4th grade English

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  • April 15, 2015 at 5:54 pm
    3fallingleaves
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    I was planning to do Junior Analytical Grammar for my fourth grader next year mainly because that is what the SCM curriculum guide suggests.   After reading the comments on English Language through Literature, I am wondering if I should reconsider.  I used English for the Thoughtful Child 1 & 2 with her so far. Any advice is appreciated especially if anyone is familiar with both. Obviously, the quality of what she learns is primary, but I prefer the one that might be less teacher intensive. I know many of you are schooling WAY more kids than I am, but balancing age 2, & grades K, 2, 4 will be full for me…especially as I feel most of my things are time intensive for me…it’s the style I prefer…but darn it if I still only have 24 hours in a day

    April 15, 2015 at 8:12 pm
    Sarai Mermigas-Bloor
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    3fallingleaves,

    I have 5 with baby 6 on the way. My older 2 are in 10th & 7th grade and my younger ones are  in 1st, preschooler and a toddler. In August we will have a newborn.

    I had bought AG  and Jr. AG for my Middleschooler and Highschooler and I ended returning it. It was very, very dry. My Middleschooler is not Grammar inclined at all and I know he would be even more frustrated then any thing else. Then I bought Rod and Staff English books and it was a bit better. He was still struggling but we were working through it. I stubbled on ELTL and I checkout the samples on LULU and let my son take a look at them. He said he really like it. So, I bought level 4 and he is in 7 th grade and he is LOVING it! He is getting it. At first, I was “teaching” it to him but I stopped because it is very student friendly, that if you needed to teach it, it would not take long at all.  There is a book list as well and you can get them from Gutenberg or buy in paperback or e-reader. There is also memory work ( parts of speech)that goes along with it as well, poetry, diction, transition to a commonplace ( for the higher levels), picture study, and writing skills. Kathy ( the author) is working on other levels all the way through highschool if I am correct.

    I just know that my DS is finally getting it and he feels a bit more confident. We don’t do the writing portion of it.

    I would  take a look at the samples. Look at Lulu.com and the samples are there for level 1 to 5 if I am correct.

    Also, it is not necessary but there is a workbook. There is no busy work, it is just the grammar proption, copywork and diction pages. I bought it in PDF and it is working for us.

    HTH

    Sarai

     

    April 16, 2015 at 1:36 am
    3fallingleaves
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    Thanks for the advice and your time!!  Congrats on baby number 6–we pray for another!

    April 16, 2015 at 7:23 am
    Sarai Mermigas-Bloor
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    Your welcome and thank you.

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