Hymns for Prose

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  • February 21, 2012 at 7:56 pm
    artcmomto3
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    Anyone using this curriculum?  Somehow I am just now seeing it.  I guess it’s been a while since I visited the Curr. Guide on the website.  My DD is presently reading Harriett Taylor Treadwell’s 2nd grade reader.  She still needs guidance, but we just hit difficult words as we come across them and work on phonics as needed.  Would “Hymns for Prose” be appropriate for her at her reading level?  I have no clue what kinds of words are included, and the sample doesn’t include examples, so I feel a bit at a loss.

    DS is starting Kindergarten next school year, and he is at a confident K reading level already.  I think he is already past “Delightful Reading”, so I’m wondering if “Hymns for Prose” might be more appropriate for him.  Does it include phonics lessons?

    I’m liking that there is a copywork book to go with it as well.  I’m assuming it is laid out so that lefties can use it easily?

    Alicia

    February 21, 2012 at 9:45 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    Hi, Alicia –

    The Hymns in Prose for Children is a reader. Judging from your description, you would use it just as you are using the Treadwell reader now. Your child could read through it and when you hit a difficult word you can work on it. The teacher book highlights words that haven’t been covered already in Delightful Reading and gives other words in the same word family to help you and your child become familiar with its spelling and letter pattern. The samples of the student book and teacher book should give you an idea of how difficult the readings would be.

    Neither Delightful Reading nor Hymns in Prose uses an intensive phonics approach; the Charlotte Mason method is more of a basic phonics approach. So you won’t see phonics rules in the teacher book. If you want to hear more about the difference, check out the second video on the Delightful Reading page, “Basic Phonics.”

    The copybooks are stapled so they will lay flat, which should make it easy for either left-handed or right-handed students.

    Hope this extra info helps a bit.

    February 22, 2012 at 3:18 am
    MamaWebb
    Participant

    i am using this, and i enjoy it, though my reader is getting past it now.  I am also realizing that my daughter and i are a little bored by the repetitive teaching structure.  i love the hymns though, and the illustrations are beautiful.

    February 22, 2012 at 3:33 am
    Carolyn
    Participant

    Sonya or MamaWebb,

    I will be using Delightful Reader in the fall.  Would I use Hymns in Prose as we are going through DR?  Just wondering if I should plan for purchasing both at the same time.

    Thanks,

    Carolyn

    February 22, 2012 at 3:48 am
    artcmomto3
    Participant

    Hmmmmm…when I click on the sample I only see the cover page and first page explaining the book.  I wonder if it’s my computer.  It appears that there are only two pages to view.

    OK, I figured it out.  It seems that I needed to right click to change the format. Tongue out This looks like it would be perfect for my 7 y/o!  Thanks!

    February 22, 2012 at 2:09 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    Alicia, glad you were able to see the whole sample!

    Carolyn, we recommend doing Hymns in Prose after you’ve finished Delightful Reading.

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