Writing Strands Level 2 (Writing Strands Ser) [Paperback]

Dave Marks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 27, 2007 | Series: Writing Strands

Writing Strands Level 2 is a manual for the parents of children about seven years old. It introduces the skill of giving thoughts and experiences to others in written form. When a child can write by h

Product Details

• Paperback: 47 pages
• Publisher: Natl Writing Inst (March 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888344121
• ISBN-13: 978-1888344127
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Writing Program, May 28, 2006

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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I thought when I bought this book that it was a little bit thin to cover writing skills over the course of a year. It is not too thin. It is just right. It provides a years worth of lessons that will improve your child's writing. For a homeschooler this is an easy to follow, well written beginning to writing.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Imagined, November 2, 2009

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Carolyn E. Tuller - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Writing Strands Level 2 (Writing Strands Ser) (Paperback)

I bought this because my son missed something in public school when it came to writing. I have since taken up homeschooling.

This book, as long as it is NOT labeled "Homeschool", is very good. The version, at this level, labeled "Homeschool" comes up short by about 20 pages.

Writing Strands Level 2, requires adult participation; levels 3 & 4 require very little, if any.

This book is easy to read, easy to follow and in some parts funny. It is designed for children 6-7 years old and is meant to last an entire school year. However, since my son is 10 and so far behind, some lessons were modified to be more age appropriate and we did more than one lesson at a time.

As articulate as my son is, 3 months ago he was hard pressed to write simple 4 word sentences, and had no concept of a paragraph. Using just this book he is now writing 6-8 word descriptive sentences with 5-8 sentences per paragraph. However, I must admit it is with applied effort, and continued coaxing. He'd rather chat than write.

He is now into the Writing Strands Level 3 book, and I am extremely impressed. Writing has become easier for him, and much more pleasant for me to read.

If you are a homeschooling parent, or would like to give your public school child a leg up, I highly recommend any of the Writing Strands books. Just double check the version you order.

Do NOT order the versions labeled homeschool anywhere in the title. Although these books were designed for homeshooling, the versions with Homeschool in the title are revised versions and have been watered down.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good start but didn't finish, February 8, 2010

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This review is from: Writing Strands Level 2 (Writing Strands Ser) (Paperback)

This book starts off good, it appears. My daughter started it spring of her 3rd grade. We gave up on it winter of the next year with the typical summer break.

The assignments seem fun at first, but then it just gets monotonous with little real guidance.

We switched to SonLight's Language Arts program co-developed with Dr. Ruth Beechick (The 3 R's). It's so much easier with well thought out guidance. My 2nd grader is dictating (still working on penmanship) full paragraphs! Writing Strands schedule feels overwhelming when you get into more substantial assignments. SL's is broken down into child friendly portions easily completed in 10-20 minutes, and really the most time consuming is the child's physiological struggles with penmanship.

5/2011 We have moved on, yet again. I found the SL curriculum lacking guidance for me and my kids. There is no instruction on how to write outlines. I was avoiding the lessons. The dictation exercises (we made them copy work) gave no real results. They just seem like busy work. We are now using IEW Institute for Excellence in Writing and loving it! I purchased the kids curriculum and an all important teacher's guide (both include dvd's). This one is a keeper.