 2016 by happypamama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Okay, I showed him samples of the Evan Moore Daily Language, and he likes the looks of it. I can't tell if it's spiralish, but it looks like it might fit the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyaunt Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 step by step grammar at Rainbow resource 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) step by step grammar at Rainbow resource Darn, I sure wish he had finished his test before the weekend, because I made three trips to the RR booth at the convention this weekend, LOL. Okay, I will check them out -- thanks! Edited May 16, 2016 by happypamama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 MCT Grammar Town with practice book followed by Grammar Voyage and practice book. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 MCT Grammar Town with practice book followed by Grammar Voyage and practice book. Thanks -- I will check into those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 We liked Junior Analytical Grammar. Short 'n sweet, yet efficient. If you work on it daily it only lasts 11 weeks. Fix-It from IEW is another one you might consider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 We liked Junior Analytical Grammar. Short 'n sweet, yet efficient. If you work on it daily it only lasts 11 weeks. Fix-It from IEW is another one you might consider. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Growing With Grammar is spiral and target quick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 We use Growing with Grammar. It's very independent, lots of review, and affordable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 KISS Grammar. It has short exercises and the student constantly reviews since each section just adds one more concept to the items that must be identified in the sentences being identified. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thank you all for such great suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Growing With Grammar is spiral and target quick. We use Growing with Grammar. It's very independent, lots of review, and affordable. We use this as well. I have always been pleased with the test scores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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