We switched to math with confidence from Goof and the Beautiful math because it was all abstract. Apparently their old program was concrete to abstract but they changed it unfortunately
Between All About Reading and Logic of English which would you choose for an older child (age 7/8)? I’ve been debating this all summer and I just can’t decide, first I love LOE because it’s a whole program and I wanted to do the cursive but my daughter is really struggling with reading she’s just not confident when it comes to blending and sounding out whole words. I worried AAR was too fast possible but now I’m not so sure which to chose
I think this curriculum is exactly what I've been wanting for my son! He's an advanced reader, 8 yo, but with a very logical, engineering type brain, and he spells phonetically. So I think the etymology and the breakdown of the spelling patterns will be perfect for him. And your video helped seal the deal.
My daughter is a 6 th grader she just turned 11 I don’t know how to evaluate her reading level. Intuitively I would say she’s almost fluent but 🤷🏻♀️ do you have a good resource for testing this ?
Do you think this would be okay for a 3rd grade struggling speller? I know it includes 3rd grade in the description of who this program is for, but I just wanted input on if 3rd grade would be too young. My daughter is a fabulous and wonderful reader, and I have been having a hard time finding a good spelling curriculum, been shopping around for months now. Your video of this curriculum is extremely helpful, as I have never heard of it before. I'm strongly leaning towards Spellography after watching your video, just wanted to get your thoughts before fully committing.
Thanks for this! These are 3 I’ve been looking at. I’ve also been looking at The Good and the Beautiful. I noticed your little blip saying NOT that one. Can you tell me why you think that, please?
I'm so happy I found your review of WBN! It has been a game-changer for my family and I! I'm enjoying WBN so much that I've begun working through all the stages myself. I'm about to enter Stage 6. WBN has taken all the stress out of teaching writing, FOR SURE! 💛Thank you for your reviews! I'm also reading The Writing Revolution (2.0). These two programs have been transformational to our homeschool. 💛
Hi Sarah! This flip through is so helpful, thank you! I just started Pinwheels with my first grade twins last week (after them doing Saxon last year in public school in kindergarten). We are already extremely overwhelmed by the amount of content and slow pace of PW. Do you think this might be a better fit? We are trying to take a “less is more” approach this year as I have four kids homeschooling. One is even us a fourth grader who needs major phonics remediation. She’s a pretty good reader but her spelling is terrible. Is this something she might benefit from as well? I’d love any advice you have to help simplify things so I don’t lose my mind this year, lol.
I’m a homeschool teacher and want to use the K-2 IEW for my second graders. Do you feel that each student needs their own student book? Or can I structure it the way that Level A IEW is taught…..where the students have a binder.
Hi, thank you for making this video, do I need to get the teacher writting structure and style videos to teach the theme-base writing? I will have my 1st grader and 3rd grader doing the theme base. But my 3rd grade has not had any structure in writting.😬
Thank you for the comparison. It’s very helpful. A you explain why you would not recommend TGAB? Would you recommend it for later years or as an add on, especially for those budget minded? I’m just beginning to look into PK and K curriculum.
Thank you for sharing this! So helpful. Do you know where I could find this used? Also did you have to buy a lot of craft supplies to do all the activities?
They suggest, but say it's not required to get their craft kit to go with the preschool curriculum. "Our preschool craft kit includes the following items: Construction Paper Assorted Pack Watercolor Pad (9x12) Drawing Pad (9x12) Kite Paper assorted 100 sheets 3x5 Index Cards Beeswax Modeling Wax 12 sheets Watercolor Brush 3/4" Short (2) Beeswax Crayons - Block Style #13 Darning Needle (2) Creativity street felt sheets (2 packs of 12) Premium Felt Black 1 sq. yard Felt Beads 2 cm assorted colors Art Tissue Paper assorted colors Pasture Yarn Over 2-ply bulky weight yarn (90% recycled fibers/10% fine wool) Oak Meadow Apron Natural Earth Paint Kit"
Thank you for this. Question, the series of books that included “Stabled Staples”, “Wallace & Grace”, “Ant & Honeybee”, which grade level are these appropriate for assuming the students are on track for that level? Do you have an idea of the approximate number of words? Thank you.
I have a 10 year old struggling reader. Her younger brother has picked up exceptionally well, and sometimes tells her what more difficult words are. She reads well unless a word is multi-syllable, or has some of the unusual combinations. I’m struggling to know how to help her. If we used this, where would I start? Or I saw you say you recommend pinwheel to struggling readers. I don’t know what that is. Should I look into that?
