@@rachaelpierson3470 I’m so glad it was helpful! We did not use the blue book. For my first 3 children I have used Delightful Reading to teach the basics, and that has been a huge success. They enjoy the games and activities that go along with it. All 3 have finished that curriculum as successful readers. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for this flip through. So very helpful. I am a missionary living overseas so I don't have the chance to flip through things to see them in person before purchasing. SO happy to have found your channel. God bless!
@@rachaelpierson3470 I believe they are but I've never personally used them. The old versions definitely incorporate a lot of Bible verse and character trait.
I am looking at switching to this for my 3rd grader. We attend a co-op one day a week. We have previously used The Good and the Beautiful, which only has 120 lessons (which worked well for just 4 days a week of at home instruction). Do you think a week's worth of lessons for LLATL could be condensed to 4 days? My son is a strong reader, grasps grammar easily, but fights writing (mostly just the physical aspect - he does not seem to mind the process).
You could certainly do 4 days! We found that the yellow book took much less time to complete each day than the red book. There isn’t as much cutting and gluing, etc. Sometimes it took my student 10 minutes to complete a day’s lesson. You could easily double up one of the days- perhaps the days that are lighter on writing in your case. Hope that helps!
@@peggystarling Thank you again. Super helpful. As I've continued to research, I've had a few more questions that I thought you might be able to help with. 1. Is the teacher manual necessary? It's pretty inexpensive, but does it have additional resources/information or is it more like an answer key? 2. I printed the yellow book placement test and my 7yo did it very quickly and almost perfectly. He has previously used The Good and The Beautiful through grade 2, and is an advanced reader/has an excellent understanding of basic grammar. However, looking ahead to the orange book, the expectations for writing seem like more than he is ready for (he did the reading comprehension section of that placement test perfectly, and probably could do the rest verbally, but looking at something like the vocabulary section of the book study, the writing seems like a big jump). I don't want him to get bored, but I also don't want to skip too far ahead and create any gaps. Any thoughts? 3. Are you familiar with the orange book? Is it as comprehensive? I liked that the yellow book included handwriting. I didn't see that in the orange.
1. You need the teacher book because sometimes the student book will just say, “discussion with teacher,” and the information for the discussion is in the teacher book. So it’s more than an answer key. 2. This is my opinion, so please feel free to take it or leave it. 😄 My philosophy is that it’s better for my student to be slightly challenged all year than for them to have work that is too easy. For that reason, in your shoes, I’d go with the next level and just slow down if it gets too challenging and more time is needed on writing, etc. 3. I’m not familiar with the orange book, so I’m not sure exactly what it contains. We’re making a big pivot this year and I chose not to use LLATL. I still thinks it’s a great all-in-one language arts, and since it is known for that, I’d expect there to be writing and more in the orange book. Blessings on your next school year! ❤️
I did. It’s plenty for grammar, spelling, etc. She did some independent reading of books of her choice, but we consider that separate from language arts. Hope that helps!
Strongly considering it. I’m looking into another program to see what I think. I’m basically deciding between an all-in-one (LLATL) or DIYing language arts with separate curricula for grammar, lit, writing, spelling, etc. Stay tuned! ❤️
@@peggystarlinghey Peggy! I am planning on DIYing our language arts. Just wanted to share to let you know you’re not alone in making this decision. I haven’t found a complete thorough curriculum yet. Wishing you well in this journey!
Loved this flip through! I see that you did the red as well. Did you do the blue book too?
@@rachaelpierson3470 I’m so glad it was helpful! We did not use the blue book. For my first 3 children I have used Delightful Reading to teach the basics, and that has been a huge success. They enjoy the games and activities that go along with it. All 3 have finished that curriculum as successful readers. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for this flip through. So very helpful. I am a missionary living overseas so I don't have the chance to flip through things to see them in person before purchasing. SO happy to have found your channel. God bless!
So glad to be helpful! Thank you for your work spreading the gospel and building the kingdom. ❤️ May the Lord bless your family!
I really like llatl but we use the old versions that are non consumable and Christian focused :)
Are the new ones not Christian focused?
@@rachaelpierson3470 I believe they are but I've never personally used them. The old versions definitely incorporate a lot of Bible verse and character trait.
I am looking at switching to this for my 3rd grader. We attend a co-op one day a week. We have previously used The Good and the Beautiful, which only has 120 lessons (which worked well for just 4 days a week of at home instruction). Do you think a week's worth of lessons for LLATL could be condensed to 4 days? My son is a strong reader, grasps grammar easily, but fights writing (mostly just the physical aspect - he does not seem to mind the process).
You could certainly do 4 days! We found that the yellow book took much less time to complete each day than the red book. There isn’t as much cutting and gluing, etc. Sometimes it took my student 10 minutes to complete a day’s lesson. You could easily double up one of the days- perhaps the days that are lighter on writing in your case.
Hope that helps!
@@peggystarling Thank you again. Super helpful. As I've continued to research, I've had a few more questions that I thought you might be able to help with.
1. Is the teacher manual necessary? It's pretty inexpensive, but does it have additional resources/information or is it more like an answer key?
2. I printed the yellow book placement test and my 7yo did it very quickly and almost perfectly. He has previously used The Good and The Beautiful through grade 2, and is an advanced reader/has an excellent understanding of basic grammar. However, looking ahead to the orange book, the expectations for writing seem like more than he is ready for (he did the reading comprehension section of that placement test perfectly, and probably could do the rest verbally, but looking at something like the vocabulary section of the book study, the writing seems like a big jump). I don't want him to get bored, but I also don't want to skip too far ahead and create any gaps. Any thoughts?
3. Are you familiar with the orange book? Is it as comprehensive? I liked that the yellow book included handwriting. I didn't see that in the orange.
1. You need the teacher book because sometimes the student book will just say, “discussion with teacher,” and the information for the discussion is in the teacher book. So it’s more than an answer key.
2. This is my opinion, so please feel free to take it or leave it. 😄 My philosophy is that it’s better for my student to be slightly challenged all year than for them to have work that is too easy. For that reason, in your shoes, I’d go with the next level and just slow down if it gets too challenging and more time is needed on writing, etc.
3. I’m not familiar with the orange book, so I’m not sure exactly what it contains. We’re making a big pivot this year and I chose not to use LLATL. I still thinks it’s a great all-in-one language arts, and since it is known for that, I’d expect there to be writing and more in the orange book.
Blessings on your next school year! ❤️
Did you find this to be enough?
I did. It’s plenty for grammar, spelling, etc. She did some independent reading of books of her choice, but we consider that separate from language arts. Hope that helps!
Do you plan to continue with LLATL?
Strongly considering it. I’m looking into another program to see what I think. I’m basically deciding between an all-in-one (LLATL) or DIYing language arts with separate curricula for grammar, lit, writing, spelling, etc. Stay tuned! ❤️
@@peggystarlinghey Peggy! I am planning on DIYing our language arts. Just wanted to share to let you know you’re not alone in making this decision.
I haven’t found a complete thorough curriculum yet. Wishing you well in this journey!
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