New and Need Some Placement Advice
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 10:26 am
We were very excited to recently discover HOD curriculum! My two oldest sons (almost 12 and entering 6th grade and 9, turning 10 in early October, entering 4th grade) have been at a classical Christian school for their entire school careers until January; we also have a 5 year old who will start K in the fall.
I originally was going to put them into the RTR, because of the 10-12 age range, but when I got the catalogue it stated 5th-6th grade, which is a grade level above my middle son. They are strong readers and my 9 year old is advanced. They have a strong grammar background, though they used Shirley grammar and did not learn diagramming - only the Q&A flow. The hardest thing for both of them at home is writing, so that is my one reservation about putting them in RTR, with this being our first year in a Charlotte Mason style curriculum (which I love
). They've done literature studies, but have not done narration or dictation the way CM suggests.
Both boys have been through Ancient history (Greeks, Romans...), but I don't think repeating it with many of the living books would be boring for them. My main concern is that I want my oldest to be challenged and he is able to do a lot of independent work (though writing is like pulling teeth...he can do it, but we're working on confidence issues). I also love the Bible Studies and Science included in RTR...and the introduction to Shakespeare.
Do you think CRC would be a better place to start with some extensions for our older? Also, can anyone suggest some work we can do over the summer on grammar, writing and/or narration to get ready for the fall?
Thanks so much for reading!
I originally was going to put them into the RTR, because of the 10-12 age range, but when I got the catalogue it stated 5th-6th grade, which is a grade level above my middle son. They are strong readers and my 9 year old is advanced. They have a strong grammar background, though they used Shirley grammar and did not learn diagramming - only the Q&A flow. The hardest thing for both of them at home is writing, so that is my one reservation about putting them in RTR, with this being our first year in a Charlotte Mason style curriculum (which I love
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Both boys have been through Ancient history (Greeks, Romans...), but I don't think repeating it with many of the living books would be boring for them. My main concern is that I want my oldest to be challenged and he is able to do a lot of independent work (though writing is like pulling teeth...he can do it, but we're working on confidence issues). I also love the Bible Studies and Science included in RTR...and the introduction to Shakespeare.
Do you think CRC would be a better place to start with some extensions for our older? Also, can anyone suggest some work we can do over the summer on grammar, writing and/or narration to get ready for the fall?
Thanks so much for reading!