lindsey Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 We have been using WWE2 because it is our first year HSing and my 8yo (third grade) had never done dictation. We like it fine--we do two days a week, two activities a day. We're done in 10 minutes. This feels like very little. What do you add in for your third grader, if anything? My son is a fairly capable writer (was writing way more in PS, which I know is not necessarily the level we need to aim for/may not have been entirely age-appropriate...but it honestly feels like we are doing too little right now) and a very strong reader. One or two other days I have him write a letter or a short story (a few sentences, nothing major), but I am not super creative or prepared with my ideas and prompts and he is kinda lazy with his efforts, so it's a bad combination. ;) He doesn't complain about writing (print or cursive), just can't think of what to say. Was hoping for a program to supplement for that sort of thing. :) Thanks all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsey Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Can't edit--maybe we should move up to WWE3 now that he's had a couple months' practice with dictation? I forgot that was an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 You could add in written narrations for your other subjects, like history or science? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Can't edit--maybe we should move up to WWE3 now that he's had a couple months' practice with dictation? I forgot that was an option. Try the end of year assessment for level 2. Or just skip a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemeche Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 We used to do IEW but had to drop it as we added for kids to our homeschool. We are now using Writing and Rhetoric from CAP - not perfect by any means, but it has promise and certainly isn't as complicated as IEW. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsey Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 We used to do IEW but had to drop it as we added for kids to our homeschool. We are now using Writing and Rhetoric from CAP - not perfect by any means, but it has promise and certainly isn't as complicated as IEW. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I was looking at this--is the CD necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsey Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 You could add in written narrations for your other subjects, like history or science? I do want to try that, but we've sort of had the same issue...he doesn't know what to say and ends up almost plagiarizing, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Just Write. Book 1 might be easy. Book 2? Check Amazon Marketplace for a good deal. Chritianbook sells them, too, and has samples in their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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