What do you use for LA?

[siloam]

Again I will miss a bunch, so please choose other and post if your's isn't present.

p.s. I did allow you to choose more than one, just click all the boxes you want before clicking submit.

[AudreyTN]

LLATL and Latin will start within the next week or so. Currently we are using English for the Thoughtful Child v.1

[HollyDay]

GWG - wow - I need the reply to be 10 letters?? GWG

[Patricia in WA]

I use CW (with no additional grammar) and Latin Prep for the older 2 and FFL for the youngest.

[Lucidity]

We've been using Just Write, GWG, FLL, ETC and AAS. Hope everyone knows the "codes". :) I just today looked at LLATL and went ahead and bought the red package and the yellow package. Can't wait to try it.

[nukeswife]

We used ETC for ds last year (2nd grade)
This year we tried SL (big bust), Complete book of LA (good but not enough), FLL level 3 (my son really disliked this) So now we're going to try GWG and Writing Strands. We'll see how it goes. Oh and we are using SWO C this year and he loves it.

For my dd who's in K/1st we're using OPGTR, ETC 1 and SWO A.

[awanama]

I use Houghton Mifflin English with my 6th grader.

[Faith]

We use LLATL with Easy Grammar.

[sailmom]

My 7th grader is using Henle Latin, and Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings. She's a very solid writer and really enjoys writing, so I just regularly assign essay topics rather than follow a set composition program.

My 4th grader is primarily just using Wordsmith Apprentice. My 1st grader is using FLL and K12's advanced phonics (which is the same thing I used with my girls).

[ArwenA]

4th grader does:
Shurley English 4
Writing Strands just started book 6 today!
Spelling Workout E
Home made vocab.
Lots and lots of reading:)

Ker does:
Explode the Code 1 and 2
A Reason for Handwriting K (not sure if this counts for LA)
Reading

Preschooler does:
Go for the Code B
Reading

[chiguirre]

My others are Calvert and Language Lessons for Little Ones.

We switch around a lot when something needs more reinforcement, but we do eventually finish almost everything.

[KarenNC]

We've just finished the last of the ETC series of workbooks plus the primers and went through FLL last year. For learning to read, it was a combination of ETC, Dick and Jane books, Dolch sight word flashcards and lots of reading aloud with her. She also played a bit with www.starfall.com, but it wasn't a major component

Now we are on a combination of:
Growing with Grammar 3
Spelling Power (started today)
lots of reading
audio books
a second grade writing book
Reading Detectives reading comprehension
(the last two are done periodically as the mood strikes, as her comprehension is very good and her independent writing is really just emerging--she's 7, so the fine motor is a bit behind the comprehension and a lot of the work we do already requires writing as she adores workbooks)

[Jules in MI]

We use Sonlight LA for K, and Character Quality Language Arts for my 2nd grader. Oh, and ETC.

[momtolgd]

Using GWG and ETC here with 2nd grader, and just finished up Go for the code today with Ker...will start ETC 1 with her once it arrives!

I was using SWO, but I'm debating continuing with it or trying something else.

Also using OPGTR and Getty-Dubay Italic handwriting.

[Elinor Everywhere]

TOG Write Aid, R&S Grammar, IEW Ancient History Writing

[Phyllis in Canada]

I keep changing programs every year, it seems like, and sometimes halfway through the year. Dd 7 got halfway through FLL last year, but this month we started Growing With Grammar. I needed something she could do a little more independently and it combines needed penmanship practice without another workbook. Ds 9 also needed something he could do mostly independently and that wasn't as heavy as Rod & Staff, so we're going with LLATL Orange. He's really liking it so far. There's a lot of variety--something he really needs!

[~Rachel~]

Classical Writing right now :) DS LOVES this program :)

[Serendipity]

I like Rod & Staff for LArts. I used R&S with our son from second grade to eighth grade. He's at the local high school now.

[Jenny in Atl]

I have used a mix of GWG, SL, CW, LL & Latin Prep but not all at the same time. :D

[CAROLinON]

Growing with Grammar

[skimerinkydo]

4th grade boy, a very reluctant writer who spent last year de-toxing from public school.

English for the Thoughtful Child vol.2
Writing Strands 2 - he just finished this book today and he actually loved the last assignment. For the rest of this year I am going to concentrate on enjoying writing: Just Write, Writing Games for Children by Peggy Kaye, and Editor in Chief beginning. We will start up again with Writing Strands 3 next fall.
Wordlywise
narrating books

[Zelda]

We also use ETC and SWO

[Vanna]

Hi,

I love polls!

For my "other" I'm using ACE's English and Imitation in Writing - Greek Heroes w/ds gr5. My younger 2 dc (grs 1st and 2nd) are using Saxon Phonics level 2 which includes punctuation and spelling.

