New to SCM-Literature Question

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  • January 31, 2010 at 9:30 am
    chie96
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    Good morning!  I have two DDs (K & 3), and will be switching to a mostly SCM approach from WTM starting tomorrow (I am keeping the R&S grammar, as my oldest loves it and is doing well with it).

    As I was looking over the literature modules in the Curriculum Guide, I can’t decide what I should do.  Should I start with Module 1 or Module 3?  Generally I think to “teach” to my oldest and let my younger listen in.  But, if I start with Module 3, my youngest will be in high school before she gets back to Modules 1 & 2!

    Do you all truly use the literature as a family read-aloud, no matter the ages of your DC?  Or do you tend to keep your DC in the Module that corresponds best to their age/grade?

    TIA for any help!

    January 31, 2010 at 2:27 pm
    Tristan
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    I’ll jump in here with what we do.  First let me say that we are not a Charlotte Mason family (yet!), I am learning more about it right now.  We use unit studies in a similar way to the Modules.  I have children ages 8, 5, 4, 2, and 11mos.  Everyone learns together on the same topic.  Our family read aloud is usually pointed toward my oldest, but we all listen and talk about the story together.  We then have a lot of books on the topic for each age.  I will read to the littler ones, or big sister will.  I have been amazed how well the younger children have comprehended books well above their level over the last 4 years.  We have read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and The Horse and His Boy, both of which take some following along to really understand, and by then 3 and 4 year olds had little trouble.  We read aloud a LOT, with material at all levels.  It is interesting to see the differences in how my children handle that time.  My oldest needs to sit with me andlisten, she needs to focus and wants to see the page.  She does not even color a picture when I’m reading, it distracts her and she never finishes the picture while she gets caught up listening.  (She is a capable reader who reads 400+ page books on her own).  My 5yo son needs something in his hands to do while listening, typically legos, or he needs to move.  My 4yo daughter is highly auditory and can sit, play, or do just about anything and still hear what I’m reading and ‘get it’.  Coloring is her activity of choice.  The 2yo and 11 month old play in the room with us, depending on the book (if it has nice pictures) they may climb on my lap to see it.  

     

    I could not imagine teaching all my children on different levels with different topics at the same time, we’ll stick together as long as possible, then split into 2 groups possibly by high school, (older and younger).

    January 31, 2010 at 4:41 pm
    Laura.bora
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    With Literature, I have them have an assigned reading and a family read aloud.  I have been using Sonya’s list for the literature read aloud as my olderst son’s assigned reading (reading on his own) because he is able to do it without a problem.  I use the 1000 good books list from this site: http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html  to help me choose a read aloud book.  I pick something that would be interesting to both of them (DS7 and DD5), and that is at or slightly above DS reading level.  It’s amazing what my younger daughter picks up.  We are currently working our way through the Little House series.  I think the big key is flexibility.  We do family read aloud, but pick the book and subject that best suits our family at the time.  (by the way, I do assigned reading with my younger kids who can’t read on their own yet too – While my son and my two older “borrowed children” are working on their assigned readings, my dd5 and ds2 sit on the couch and read our book of the week, which was Angus and the Ducks this past week.  If your ddK hasn’t read it yet – grab it from the library.  It was a huge hit here.  We read it once or twice a day together all snuggled on the couch.  Lots of fun!)  Hoped that helped a bit!

    February 1, 2010 at 4:48 am
    Shanna
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    We do as Laura.bora. The older ones have their own assigned readings from the literature list. For the youngers I choose from the litertaure list in the younger ages or from the 1000 Good Books list.

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