Language Arts Curriculum Meeting

Dayspring Home Educators had a Humanities Curriculum "show and tell" parent meeting this week.  Here's all the great curriculum examples:

Language Arts

PreK-Early Elementary

Five in a Row (Pre-K – 10 yo)
http://www.fiarhq.com/fiveinarow.info/index.html

Happy Phonics – learn to read through games (PreK-2)
http://www.lovetolearn.net/catalog/product/07073

All about Reading: (from All About Spelling) (PreK)
http://www.allaboutreading.com

Take it to Your Seat Centers (Phonics, etc.) by Evan-Moor
http://www.evan-moor.com/centers

Grammar/Vocabulary

Michael Clay Thompson (Gr 3-4 through high school)
http://www.rfwp.com/mct.php (this is a summary by age/topic)

• ·         Building vocabulary/grammar – SAT focus
• ·         The Word within the Word (vocabulary)
• ·         Magic Lens (grammar)

Winston-Grammar (kinesthetic approach to grammar)
http://www.winstongrammar.com/

Writing

Four Square Writing Method:  easy – basis for organizing ideas (Gr 1-9)
Available many places, including Amazon.  This is the Rainbow Resource list:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?sid=1287784692-90000&subject=7&category=1616

Writing Strands (preK-12)
http://www.writing-strands.com/

The Writer’s Jungle/Bravewriter (curriculum and online 6 week classes) (Gr 3-12)
http://www.bravewriter.com/program/home-study-courses/the-writers-jungle/

Institute for Excellence in Writing – lots of material (now Pre-K through high school)
http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/

• ·         The Elegant Essay
• ·         Window to the World
• ·         Excellence in Literature
• ·         Teaching the Classics
• ·         Student Writing Intensive
• ·         Student Intensive Continuation Course
• ·         Portable wall
• ·         (not shown:  PAL – for K-2)

Susan Wise Bauer/The Well Trained Mind (K-4)
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/store/language-arts.html

• ·         First Language Lessons
• ·         Writing With Ease (Strong Fundamentals)

Evan Moore Literature Pockets (Gr 1-6+)
http://www.evan-moor.com/Product.aspx?SeriesID=82

Jensen’s Format Writing – good for essay questions at college (Gr 4-12)
http://www.jsgrammar.com/

Write with the Best: Modeling Writing after Great Authors of World Literature (Gr 6-12)
http://www.edudps.com/WWTB.html

Fairview’s Guide to Composition and Essay Writing by Gabriel Arquilevich (high school)
http://www.amazon.com/Fairviews-Guide-Composition-Essay-Writing/dp/0964904217

Bringing the Classics to Life – CD (abridged) and questions/workbooks (Gr 1-5)
http://www.edconpublishing.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=41_14

Wordly Wise (K through high school)
http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/details.cfm?series=2818M

Spelling Resources

Sequential Spelling (AVKO) (kinesthetic/dyslexia)
http://www.avko.org/sequentialspelling.html

Spelling Power (Gr 3 to high school)
http://www.castlemoyle.com/shopping/spelling/spellingpower.htm

Dr. Fry’s Spelling Book (high frequency words) (Gr 1-6)
http://www.amazon.com/Spelling-Book-Words-Needed-Phonics/dp/1576907503

All About Spelling (all the learning styles – kinesthetic, auditory, visual)  (Gr 1 - ??)
http://www.all-about-spelling.com/