Hello all...especially Angela, Can you stand a post about prepositions one more time? Thanks to Teena for those prep web sites. Very good. I like the english...
My son did ( past tense finally) this all the time. I did two thing to redirect this annoying behavior. First I would respond with the same level of detail...
Tami, What great ideas. I, too, have two children with this problem. They use 'that' and those' for everything. We are driving down the road...."Look at that."...
OOOH good one! Tami ... From: Marcia Claesson [mailto:marciaclaesson@...] Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:10 AM To: IEWfamilies@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
LOL, I'm going to do this with my son! Donna [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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JoeJurene@...
Sep 1, 2002 10:59 pm
My intuitive response to your question about the kids struggling with selecting key words is that your sentences are either too long or too complex. Remember,...
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JoeJurene@...
Sep 1, 2002 11:13 pm
Just a note on the inability to "write cursive" be a hindrance to using IEW: I have used it for three years now, and if I do the math correctly, that means I...
Hello Everyone My name is Lori and I am the mother of 4 boys: Justin 11, Joshua 8, Joseph 5, and Jonathan 2 weeks. My husband is Chris and he is in the Army....
Welcome Lori, You will find much support here in using the program. As for local support, I will check, but I think I know someone else who is army and...
Hello Andrew; I have a question about the first lesson in the Bible Based Writing Lessons. I purchased this at the CHEA convention in July. And I notice that...
Hello Andrew; I have a question about the first lesson in the Bible Based Writing Lessons. I purchased this at the CHEA convention in July. And I notice that...
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Raaacwik@...
Sep 3, 2002 11:18 pm
I'm sorry to reply with something that in no way relates to what you were talking about, but I'm hoping to find out how to discontinue my IEW e-mails. I'm no...
Ann--at the bottom of each message is a link to unsubscribe. Just click on the link and send that email. If you have any problems with it, let us know! Teena...
Hello! I am new here and looking for some of your expert advice on the best way to start with IEW. I am homeschooling for the second year a 9 yob and 7 yog. We...
Lisa--The best way to start would be to use short paragraphs at or below your student's reading level. Usborne or similar books often work well for this. The...
Hi I've probably already ask this question, but what are some books besides Usborne that would be good to use for 7th and 9th grade boys? They are both good...
Connie--I can't come up with any specific titles for that age. Perhaps a trip to the library would turn up books at or below their reading level--this is...
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lbordenmom@...
Sep 4, 2002 5:28 pm
Lisa, I am also using IEW with 9 and 7 year old. I am new too. But so far I have been doing key word outline and retelling with both. My 9 year old follows...
Anything that is being used to study other subjects would be good. What kinds of things do you use for social studies or science? Usborne and DK aren't just...
I'm not sure if this will work for key word outlining or not, but you could give it a shot....My son read through the book, "Thoughts for Young Men", by J.C....
Remember, the group archives have lots of great advice for both new and experienced IEW-ers. BTW, do you have David Macaulay's "The Way Things Work"? I keep ...
I would suggest A Child's History of the World by Hillyer. Also try the new Bible Based Writing Program by Pudewa. I have been using the program for several...
Dear Friends, I am looking for the dear lady who offered to sell me her 6 tape series when she was thru watching it~ her goal was around Aug 19th- I'm in no...
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Linda L Larson
linl2000@...
Sep 5, 2002 6:08 pm
I have the six tape series for sale but I am not the lady you spoke with ... Sincerely, Linda L. linl2000@... ... ...
Hi, Lisa, Thinking that your children are grades 7th and 9th boys, I posted a message suggesting A Child's History of the World and David McCauley's The Way...
