Tree House Academy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 What are you using/planning to use? My ds is finishing the LLATL Blue book soon and is also about half-way through ETC book 3. I am just kind of dangling on where to go from here. I won't stop ETC because it does work so well for him. But what should I use with it? I am not sure I want to continue with LLATL much past the red book...but is it even worth it to use the red book if I am pretty sure I won't stick with the program? I looked at CLE and my oldest is in the process of switching to it, but I feel like my ds5 is between levels in it. Is there anything great and wonderful to follow LLATL Blue but not overwhelm (or underwhelm either, for that matter)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemykids Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I am in the same boat as you, I am thinking about using WWE without the workbook and FLL. Skipping some of the content in FLL, and using my own made up literature package for WWE ,according to ds's interests. This way it's as wonderful as we make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 That sounds great...but complicated! LOL I want....EASY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemykids Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 That sounds great...but complicated! LOL I want....EASY. LOL.Yes, LLATL is easy, huh? What about WWE with the workbook? FLL is easy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novafan Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 We are using WWE I w/ the workbook and FLL. In FLL we skip the narration since there is plenty in WWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I am only planning on doing WWE with the workbook for 1st grade and continuing phonics with ABeCedarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I really like the ease of use of the sample in my signature. I have DD read aloud to me as instructed, then she narrates that selection. She gets a good review of grammar and spelling and we have some nice discussions too. Of course, that only lasted two weeks. I wish it was done! Lovemykids: LOL! I convinced you to use WWE? I am so persuasive. (gloating) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 First grade LA in our house is: ~First Language Lessons 1/2 ~Phonics Pathways, or Plaid Phonics for the kid that did better with a workbook to start with ~real books for reading, narrations naturally followed most of them ~copywork for writing (I just plucked sentences from books we read, science or history. *shrug*) ~A Reason For Spelling if they were ready for it (one was, one wasn't) That's what my older two used, and what I plan for my third to use this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemykids Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I really like the ease of use of the sample in my signature. I have DD read aloud to me as instructed, then she narrates that selection. She gets a good review of grammar and spelling and we have some nice discussions too. Of course, that only lasted two weeks. I wish it was done! Lovemykids: LOL! I convinced you to use WWE? I am so persuasive. (gloating) LOL. Yes, I might use it now, thanks! After thinking it over some more, I might use it with my 3rd grader also. OP, WWE looks like it can be used alone without FLL for 1st. Or copywork from books is always good too, and simple,that's what we did with my oldest dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Take a look at Days Go By, More Days Go By, Learning Through Sounds 2 and Climbing to Good English 1 by Pathway. They'll cement the phonics from LLATL Blue and give lots of reading practice that will get you ready to start 2nd grade. CTGE has basic grammar and composition exercises as well as phonics support. Here's a link to Rod and Staff books that has lots of samples: http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/list/Pathway_Readers_Grade_1/ We used these after ds finished Blue and they really helped his fluency. When we started Red he had no problem with the jump in difficulty (and it is quite a jump!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I like WWE with the workbook for first. Right now I'm using it without FLL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 We used WinterPromise LA1. It includes ETC 6 (4 and 5 are covered within other areas of the program, so it's not like skipping from 3 to 6, their Advanced K phonics stops with 3), Right Into Reading 2, File Folder Reading Games, WP spelling and grammar, wonderful "real book" readers and creative writing/narration activities weekly which correspond to American Story 1 or Children Around The World themes. Here's a link to the instructor guide sample: http://www.winterpromise.com/pdfs/la_1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Oh wow...I LOVE the approach that WP takes to phonics. Thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetfeet Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 We are doing WWE 1 workbook. It's pick up and go for us. Along with WWE we use FLL and ETC 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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