Hey, check out my blog post on supporting struggling readers: www.homespunchildhood.com/blog/supporting-a-struggling-reader Honestly, this is the type of work I do in literacy consults. I'm reluctant to recommend Pinwheels for a 10-year-old, especially if they already have a lot of reading skills. In those situations, I typically recommend UFLI or Recipe for Reading.
Hey, if she has not done a writing program before, I would recommend one of the IEW theme-based programs. Not necessarily People and Places, though. I have a breakdown of their theme-based writing programs here: www.homespunchildhood.com/blog/iew-a-guide
How would you compare this to Singapore? Ive been looking into MWC vs Singapore (probably Dimensions...but still undecided). Which would you recommend? My daughter will be going into 1st grade. She hasnt had any math struggles and seems to be grasping math well so far. I love the hands on and games aspect in MWC and the ease to implement it. Im not sure if Singapore would be a more solid program in terms of mental math and number sense? Im okay with the slower pace in MWC, I just want to make sure we're still getting the solid foundation in number sense and mental math though. Thanks!
Hi, I just stumpled upon your channel. Do you have any comparison videos between MWC and Singapore Dimensions and/or MWC and Singapore Primary 2022? My head is spinning trying to decide b/t these 3 for first grade! We did MWC for K and loved it. I keep wondering if its "enough" though and how the foundation it lays and mental math compares to that of Singapore? Do you have any insight into this? It seems like MWC has blended some of the aspects that I like about both Dimensions and Primary 2022, but I worry it might end up being too gentle or light. What are your thoughts with having used both Singapore and MWC? Do you supplement MWC with anything? I was considering maybe doing MWC and adding in Mastery and Beyond or something similar as needed? Thanks for any advice you can give!!
Do you recommend anything else from the Well Trained Mind? Thoughts on writing with ease and first language lessons? Wondering what I should grab during their Summer Sale.
Im struggling so much with choosing a Kindergarten program. My 4 year old knows the basic consonant sounds, several special blends such as sh, th and ck. She also knows the silent E and 2 vowel rules, when they work out easily. She sounds out still and gets overwhelmed with sentences but enjoys reading lists. I feel like we are past level 1 on most programs but I don't know any of the other rules to teach her so I need something. She will be a young Kindergartener and I want something fun. She has completed Get Ready for the code and really doesn't need any more " starts with ends with" type of practice. She loves games and hands on. What do you recommend?
Hello, thanks for these reviews. Very helpful. I'm teaching a struggling 6 year old boy (7 in July). It took him a really long time to learn his alphabet and the sounds, we've been homeschooling two years. It also took him awhile recognizing numbers 1-10. He could count but it was the recognizing part. He has learnt alphabet and sounds now and we have just been working on CVC words, and started on digraphs. I had been using an older program Sing, Spell, Read and Write, but it wasn't scripted lessons and it moved to fast for my son, I was always having to find additional things to teach the concept. I also needed more instruction for teaching. I find he needs lots of extra time and practice learning a concept. Wondering if Rooted in Language would be the best fit, and which would you start with? He can read CVC words, but it is slow, he will sound out the word and then say what it is. UFIL sounded great as well , but I couldn't tell are the lessons for teaching scripted or not? You don't know of any online programs or courses (where's there is a "teacher)" that uses Science of reading approach to teaching reading? Would love to find a program where someone else is teaching (he does much better when it's mom not teaching and someone else - focuses better"). I don't mind being with him "watching" and then helping help him do work. Not sure if there is any this way, with science of reading approach? Thanks
This review was exactly what I was looking for and so well done. Thank you! I really appreciated being able to clearly see the lessons inside the book and the content review.
Thank you for the flip through. Would you consider perusing Apples & Pears for spelling by sound foundations in the UK? (They have american english editions.) There are a lot of old comments about it on the well trained mind forum. It is not orton gillingham, but morphemic in approach. It’s open and go scripted, spiral review through word and sentence dictations. Levels a and b really accelerated my child’s ability to write in real life and across her curricula. It’s like really excellent fluency practice for spelling! We started my 7 year old after she had finished Recipe for Reading. We also review the spelling rule cards fro Spell to write and read, and can analyze spelling patterns that arise it words that trick her up.
Thank you for this! I switched my daughter (grade 2) from Math Mammoth to MWC early this year and it was the best choice for her. We are loving MWC and I hope it continues past grade 4. My son, finishing grade 4 this year, has been using Math Mammoth. It’s a great fit for him but if MWC was around for him I would’ve definitely used it with him also.
It looks like they have differentiated word lists (below, at, above level) in the teacher manual. Have you seen these listed anywhere in the student manuals? I dont really want the teacher manual, but thought those lists might be nice. Also, I have used All about spelling & like it, but would like a workbook component. Any thoughts on using AAS for teaching & this for a workbook component & word list?
