MJN Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It needs to be user friendly and FUN for the children. They hate it as bad as I hate trying to teach it to them! So, we need something REALLY good! Your suggestions for a desperate homeschool mom are appreciated! Thanks, Molly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ds has worked through SWI-B and has just started SICC-B. If you purchase these, "you" won't be doing much of the instructing, Andrew Pudewa will. I find this program very straight forward. My ds is not really a reluctant writer, but he does enjoy it. A grading rubric is provided for each assignment so as long as all the items are present, the assignment is complete. The checklists which go along with each assignment remove a lot of subjectivity from grading writing which often caused friction in our home school. HTH Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Well, my older son did well with Writing Strands. But I think maybe the Editor in Chief series or something like it might be better for those who are not that into writing. Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina in WA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Try Writing Tales. We love it here. My 7th grader takes an online class: Home2Teach. I love that they do all the instructing, correcting, lesson planning, etc. They work wonderfully with my dd and really help to guide her in her writing. Another suggestion is Writing Trails. I haven't used them myself, but have thought about it. They have many different subjects/topics for a lot of different grade levels. HTH's~Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 We really liked Wordsmith Apprentice. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetreasurs Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Writesource is quite good and student friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caia Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Jump In is a fairly fun writing program we have used. I have also used a writing instructor from WriteGuide for a month to give my oldest child (and myself) a break from having me as the one always grading her writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeinfl Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I really enjoyed Wordsmith Apprentice for this age...and my son has done really well with the All About Me journal from Love to Learn. HTH, Dee in FL :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awanama Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 We are enjoying Wordsmith Apprentice for a kid that hates to write. I plan to use it with my dd at some point too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwenA Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 DD (9) loves writing and is doing great with Writing Strands. Sometime we might try some Jump In which I've heard lots of good stuff about. I think Jump In would work well for you, many reluctant writers enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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