Where to start with WWE?

[pbajgrow]

I have a dd who will be 9 and going into 4th grade in the fall. I am wanting to do WWE. Do I start from the beginning which is listed K-3, or do I start in the middle, book 2 or 3. We haven't done huge amounts of dictation and narration, since we are doing Abeka, but we are switching things up a bit for next year. Thanks ahead of time, Jen:bigear:

[ELaurie]

you will find a guide that will help you evaluate the correct placement level for your ds.

I am using WWE 2 with ds 9 this year, and it has been a very good fit for him. We've done quite a bit of narration in the past, but WWE 2 is helping him choose between the most important points, and extraneous details. The copy work has provided extra practice with things like capitalization, punctuation, and the use of quotation marks, while the dictation has challenged him to visualize proper writing and recreate it on paper.

I have the workbook as well and the text book, and highly recommend the workbooks; they will save you oodles of preparation time :001_smile:

If your ds is a strong speller with a solid handwriting skills, and a good foundation in grammar, you may be able to make the leap to WWE 3, but from what I understand it won't be available until fall, which is another reason WWE 2 was the perfect fit for us this year ;)

[abbeyej]

My recommendation is to buy the textbook, not the workbooks, and begin with that. There are instructions for placing a child, or you could simply start at the beginning of level 2 or 3 and go from there. The textbook lays out about 6 complete weeks of instruction for each level (for instance: a full scripted set of lessons for weeks 1 and 2, then instructions for how to design your own similar lessons for 3-7, then a scripted week for 8, then instructions for designing your own lessons for 9-14, then a scripted...). You can use the scripted lessons, skip the intervening "design your own" lessons, and move quickly through levels that are relatively easy for your child but that may still serve to give them practice and uncover any glaring holes in their writing abilities. When you reach a point where your child is being challenged, you can slow down and either buy the appropriate workbook (if it's available), or design the additional lessons as instructed in the textbook.

[KDBask]

I got the hardcover book and am doing one example from each level just to review and bring my 8 and 10 year olds up to speed. I can't help you with the workbook part of it tho!

[siloam]

I started my 9yo in the level 1 workbook, but she has problems with narrations (wants to give every detail in play form). Level 1 alternates copywork and narration. As I understand it the level 2 workbook alternates dictation and narration.

If you dd isn't have problems with one of those skills my guess is you can start with the level 2 workbook. The Level 3 workbook isn't out yet, so that narrows it down. ;)

Heather

[pbajgrow]

I started my 9yo in the level 1 workbook, but she has problems with narrations (wants to give every detail in play form). Level 1 alternates copywork and narration.

My dd9 does this same thing, sooo? I am thinking book one. My dh is the type that can't stand me buying things after we bought "ALL" the curriculum.:D I am trying to decide which one I would need. Thanks, Jen

[abbeyej]

My dd9 does this same thing, sooo? I am thinking book one. My dh is the type that can't stand me buying things after we bought "ALL" the curriculum.:D I am trying to decide which one I would need. Thanks, Jen

Really, just start with the textbook. Even starting in book 3, an older child will be coached into reducing longer selections into 3 sentence narrations. But if you get the textbook, you can work through any / all of the 4 levels at an accelerated pace, till you reach your student's true working level. I can't imagine many 9yos who would benefit from a *year* spent at the level 1 level -- but if you do the textbook, you can spend 6 weeks or so at that level (with the same clear, daily lessons that the workbook would provide) and then move on to level 2. Again with level 2, you can go through the scripted lessons and slow down when it gets tough, or keep going and move on to level 3...

Levels 1 and 2 really *may* have instruction that is useful for your older child and that helps fill in some problem areas -- but that doesn't mean she would need a full year at that level the way a much younger child would.

Getting the textbook gives you the theory behind the program, the placement information, and the tools you need to work with her at any of the four levels. ... I would not buy the level 1 workbook (or even level 2, personally) for a developmentally-typical 9yo -- even one who needed additional practice distilling narrations into their most important elements.

[siloam]

Getting the textbook gives you the theory behind the program, the placement information, and the tools you need to work with her at any of the four levels. ... I would not buy the level 1 workbook (or even level 2, personally) for a developmentally-typical 9yo -- even one who needed additional practice distilling narrations into their most important elements.

Ya but it requires you to READ the book while the workbook you can open and go with. (I bought the book back in October and still haven't read it.) :smilielol5:

You can more more quickly through the workbook as well by doing one page of copywork and one dictation a day.

Heather

[Emmy]

Ya but it requires you to READ the book while the workbook you can open and go with. (I bought the book back in October and still haven't read it.) :smilielol5:

I just read mine last week (after using WWE levels 1 and 2 all year). :tongue_smilie:

[abbeyej]

Ya but it requires you to READ the book while the workbook you can open and go with. (I bought the book back in October and still haven't read it.) :smilielol5:

Well, not really, lol, you don't have to! You *can* just open to the Level 1 section and *go*! If it weren't so grab-and-go, I might never use it either! :)

[Sara R]

Well, not really, lol, you don't have to! You *can* just open to the Level 1 section and *go*! If it weren't so grab-and-go, I might never use it either! :)

:iagree: There are 6 weeks of grab-and-go lessons per grade level. I do this with my almost 11-year-old who needs more practice with narrations. We went through the level 1 narrations, and now we are in level 2. Instead of having her just give me one sentence about a part she remembers, I have her give a narration of three or four sentences after we do the questions and answers. The book alone is very easy to use.