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Daily Language Review, Grade 5

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I have taught 3rd, 5th and 6th grades and will never teach without a DLR book again. They are simple and easy to use in the classroom, but also provide wonderful skills for students. They go beyond the traditional DOL skills and teach more skills that students need to know. These books are set up so that they can be completed in just a small amount of time but you will see a huge improvement in your students.

I used this for part of the year last year and while the concept is good, I felt almost everyday I had to spend a lot of time explaining questions on the sheet that they had never seen before. The skills are random (which is the point) but you will definitely need to teach some of them that day, as oftentimes they have not learned certain skills yet. This would end up being a large part of your language arts program.

The kids would get very frustrated doing these on some days from not knowing what some concepts were. Prepare to spend a lot of time teaching the skills everyday.

I utilized this work book to help my child strengthen language arts skills. The work book is easy to follow and the 5-day format was particularly helpful for a daily practice session. The questions were straight forward and did not require hours to complete. This was a definite plus when your child comes in from hours at school and really doesn't want EXTRA homework.

I really like Evan Moor's daily practice books (language review, paragraph editing). I've used them for a few years now (grades 3-6) in my homeschooling. I like that they don't require a lot of the student's time, but they're very effective. They also facilitate some additional one-on-one time with my daughter. The short time it takes for us to talk through these exercises - after she's completed them on her own - gives me more insight into her level of understanding and progress. It also, selfishly, allows me to see if I have been teaching her well. (I'm looking forward to using the 6-Trait Writing and Word Problems books.)

My daughters, aged 7 and 10 use these books to help them in gaining English profeciency. Our first language is Arabic, but their second language at school is English and they can deal with levels 2 and 5 of these daily language reviews. I want them to be fluent in their native tongue and in English, and these books help in a practical, "daily", way. It just takes 5 minutes or so to do a daily exercise, we correct it, then we do what we have to do. It's not a chore,and I guess that by the time we finish a book, it will have made a difference in their sensitive grasp of the language. I also like the fact that the exercises deal with all aspects of the language such as grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and idioms. Good choice.

I am a fifth teacher. I have trouble keeping all of my students busy in the morning while I am taking attendance and lunch orders. This daily review is just what I needed. Once my students and I have completed our work, we go over it together on the SmartBoard. We discuss why we made changes. It is a mini grammar lesson every day. By fifth grade they should have most of the skills. This is just a quick review, but they don't know it is an English lesson.

As a resource teacher, this has become a very important part of my writing program. It helps reinforce the skills students continue to need reinforcement on as well as touch on skills like parts of speech, simile/metaphor, reference materials, etc. I use it with my 5th graders to help touch on skills they are learning in their general ed. classes. I already had 1st-4th grade daily language, and I use them as well.

This is a great daily grammar review book I use with my 5th graders daily. They take a test on the items covered on Friday.

I have used the Daily Language Program, (or as my students call it "DLR"), for several years. It takes about 15 - 20 minutes to do, and the results are remarkable. I highly recommend this book to supplement any language arts curriculum.

I find these Daily practice books invaluable. The Daily Language review provides a non-threatening way to introduce new skills and allows students to practice without fear of "failing". They also allow for students to compete against themselves to improve skills.