First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind
by Jessie Wise
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Author: Jessie WiseEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-02
ISBN: 0971412979
Number of pages: 420
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
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Book Review: Simple, Easy to Use, and Easy to Teach
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this book since the beginning of the school year. We are now at lesson 50. I have to say, "I love it!" The lessons are short, but to the point. My daughter is in first grade and it is just the right level for her. And her 4 year old sister can listen and memorize the poems because they are short. It works really well for our family.
I am always curious about negative reviews. So, I read them for this book. One reviewer mentioned that the author adapted many of the poems. Honestly, I suspected that when we learned the Monday's Child poem. But, I was thankful that it was adapted. The poem that I remember had several negative things. And my son was born on Wednesday--Ugh! In the original poem he would be full of woe--I think the version in this book is one I much prefer. I noticed that other language in that poem is also updated. I think that's okay. "Happy and Cheerful" is a lot easier for a first grader to understand than "bonny and blithe". I am comfortable with those modifications.
Another interesting thing that people also commented about not liking the directions for what the parent is to say. I remember one school that I subbed for that used Saxon Phonics. It drove me crazy at the time! It was written out exactly what I needed to say and it seemed a bit extreme to me (first graders were diagramming sentences and words)and it seemed to me that you had to cover every question they had written down exactly a they had written. It truly was a script that needed to be followed. But, not all teaching materials with directions for parents are like that. I don't think this book is. I do follow it most of the time, but I modify the questions when I need to for my children. For teaching reading, I use How to teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons and love that book. Now, I am so familiar with that book though that I say very little of the script. We go over the sounds and words and story and questions. But--I still appreciate the script if I need it as a reference. I have realized that scripted lessons are not loved by everyone--we all find what method of teaching works best for us and for our kids!
I would recommend this book highly. I am a certified teacher and as I started using this book, I really saw the logic of how the lessons are organized. The lessons are varied--periodically, there is a story or picture with questions about it. I think it is very important for children to understand grammar and so often it seems to be overlooked in our country. I know that when I was student teaching 10 years ago, we never touched it in first grade--or third--or fifth.
Summary of First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind
Parents can assure their child's success in language arts with this simple-to-use, scripted guide.
First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind uses picture study and other classical techniques to develop the child's language study in those first two all-important years of school. Each lesson leads the parent, step-by-step, through the simple oral and written projects that build reading, writing, spelling, storytelling, and comprehension skills. Use this book to supplement school learning, or as the center of a home-school language arts course.Language Arts Books
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