jump in, is it CM

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  • April 27, 2017 at 4:19 pm
    jill smith
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    Hi, I am planning for next year and will have 2 dd one entering 5/6 and one entering 3rd grade. Have any of you used Jump in for writing , if so pros and cons? Is there other writing program that are strictly CM? Jump in looks really good. What ages are good for this? We started spelling wisdom this year with my dd 5/6 graders and its going ok. Mostly using it for spelling. Is a 9 years old to young to use a writing program yet?

    THANKS!!!!

     

     

    April 27, 2017 at 6:19 pm
    my3boys
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    Yes, 9 years old is too young to begin a writing program, IMHO. A 9 yo would be mastering oral narration and beginning written in about 4th grade. The child may not be quite ready for full on written narrations but can begin one a week, or so.  Every child is different though and if they enjoy writing, give them every opportunity to do so.

    We’ve used Jump In, but it wasn’t a good fit for us. We may try it again later. Others have great things to say about the program. There are several threads on the forum about Jump In and the high school program, Power in Your Hands.

    HTH

    April 28, 2017 at 5:56 am
    Melanie32
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    Agreeing with My3boys. 9 is much too young for a writing program.

    There really isn’t a writing program out there that is truly CM. She didn’t use writing programs. She taught young children with oral narration which progressed to written narrations. As they grew older (late middle school to high school age) the written narrations became more focused and students would have used writing handbooks to hone their writing skills.

    I’ve used a bit of formal writing instruction here and there with my daughter but we have mostly stuck with written narrations and I am very pleased with her writing. I plan on teaching her how to write a research paper her senior year. Written narrations can easily become essays, so there is no need for a formal curriculum to teach them.

    CM methods take patience. The focus is on the child as a person and on the development of their skills and education over a long period of time. If a parent has the goal of seeing her child at a certain level at a certain time, CM methods can be hard to follow. If the parent is focused on the end results and the big picture, she will be greatly rewarded in the long run when the fruits of a Charlotte Mason education have truly matured.

    I have used The Power In Your Hands a bit (during one of my anxious momma moments) and it is a good curriculum as far as writing curricula goes. If someone were looking for a formal writing curriculum for middle school, I would recommend Jump In, but not before middle school.

     

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