[74Heaven]

A Beka with 2nd grader
Shurley with 5th grader
Rod & Staff with 8th/10th graders

lisaj, mom to 5

[Sara Mac]

With my 3rd grader I'm using LLATL, Minimus Latin, English from the Roots Up and Growing with Grammar. January is the start of our new school year so my LA curriculum feels really overloaded. Once we settle in to a routine I am expecting that some things will either be dropped or modified to suit.

[Laura Corin]

2nd Grade: Junior English 1 (Galore Park), HWT, Hannah's copy work, reading.

5th Grade: English Prep 2 (Galore Park), HWT, Lightning Literature 7, reading.

Laura

[StacyWithFourRugrats]

We used Lively Latin to teach grammar. I am learning things (and keeping them remembered!) that I never learned - or ignored - in my educational upbringing ;)

I will go to sleep now dreaming about predicate nominatives :D

[nmoira]

Michael Clay Thompson (http://www.rfwp.com/mct.php)'s LA series from Royal Fireworks Press.

[Rhonda in WA]

My dd is very visual and needs something more. I have tried writing out things in FLL but she is not getting it. She could not tell me what the pronoun was in a sentence today, but spouted them off to me when I asked her to say the chant. Go figure!

[freethinkermom]

I have used GWG with DS10 in the past, but I think he has outgrown it now. I might buy him level 6 when it comes out for some practice. Right now he is using and loving Vocabulary from Classical Roots A. For reading we are doing the recomended WTM books for 7th grade. He is keeping a reading journal and writing an essay at the end of each book for his choice of essay question (provided by me).

For ds6 I plan on ordering GWG 1/2 next week. He has been ready for it for months, but I delayed ordering so we could get into a scheduling groove with what we already have for the new year first. If he knows it is in the house he will want to do it everyday. Right now I he is playing the Jupiter Jane game on cosmeo.com a little everyday for grammar. When he is reading and needs to know what a word means he asks someone to help him look it up (he can use the dictionary by himself, but he cannot lift it alone...lol). Considering how much and how well he reads, that is enough vocabulary as far as I am concerned until he is old enough for Classical Roots.

[Susie in CA]

We love Junior English. I only supplement a little with Spelling Workout. That's it.

Susie

[Closeacademy]

I read the book Composition in the Classical Tradition and took tons of notes and created my own composition curriculum based on my notes. Currently, we are rewriting fables. Basically, writing precipts of them which my dd dictates to me and then I write down. Later she copies her sentences and illustrates them so she will have a nice book of her own fables when we are done.

Also, we are embarking on Latin using minimus and this I hope will really help with vocabulary. We listen to the stories and then look at the words and find similiar words in english or spanish to try to figure out the meaning of the words. I also have the TG on hand.

We use copywork to teach parts of speech and I really like KISS Grammar. It is an excellent resource for teaching grammar and what I believe is one of the best.

[Sandi_NC]

DD (7)

Finishing ETC bk 1 1/2 then:

Adventures in Phonics, A
K readers

DD (8)

Finishing ETC bk 7 then:

BJU grammar 3
Lots of reading (she reads several chapter books a week)
BSS bk 3

DS (9)

Finishing ETC bk 3 then:

BJU grammar 3
lots of reading practice
BSS bk 2

[amanda]

We will be starting FLL3 on Tuesday.

[Lorna]

We also supplement with Spelling Workout D and G (because dd thinks it is fun). We write a lot of letters and read for several hours a day.

[LNC]

Rod and Staff English 4&2
CLP Spelling 3&1
A Reason for Handwriting - cursive and manuscript
Worldly Wise 1
CLE Reading 4

[Rhonda in TX]

CLE Language for grammar and spelling. IEW for writing.

[Melissa in CA]

We have used Abeka, Rod & Staff, and Sonlight. We are now on our 2nd year of BJU and are happily staying put.

[Tina in WA]

* Lightning Literature 7
* Latin in the Christian Trivium (yes, there is LOTS of grammar in this book)
* Daily Grams 3 x's a week (but soon will switch to AG, once I convince myself it is ok to spend $100 on it ;) )
* Home2Teach online writing course

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* Growing with Grammar 4
* Writing Trails 1
* Pathway Readers workbooks

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* Growing with Grammar 3
* Explode the Code
* Pathway Readers workbooks

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* Growing with Grammar 1/2
* Explode the Code

[godpoetry]

7th grader
Applications of Grammar
Vocabulary Words In Context
Preparing for Writing Tests(AGS book)
Sequential spelling

4th grader
Vocabulary Words in Context
Unit Studies I print off(coordinates with his science and history)

[Sunny]

We use GWG, Progeny Press guides for 5th grade.
We're using AG, LL7 for 7th grade

[GreenKitty]

I am surprised to see Rod and Staff right up there with FLL. Is Rod and Staff that great? Though 'other' is also right up there:)

We use, ETC, EGP, LL, VFCR

[Baseballmom]

We use Shurley English and Tapestry of Grace for literature and writing.

