She's excited about English

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	• First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind Jessie Wise W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 - 420 pages average customer review:based on 47 reviews view larger image
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Mixed Bag

I have a love/hate relationship with this title. Pros: inexpensive, solid introduction to grammar, usage, mechanics, and copywork in short, easy-to-teach lessons. Cons: excessive repetition, dumbed-down & altered versions of poems & stories, many of the concepts too easy for target audience of 1st & 2nd graders. I had originally planned to condense this into 1 year but we're 10 weeks into the school year & almost halfway through the book. So at the rate we're going, we'll be finished with it mid-winter. I think it's been worthwhile but am a bit disappointed because it wasn't as good as it had the potential to be.

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Satisfied Homeschooler

I had decided to try out Rod and Staff english at the begining of the year. A few months into school, my children where very bored with the curriculum. So I looked around and found this book. My first and second grader love it. I use this book together with the other curriculum that I had purchased earlier. I love that my six year old is learning her nouns ect. enough to be able to sit and participate in our daily Mad Lib games. She understands the definition of nouns, verbs ect. All due to this really great book. I highly recommend this book. Its chanllenging but, so worth it.

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we actually like this!

I got this book for my 5-year-old, with some reservations based on other reviews. However, she actually likes doing the lessons with me. It's an easy way for me to teach English language, and a good way for her to hear proper spoken English. It has made the task of teaching English grammar to a small child relatively easy.

She's excited about English

I used to teach middle and high school grammar. This, however, did not prepare me for the job of teaching a first grader. I knew where I wanted her to go, but not how to get her started. This book was recommended, and I tried it with a "wait and see" attitude. It seems rather dull at first glance. There are no bells and whistles, no cutesy techniques. Simply put, however, my six-year-old loves English. I've come to appreciate the wisdom of the narration exercises and the picture discussions. It has been a pleasant surprise for both of us. My daughter's skills in both speech and narration improved within a few lessons, and she loves memorizing the poems (they are well chosen for this age group). She never balks when I ask for her to restate things in complete sentences. Personally, I like the instructor dialogue. It's become a mental guide even after the book is closed for the day. The lessons are very repetitive, but that is another plus in our case. Six-year-olds actually like that. I get a little bored, but she doesn't, and that's what matters. The bottom line for me is always the same: Is she developing? Does she ask for more? Yes and yes. My third grader is now using Wise's next book with similar results.

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