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faiths13
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Posted: March 05 2012 at 2:35pm | IP Logged Quote faiths13
I am lost with grammar. We have tried quite a few grammar texts before finding CM. I ditched the grammar texts because my dc's didn't seem to be learning from them. Now I just don't know what to do for grammar. We have ILL by Emma Serl, and I like alot of things in it - but the grammar is too easy. I also got Simply Grammar, but that is too easy. My dc's are 11 & 13. They aren't great at grammar. I love the approach that Simply Grammar and ILL use - but I need something that will teach them things they don't already know. Any suggestions?
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Posted: March 05 2012 at 2:43pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Alot of grammar is repetition.. have you tried just using higher levels?

I like Easy Grammar.. short lessons that cover all the basics in every level increasing in complexity. I haven't had time to really look over the high school levels yet though.

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Posted: March 05 2012 at 4:44pm | IP Logged Quote kristinannie
What about Analytical Grammar? That is what I am planning on using.

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Posted: March 05 2012 at 5:55pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
I only teach grammar formally 3 times during a child's 12 years of home education. I use Winston Grammar for those formal grammar years. I like the program because it fits with our CM approach in the area of language arts and I can use the tools of the Winston Grammar program with our studied dictation lessons. The other years (from about 4th grade on), we discuss grammar through our studied dictations.

Edited....I forgot ( ..... ) that I had also written a post on how we approach grammar specifically.

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