Hi everyone,
Thank you for being patient with me. I am in a state of rethinking what we are doing. We have been using the CM method this year since September. We all love the change. I have my eldest who is 9 1/2 doing written narrations 2-3 times a week, oral narrations every day, spelling with a phonics based program, and dictation 3 times a week, as well as copywork daily. My question is this. We also use Intermediate Language Lessons. We both dislike it greatly. I feel like it is overkill seeing as it incorporates picture study, copywork, writing, poetry, ect… which we already do. I recently seen the recommendation on this site to focus on typing and dictation at the 4th grade level; and this made sense to me.
I guess I’d like others opinions on what they would do. Would you drop ILL? Do you think she’ll be missing anything. I feel like she is doing plenty in the way of language arts already. Your feedback is appreciated.
Thank you. In Christ, Bridget