[SnowWhite]

We use WinterPromise Language Arts grade one and will start grade two in the fall.

[Jan in SC]

horizons for phonics, writing strands level 2, and GWG.

[Bee]

For 6yo dd I use ETC,Language Lessons for Little Ones 2,FLL,and Pathway reader and she reads easy readers to me.
For 11yo it's Grammar Ace,Language Lessons for the Secondary Child,Wordly Wise,and LL7.
Both now use spelling lists from Ed-helper.6yo does spelling only because she wants to do the same thing big sis does.

[Beth in SW WA]

ds 10 & 12...

Doing LCC heavy these days in prep for Natl. Latin Exam.

Subjects:

Latin
Writing Tutor
currently taking break from Spelling, Vocab and English grammar formally

[DawnUK]

We also use GWG. My older children are using the 4th grade book, and it's starting to get more in depth. I'm enjoying it. We also do Latin-- that helps as well.
--Dawn

[Amy loves Bud]

9 year old - Writing Tales, Growing with Grammar, Spelling Power, Latina Christiana

7 year old - First Language Lessons, Spelling Power, Latina Christiana

[BarbaraL in OK]

Latin, Classical Composition, copywork. The 6th grader gets all of them (to make sure he gets good handwriting practice). The 2nd grader get the first & last only. For next year, I'm thinking Writing Tales for my younger son.

[coffeefreak]

I am surprised to see Rod and Staff right up there with FLL. Is Rod and Staff that great? Though 'other' is also right up there:)

We use, ETC, EGP, LL, VFCR

You know, we use Rod and Staff right now (2nd grade), but will be switching to the Veritas Comprehension Guides next year for reading and Phonics Pathways to keep phonics fresh. Plus, we just started Spelling Power and I LOVE it!!

Rod and Staff has a great foundation, and is really challenging for the child that excels at reading IMO. However, I'm finding the reading part of it contains too much writing for my daughter. Also, since it's all Bible stories, I discovered that she wasn't really comprehending what she read, she had the stories memorized :rolleyes: So, we've scrapped the Reading curriculum, we'll finish this year's phonics, and then we'll only be using the English next year.

My youngest will be in K next year and I'm totally going with ETC and Phonics Pathways, then FLL for 1st.

[Jean in Newcastle]

but dd6 does language arts that I "designed".

[umarider]

DD12 - Vocab. From Classical Roots A, Latin Prep 1, and Writing Strands 5 and lots of reading including free-choice books and assigned books. We were using Our Mother Tongue, but after listening to her sister's work with Shurley English, DD12 asked to be switched to SE, so she is now doing SE-7 and says that she has more understanding of the "why" than she ever had before. Supplement with Spelling Power, although she is almost finished with the book.

DD9 - Shurley English 3, Spelling Workout C, Writing Strands 3 (although I don't push the WS). DD9 came out of Public School 1gr. with some issues that we have been addressing (she needs to find her own way to make things work in her head), so as far as reading is concerned, last year we focused on decoding skills and this year we are finally working on comprehension using books that I select and prep for her.

It can be a lot of work to accomodate two very different learning styles, but I look forward to the day when I get back into a classroom of my own and can apply the things I'm learning now when I don't have someone handing me a pile of books and saying "This is what you'll teach this year". Of course homeschooling for a curriculum junkie can be dangerous! My husband is dreading our next move, betting that our household goods will be overweight from all my books!

[Lizzie in Ma]

We are using and loving Christian Light Education's Language Arts for spelling and grammar and penmanship. We use IEW for writing and this year we are doing the theme-based lessons and SICC B. I avoided IEW like the plague for years due to it's high initial cost and the fact that it wanted to teach me to teach my kids to write. As if I needed something else on my plate! It is our 2nd year into it now and while I do find the stylistic techniques annoying and formulaic, there is no question that my daughter is at last writing and writing well and learning how to write without hating it. So, it works for us.

[Diane]

We use Growing w/Grammar, Explode the Code, Wordly Wise, and HWT.

[Mom2GirlsTX]

I used FLL thru 2nd grade with my oldest, then switched to Easy Grammar when she hit 3rd grade. When she started fourth grade, FLL3 came out and we bought it. It is very good but we have more skimmed through it, it is really good, wish it had been out when dd was in 3rd. Still I like the sentence diagramming in FLL3 so we are reviewing through it. I will use FLL3 with my youngest next year and then Easy Grammar 4/5 for her the year after that.

[Chris in VA]

Rod and Staff Grammar 2, plus copywork, plus narrations in history.

