I have been watching the new Tips video the last few days and I have a question related to something presented there. Andrew wrote a sort of pathway list on...
That is SO funny - I thought - oh, she meant TJE, but it was in the newsletter as a misprint because of spellcheck?! How many people puzzled what that akronym...
My son has enjoyed Type to Learn 3 the most. He also enjoyed Sponge Bob Squarepants for a little while. It got him engaged and learning where the letters...
I've had my eye on this program ever since first discovering it a year ago when my daughter was in Kindergarten. Now in first grade, she reads on a fifth grade...
Thanks Pamela, It is a shame to be so ignorant in all these concepts. Even after doing R&S for 3 years I still have to "think" about whether or not the...
Gidget, I'm sure others will give you more feedback, but I just want to jump in and assure you that you can relax. :) The idea of one unit per month is not...
Hi folks, I never got around to joining in on the recent grammar curriculum poll but when I saw the posting come through with 0 results for Character Quality...
I was thinking the same thing, Cheryl! Could be: IEW-THE (IEW - THE place to be!) lol Denise K., Moderator Institute for Excellence in Writing ... That is SO...
Andrew made great points as to why we should do try to stick to one unit a month and get through all the units...is it normal for a 4th and 6th grader to take...
Gidget, Actually, you aren't confused at all. While Andrew does suggest working through a unit per month so you don't get stuck, that plan won't provide...
Hi folks, New query... I thought I read that there was going to be a theme-based lesson book to go along with Starting Points. We have this resource and have...
... on Lesha Meyers' > earlier lit/essay plans ... I have been following this thread and would really love to know what Windows to the World is. It sounds very...
Hi Christine, Here's the blurb on _Windows to the World_ from the IEW website: "There is no question that literature has the power to move us, but how does it...
Tammy, My kids were middle school (6th and 8th) last year when we began with Mavis Beacon. The kids and I both improved our typing skills quickly. Hope it...
We used the "Composers" Writing Trails and found that the most difficult part was the Vocabulary and Synonyms. We did break the lessons to last a whole week...
I have had a problem getting Type to Learn 3 to install and run properly on our systems. And I am a computer person, and still don't know why it wouldn't work....
I read somewhere that the Writing Trails in American History was the easiest one of the Writing Trails to use, so that's what we did. I bought that and used it...
Dear Christine, No- you didn't imagine it. It is still in the works and they decided not to put in the new catalog, as they weren't sure if it would be ready...
<Tammy wrote:> My children, ages 11 and 13, love Typing Instructor 17. We have many friends who use it and their children love it, too. It has won several ...
I have an email into Lesha to see if her Window is based on the other Lit plans using a Bob Jones text, but I haven't heard back yet. Perhaps Pamela can give...
You do highlight different units each year. For fourth and fifth graders, reports are certainly the high light! You don't need to go into depth on Essay this...
For those of you who use Tapestry of Grace, do you use their new "Writing Aids" program in conjunction with IEW? Do the two cover different ground? Or the...
I'm really late in replying to this. Just can't keep up with the my emails. :-) This is what we did. I purchased SWI B. I had a couple other moms and I go...
I've seen the Writing Trails books, but have never used them. I think the new Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales looks a lot more interesting than Writing Trails....
Oh dear, Cindy! I hope it didn't seem that we were making fun of you because of the IEW-THE slip up. I thought it was in the Newsletter wrong. We really are...
Christa, I am in my third year using both TOG and IEW. I have the "Classic" TOG, so I can't speak to the new "Writing Aids", but the old resource was not...
My 10 yo pencil-phobic son is enjoying IEW, but obviously cannot work as fast as the girls, who are older and don't mind writing. I'm not sure how to approach...
I have 2 boys, and I would not expect that they would be able to keep up with girls who don't mind writing - and older girls at that! I would let the girls...
ENCOURAGEMENT Remember this loop is for encouragement. Lets take each other's comments at face value and forgive occasional faux pas with grace. Do try to...
