question about grammar/DITHOR

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dolphingirl
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question about grammar/DITHOR

Post by dolphingirl » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:42 pm

My 8 year old/3rd grade son will be using DITHOR next year (along with one of the programs, probably Bigger). I see that in Bigger, the Rod and Staff grammar program is scheduled (Preparing to Build or Building Wisely). In the DITHOR section of the catalog, it once again has the Rod and Staff program, but it also has the Language Lessons books as an option. I'm a little confused about whether I should choose to do either the Rod and Staff OR the Language Lessons? I have never seen either book in person, so I'm not sure if they cover very similar things or if they're different. (Then there's Igniting Your Writing, too. How is that different from the other two? I'm assuming it stresses ideas for making writing more interesting in terms of word choice, variety in sentence beginnings, etc. but just want to make sure that's what it is! ) All of the grammar resources look neat, I'm just not sure exactly what I need. My son does a great job forming cohesive paragraphs on his own, writing short creative stories, and with overall spelling, grammar, and mechanics, but I haven't really done a lot of formal grammar instruction with him. So far I've been teaching grammar concepts as they come up in his writing rather than making it an isolated subject. Any insight on the grammar choices would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Christy in Texas
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Post by Christy in Texas » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:19 am

Rod and staff will send you a sample for .99 to cover shipping!
Christy, wife to Danny of 14 years, mom to
Brycen 5/7/99
Emily 10/10/02
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Post by peridot » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:28 am

I have Language Lessons for the Very Young Vol 2. My daughter (who will be 8 in Aug) did it this past year. There isn't much instruction at all in terms of grammar. There is picture study (which is nice), narration, poetry, copywork , and a little grammar thrown in. We aren't going to be using Language Lessons this year and R & S looks like it is a good, solid instruction.
~April~
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We are going to use Bigger w/ 10yr-will be 11 (with extensions) & 8yr old & LHFHG with 5yr old-will be 6. :-)
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Post by Carrie » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:23 pm

dolphingirl,

I'm thinking this may be a previous thread that might help you here. I'm running behind tonight and don't have time to type out a whole response! Hopefully this will point you in the right direction:
http://www.heartofdakota.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=718

Blessings,
Carrie :wink:
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