Grammar is taught in IEW through a sort of incidental way. It’s not a workbook style. It’s discussed on an as needed basis depending on new assignment goals. Punctuation is also part of the program and the lessons are geared toward at least two levels, A and B. “A” lessons will have fewer grammar/punctuation requirements and are often at least one paragraph shorter than “B.” So, during your first year of use, you may only assign fairly easy work. That said, one of the 10 year olds in our co-op is working on level B with the older kids even though she’s had no formal writing instruction. She’s an avid reader, so the writing assignments are coming to her easily because of her extensive background with English language usage. My 12yos is just now able to handle B level with encouragement. He had last year’s level A experience to pull from, which made this possible. He was slower in learning to read, but is improving with writing at a nice pace.
My requirement that children be 10 in order to participate in the class was based on observation. At 10, with no prior writing instruction, level A should usually be manageable, but will require habit development. In some cases, level B is also appropriate without having used IEW beforehand. It will depend on each child/family. It’s very adjustable. With two years of tbwl’s under our belts, I’ll assign similar lessons for subjects on my own and my son will becable to complete with encouragement, but little help. Some will do this sooner, others later.
Blessings,
Becca<><
