One question I have is whether you do all of the oral section with your child (not the five oral review questions, but the oral section that is part of the assignment) and also have him do all of the written. Today, for example, we did the oral, but then the written was almost identical. It seemed like I was having my ds do double the work. I have to be honest that I'm really having a hard time understanding how anyone is able to do all of the oral and all of the written in just 15 minutes. I'd love to know the secret. (And yes, we do 1/2 to 2/3 of the written orally, in case someone was wondering.
)I'm also struggling on writing assignment days, as they seem to take much longer, and I usually need two days for each of the writing assignments. I have my ds write his story, then I correct it and go over it with him. Then I have him re-write it correctly. I was wondering how other folks do the writing assignments.
However, we do most of the entire lesson orally. This means that we do the sections marked as "Written Exercises" orally too. I only choose one small section in each lesson to have my kiddos do in writing. To do the written exercises orally, I just have my kiddos say the answers instead of writing them. I often read the sentences aloud in the exercises, and then have my child quickly say the answers right after me. My reading parts aloud to them keeps their attention and keeps the lesson moving quickly. Before the lesson begins, however, I have my kiddos read the first part of the lesson to themselves. This way they are prepared for what is to come.