Reading and Language Arts
Last year Lawrence's spelling words were separate from his reading which was separate from grammar. This is an area he really struggles with because of his apraxia. I had read and decided to search for a program that linked all components of Language Arts together. This way the spelling, vocabulary and grammar are all in the reading passages associating everything together and hopefully helping Lawrence see the connection between reading, grammar and spelling and how it plays a role in becoming a strong reader. The program I decided to use is the program my girls had used when they were in elementary school.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill has a reading program called Treasures, http://activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/
Online the workbooks are free: We have spelling, grammar and on-level practice associated with the reading passage for the week. http://www.mhschool.com/reading/treasure_workbooks/national.html
I was able to order the student book on-line used and it is in great condition. I am fortunate to have two printers, laser jet and color, which makes printing the on-line workbooks easier for us.
The Macmillian website has a parent, teacher and student site so we can add some on-line activities to the program, mixing up the learning materials for better comprehension.
Through out the book we have stop points for strategy skills, comprehension checks and on-line sources that help reinforce what is being taught through the reading passage.
We will be starting this program the week of September 8th. Since this is an area that Lawrence struggles with, in October we are adding two more programs as reinforcement programs for reading and language comprehension. Those programs are made up of several different approaches so once those programs arrive at the house I will share on the blog.
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