Learning Language Arts Through Literature

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  • November 19, 2008 at 8:57 pm
    csmamma
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    Thanks Linda and Vanessa for answering my question.

    From checking out the samples on the site, it looks like the red book will be a good fit for my son. I’m excited to try it out! I’ll be sure to buy it from someone who has a good return policy incase its not a match for us. I’m so glad that I can come here to ask questions and chat – you’re a blessing! Thanks again.

    In Him,

    Heather

    December 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm
    csmamma
    Participant

    Okay Ladies using LLATL, one more question. I want to get the red book and tan

    book.

    With the tan book do you need the teachers book if the older students do most of their work independantly?

    I’m just trying to cut costs. I’m assuming I would need it for the red book for sure but how about the tan?

    Thanking the Lord for all of you! 🙂

    Heather

    December 2, 2008 at 7:28 pm
    fivestones
    Member

    I am using the same two with my children this year. The teacher’s manuel is the same book, just with the answers. So if you feel confident in your language skills, you could probablly do just the student book. For me, I prefer the answers. So in the past (or future for that matter:)) when money is tight, I have gotten just the teacher’s manuel and taught from that. The answers are placed on the far side of the paper, so I would cover them up with a dark piece of construction paper and instead of her writing her answers in the book, she would answer on a seperate piece of paper and kept a Language Notebook. This has worked well for us.

    Blessings,

    Vanessa

    December 5, 2008 at 4:18 pm
    csmamma
    Participant

    Thanks, Vanessa. You’ve been a big help. 🙂

    Blessings to you too!

    Heather

    December 15, 2008 at 4:59 pm
    csmamma
    Participant

    Yes, I have yet another question. 😉

    For those of you using LLATL tan book and up, would it be easy to skip the grammar sections?

    My ds is doing Analytical Grammar and we really want to stick with it. However, I don’t want to burden him with additional grammar in LLATL.

    I am interested in the literature books, writing assignements, dictation, spelling, vocabulary, etc. but just want to skip the grammar portion. Do you think this would be feasable with this program or is the grammar everywhere?

    Is there definite distinctions between grammar lessons in the book and the other lessons so that we can easily skip them? Or in doing so would this lose the whole point of the program? I do hope this makes sense.

    I’ve not purchased the tan book yet only the red book for my younger ds. I just want to make a thoughtful choice before I purchase. You are all a big help!

    Thanks much once again. 😉

    Heather

    December 17, 2008 at 4:28 pm
    fivestones
    Member

    Hmmm….I think that grammer is so intermixed in the program, that you would loose so much of the program. I then don’t think it would be a good purchase, if done that way. Make sense? For example, I just opened the book and scaned through the two pages, by cutting out the grammer, I lost over half of my lesson. If I was only going for the stuff that you mention, I would use the book studies from your daily lessons from SCM, pulling spelling words and dictation from these and using the new unfamiliar words from the readings as my vocab words.

    Maybe you could finish up Analytical grammer, then move on the LLATL next year? What do you think Linda?

    Blessings,

    VAnessa

    May 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm
    Inhisgrip
    Member

    I’m refreshing this thread to hopefully grab some wisdom from Linda and Vanessa. I think that LLATL would be perfect for my 5th grader! I looked at it today at Mardel’s. I’m wondering if any of you considered Total Language Plus before using LLATL? Looks like there might be less grammar, but it also looks totally in context with whole reading.

    Would love your thoughts!

    In Him,

    Christine

    May 18, 2009 at 11:21 pm
    fivestones
    Member

    Christine,

    I had not heard or seen of Total Language Plus till this last year. I have heard great things about it and I have several friends who have used it. One imparticular who tried LLATL and did not like it, but loves the Total Language Plus. She uses it in a Co-op setting and recommends that the students use additional grammer studies at home. Why this is I do not know.

    Blessings,

    Vanessa

    May 20, 2009 at 4:22 am
    Inhisgrip
    Member

    Vanessa, about how long would you say it takes your children to do their LLATL lessons? And do you add in more copywork daily? And what grades are your children?

    Thanks,

    Christine

    May 21, 2009 at 3:58 pm
    fivestones
    Member

    Christine,

    My children (6th and 3rd) usually take about 10-20 min. depending on the day. If we take less, then I may go on to the next section. It just depends on the lesson and our week. I use the dictation section for copywork daily. If they got the dictation part down (spelling, punctuation, etc.), then I will add in extra copywork. The first lesson is always copywork or dictation, on the other days I add the copywork, so that is on top of my time. There are times that my older is doing research for a research paper, that also may take longer.

    Blessings,

    Vanessa

    May 21, 2009 at 10:43 pm
    Inhisgrip
    Member

    Thanks Vanessa. I’m hoping to be able to really talk to DH about all the grammar and LA choices I have to make while we are on our road trip tonight.

    A lady from LLATL emailed me and told me that it takes 30-45 minutes – but I’m thinking that must be the older grades, because from what I saw in the orange book, there is no way it would take that long.

    thank you again!

    Blessings,

    CHristine

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