cathmom Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I am trying to figure out whether or not to have my DD12 who has moderate to severe dyslexia work through a diagramming book. What have you all done with this topic? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Winston grammar (even just using the cards) might be good. (You don't have to use the whole program to use the cards; they are nice cards and have hints on them.) You can just use the cards to set above the words to help show what parts of speech each word is. Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'v found diagramming helpful for ds11/dyslexic. We've used Rod & Staff off and on over the past 4 years. I really do think it improves writing. It gave him a better understanding of how sentences are constructed, that each word in a sentence has a function. Although, we didn't see immediate results. Its something developing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Diagramming was a good thing for my dyslexic son. Seeing the relationships between the parts of the sentence in a visual way played to his strengths. We used the Hake Grammar program which is incremental with lots of review and practice (similar to Saxon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 glad to hear that! I have been looking at Hake Grammar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The Hake Grammar text is not consumable but we used it as a workbook anyway to cut down on the amount of writing he had to do. (I want him to put his writing energy into real writing, if you know what I mean.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 If you're interested in a grammar program that only focuses on diagramming look at JAG. My ds did this in 4th grade and its a very strong program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 If you're interested in a grammar program that only focuses on diagramming look at JAG. My ds did this in 4th grade and its a very strong program. I am dyslexic and JAG was the first program that ever made sense to me. The programs recommend you make 3x5 cards of the different parts of speech the work through them in order (reminiscent of Winston), so I make really nice ones, hand laminated them and put them on a ring so they wouldn't get lost. This is working really well for my oldest, but she isn't dyslexic. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELaurie Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 but you might consider Sentence Shapes . These interlocking shapes can only be assembled in ways that create grammatically correct sentances; in other words, you can only attach an adjective to a noun or pronoun; you can only attach an adverb to a verb. Here's a bit more of an explanation: link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cillakat Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I am trying to figure out whether or not to have my DD12 who has moderate to severe dyslexia work through a diagramming book. What have you all done with this topic? TIA! my 9.5 yo dyslexic dd is learning diagramming via FLL 3 and it's perfect. it's a little slow/repetetive so we move more quickly, but it's very very helpful for her and she loves it. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 I didn't realize that FLL had diagramming in it! We are working through 1/2 right now. We'll just keep on with that then. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimajaro Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 My dd12, mild/moderate dyslexia is finding the grammar books by Michael Clay Thompson (Royal Fireworks Press) to make a lot of sense. He uses a four part analysis; parts of speech, parts of the sentences, phrases and clauses. They are very well writing. He uses clever humor, too, which has draws my kids in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I didn't realize that FLL had diagramming in it! We are working through 1/2 right now. We'll just keep on with that then. Thanks! FLL 3 has diagramming, but not the 1/2 book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 FLL 3 has diagramming, but not the 1/2 book. that's what I meant thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 that's what I meant thanks! I looked at FLL 4 last night and it has even more diagramming!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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