Anonymous
08/04/2023 13:06
Subject: Good options for writing/comprehension supplement
A lot depends on your child's current skill levels, your goal, and your child.
Writing With Skill is the follow on to Writing With Ease.
Building Christian English 7th grade is doable by a 9th grader who hasn't had that kind of intensity. So 7th, 8th, and then their two book follow up, "Communicating Effectively" (CE Book 1 and Book 2 can be done in either order, they treat different topics).
I feel I've heard good things about Writing Strands but don't have a copy of the program.
If you search for Cathy Duffy Reviews, she lists a *lot* of programs under composition/grammar.
Note that if you are supplementing/enriching for someone that age group, you may be stuck with more narrowly focused single-year programs more likely to meet specific interests, because it gets harder and harder to push them to do work outside of class. Something like the Pirates' Guide t' the Grammar of Story, for example, which has a pretty fun schtick to it - creative writing, as taught by a pirate.
Writing With Skill is the follow on to Writing With Ease.
Building Christian English 7th grade is doable by a 9th grader who hasn't had that kind of intensity. So 7th, 8th, and then their two book follow up, "Communicating Effectively" (CE Book 1 and Book 2 can be done in either order, they treat different topics).
I feel I've heard good things about Writing Strands but don't have a copy of the program.
If you search for Cathy Duffy Reviews, she lists a *lot* of programs under composition/grammar.
Note that if you are supplementing/enriching for someone that age group, you may be stuck with more narrowly focused single-year programs more likely to meet specific interests, because it gets harder and harder to push them to do work outside of class. Something like the Pirates' Guide t' the Grammar of Story, for example, which has a pretty fun schtick to it - creative writing, as taught by a pirate.
Anonymous
08/04/2023 07:18
Subject: Good options for writing/comprehension supplement
What's a good multi year writing enrichment program for rising 9th grader?
Anonymous
08/03/2023 22:43
Subject: Good options for writing/comprehension supplement
Rod and Staff Building Christian English is a very hard core Christian program that combines grammar and composition instruction. Sentence diagramming starts in 3rd grade, by 8th, student will have completed college-level grammar. Examples are Amish/Mennonite in perspective, but it's still sometimes used by secular homeschoolers.
A secular option is First Language Lessons (Grammar) + Writing With Ease (Writing), both from Well Trained Mind. WTM is popular with homeschoolers of all stripes.
My personal favorite was Treasured Conversations, which combined writing instructions with the minimal grammar needed to get started. Unfortunately, the lady running it shut down the site due to difficulties dealing with business licenses in her state, and it's now difficult to impossible to obtain.
A secular option is First Language Lessons (Grammar) + Writing With Ease (Writing), both from Well Trained Mind. WTM is popular with homeschoolers of all stripes.
My personal favorite was Treasured Conversations, which combined writing instructions with the minimal grammar needed to get started. Unfortunately, the lady running it shut down the site due to difficulties dealing with business licenses in her state, and it's now difficult to impossible to obtain.
Anonymous
08/01/2023 14:18
Subject: Good options for writing/comprehension supplement
My child is doing beast academy level 3 for math supplement. What are good options for writing/comprehensive supplement? He is a smart kid, but he needs something fun to earn points/score and online or he won't do it. I want him to be a good writer, but he does not like to read books even though he can. He loves vook for read aloud stories, is there something like that? He is a rising 2nd grader.