tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036528759304766052.post7502448307399234495..comments2023-12-01T05:25:13.023-06:00Comments on The Joyful Johnsons: Language Arts QuestionsRoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267573890805062760noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036528759304766052.post-86630978926028197502010-12-11T15:03:30.627-06:002010-12-11T15:03:30.627-06:00I have really liked Sonlight's LA program for ...I have really liked Sonlight's LA program for my kids this year, but I don't especially care for their dictation exercises. I like Spelling Wisdom for dictation. I'm new at giving dictation so I read up on it in a Charlotte Mason book this summer. How it's done, depends on their age and experience. Ideally you will be able to say the sentence and only repeat it once and they will write it exactly including correct punctuation. My kids weren't ready for this so I started by letting them look over the sentence for a minute or two. Encourage them to visualize the correct spelling and punctuation or even write it in the air or if they're really struggling have them write it on paper first. Then read the sentence to them and have them write it. My 9 and 11 yr olds can write dictation correctly after looking at the sentence for a minute. My 7 yr old always had to write it several times on her own first. Good luck and I love Spelling Wisdom volumes 1 and 2.<br /><br />CeleeCeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958942308350578991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036528759304766052.post-63250447156329427662010-12-11T14:23:28.943-06:002010-12-11T14:23:28.943-06:00The only dictation we are doing right now is with ...The only dictation we are doing right now is with my 4th and 6th grade boys. They do sentence dictations during each word list in Megawords so it occurs only about every other week. <br /><br />I am using IEW's Ancient History Writing program this year with my boys and LOVE it. This is my first year using any IEW program and I will definitely be using an IEW writing program again next year.<br /><br />SamanthaSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173981103532311125noreply@blogger.com