[Wendy in ME]

nt

[LisaTheresa]

For my 2nd grade son, I have been using SWR for spelling and dictation. I use the SL readers and I am using a program from SRA called Language for Writing. I also use Six Minute Solutions for reading fluency and McCall Crabbs for reading comprehension.

For my K daughter, I am using Funnix, Pathway readers, SL readers, and A Reason for Handwriting.

Lisa

[Debbi in Texas]

We are using ACE. I have had to start working and ACE lends itself to the student working alone better than some other programs. DH works shift work, so he is home some of the time I have to be away.

Debbi in Texas

[Plaid Dad]

I voted for Latin, since that's what we're using now, but we will be starting Classical Writing next year as well.

[Blue Hen]

For the younger grades I used FLL, then moved to R&S for 3rd - 8th grade. Lots of narrations, copywork, and dictation to teach writing skills in the early grades. Then I use Classical Composition for grades 6th - 8th grade.

[dangermom]

With my 2nd grader:

We alternate weeks between R&S 3 and Classical Writing (Aesop A), and we also do Latin (LC1)--slowly but surely.

Also Spelling Workout and plenty of copywork.

[Tami]

We use CLE Language Arts and love how it streamlines our day. I also use BJU writing here and there with lots of cross-curricular writing.

[Susan in KY]

Primary Language Lessons by Emma Serl.

[Lisawa]

This was a tough one for me to answer.... while I do use JAG and AG, I also use CW and WA. I have even been watching my IEW dvds as of late.... Im a mix I guess.

Lisa *?*

[neesek]

We are using CLE for the first time this year and love it!

[Zee]

I've used several things on the list. Different stages. We are currently using R&S.

[St. Theophan Academy]

CW with 3rd grader - but no grammar - we do grammar with Lively Latin
SWR

1st grader uses ETC and McGuffey readers

Anne Marie

[EKS]

I use K12 Language Arts for my almost 6 year old and a mix for my 11 yo.

The 11 yo uses Hake Grammar, Sequential Spelling, Sentence Composing, and a combination of IEW and BraveWriter for writing.

[Hannah]

English
Writing Tales
Word Attack spelling
Getty Dubay Italics Cursive
Copywork from various sources
Reading from Sonlight, Veritas and other lists
Poetry memorization

Afrikaans
Afrikaans sonder grense workbook
Storieboom leesreeks

Latin
Prima Latina

[Susan in SoCal]

My 11yo son uses CW Homer and Latin/Greek. Nothing else.

My 8yo son uses GWG3, SWO-B/C, copywork, Lively Latin, reading aloud. (we may soon start CW Aesop - I'm waiting to see further readiness signs).

[Jenny in Florida]

This year, we're using Galore Park's English Prep plus lots of reading coordinated with history. It's going well, so we plan to continue the same next year.

--Jenny

[Carolyn in Ohio]

FLL for my youngest , then I have switched back and forth between Abeka and Rod and Staff for older grades.

Carolyn in Ohio

[Marie in Oh]

We love it. We used R&S 3 last year and my kids begged to go back to Shurley. I think it does a excellent job. I have 2 doing level 4 and 1 doing level 1. We plan to stick with it. We are also using Writing-Tales and a little IEW stuff for writing instruction.

[chai]

Classical Writing and Latin for my 3rd grader. Occasionally, I add in spelling or grammar work books, but only when we have a little extra time.

[Txmom]

writing strands
literature books I choose
wordly vocabulary
writing writing writing helps with grammar
a cheap grammar book but have used our mother tongue

[deeinfl]

7th grader :)

Queen's Language Book for the elementary child 2
All about Me journal writing prompts
Easy Grammar Punctuation section
Megawords
Sequential Spelling

1rst grader :cool:

Explode the Code 2,3, and 4
Let's Read a Linguistic Approach
Pathway Readers
Online Zaner Bloser spelling lists


11th grader :eek:
Landmark Freedom Baptist 11th grade
Library books and literature lists for literature
That's all folks! ;)

[buddhabelly]

3rd grader: CW Aesop, SWO D, GWG 3, and we're watching the IEW videos right now. They are helping us with Classical Writing quite a bit. At least in Aesop, the two programs work well together. I love teaching grammar, because I never did in school. (Child of the 1960's: "oh, write whatever you want, spelling & grammar are not important...."). Oh, and he competed in the spelling bee this year. He wants to keep trying and go all the way to Nationals someday. I somehow think there must be better uses for one's time than memorizing arcane words that you will never need to use.

[Rhesa]

We are using English for the Thoughtful Child for 1st- somewhat slowly, I might add.

Rhesa

[kaylk in tx]

growing with grammar here... 2nd grader so no writing program yet, still working on copywork and narrations.