Mommy22alyns Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Any ideas on how to work with ETC 1 so it doesn't involve as much handwriting? Sylvia does not like to write at all. She bailed out of a page that required 8 three letter words to be copied about halfway through and asked to just circle the words instead. I don't want to push the writing, but she wants to do school work and she is already reading. Any ideas? I stopped ETC with Becca because we didn't discover it until she was 5 and I realized pretty quickly that it was just busywork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 ETC is really for learning to read. If your dd has done phonics and is reading, then ETC is totally not something I would do with her. As to the writing...my son hated ETC when we started. He also wanted to take the easy way out and not do the work...however, I told him he would do 2 pages a day and he has! And since he started ETC, his writing has improved 10 fold! He actually learned to write with ETC rather than his handwriting program, believe it or not. Now he LOVES his ETC. Another option, to get the ETC, but not the writing is to do the ETC online. You can get it through the Homeschool Buyers co-op for about half price (using a group buy). My son LOVES to do the online ETC even more so than the book work. https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=896 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 ETC is really for learning to read. If your dd has done phonics and is reading, then ETC is totally not something I would do with her. Ugggh, really? So I am sitting on ETC 1-3 for nothing?! :glare: I need something to do with this kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 At that age, I would do oral spelling and "written" work with magnetic letters. Also, I think a white board is better for that age than a book. (You can use the book as a reference, just write words out on the white board.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 At that age, I would do oral spelling and "written" work with magnetic letters. Also, I think a white board is better for that age than a book. (You can use the book as a reference, just write words out on the white board.) Oh, perfect! We have a big white board with AAS tiles - I can just have her spell the words with the tiles instead of writing them by hand. Thanks a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv4bugs Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Another option, to get the ETC, but not the writing is to do the ETC online. You can get it through the Homeschool Buyers co-op for about half price (using a group buy). My son LOVES to do the online ETC even more so than the book work. https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=896 Thank you for this idea... I am on the same path as the original post.... My son loves to play the computer too and this is a great way to let him learn while he does it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennefer@SSA Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 You can have your dd "write" the words in a jelly roll pan filled with salt, sand or shaving cream. For many kiddos this tactile method is not only fun it will better cement their writing skills than using pencil paper. Personally I would require some writing each day - a little done with excellence is better than a lot done with mediocrity, imho. Then once she has given her best effort to the first several words let her use the AAS tiles/jelly roll pan/magnetic letters... Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Why not just start AAS level 1 with her? My dd is also 4 and she loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenS Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 We use ETC and I allow things like letting them dictate for part of the writing. We can work on writing separately ... mine develop reading skills faster than motor skills (though my youngest may be challenging me on that one!) so I figure, why hold 'em back? The ETC lessons worked for us for teaching phonics anyway. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Why not just start AAS level 1 with her? My dd is also 4 and she loves it. I've been debating that; I do have AAS 1 sitting my cabinet. I'd need another set of student cards though. Sylvia has asked for spelling words after I've worked with Becca on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Two things I have done 1. Have my dc dictate to me the letters to spell the words. I write the dictation in highlighter pen and my dc traces the words. 2. Type the answers in 26 point font. Double space between each letter. Cut out the letters. My dc then spells the words with the cut out letters and then pastes the words in the answer space. I would use letter tiles if I had any. I have reading rods, but I don't have enough letters for my child to do a page worth of words or I would use those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Three Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Two things I have done 1. Have my dc dictate to me the letters to spell the words. I write the dictation in highlighter pen and my dc traces the words. :iagree: Also, for some of the exercises, I would let her skip the writing portion. For example, when the directions say to write the word and "x" the picture, she would read the word to me and x the picture, that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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