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Matilda
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Posted: May 07 2009 at 11:37am \| IP Logged

Can anybody tell me what the difference is between the 3000 version and the original version?

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Posted: May 07 2009 at 12:03pm \| IP Logged

It;s been years since I"ve used the original, but I know when we first switched to 3000 I was impressed that it was a better choice. The variety and type of exercises and activities really make you get a full sense of the words and their usage. Also, the reading comprehension bit (I think it's usually Part E) is a great way to learn all sorts of information about all sorts of things.

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Posted: May 07 2009 at 2:44pm \| IP Logged

I think the 3000 series is harder than the original. Also the original series is really just vocabulary. The 3000 series has a lot of reading comprehension. If you are already doing reading comprehension and thinking skills I would stay with the original series.

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Posted: May 07 2009 at 2:47pm \| IP Logged

I used two years of the older model and just recently bought the 3000 series for a different child. The 3000 series is much easier on the eyes, and it includes the definitions, even within the 8th grade book, whereas our experience with the 8th-up in the older series was that it requires you to find the definitions. I like the word choices in the older series a lot. I think they are the kinds of words one will find often in quality literature. Honestly, I think they are both fine in terms of word choice. If it bothers you to see a whole mess of type without a clean layout, though, I'd get the newer one.

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Posted: May 07 2009 at 6:26pm \| IP Logged

Several weeks ago I found the Wordly Wise 3000 website where students can have additional practice online -- different "games" for each lesson. I plan to use it next year with several of my children

http://www.wordlywise3000.com/

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Posted: May 12 2009 at 8:06am \| IP Logged

We love the originals.

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