The Dow's Schoolroom

Unlike math which is very systematic and follows a logical order, the order in which Language Arts is taught is more arbitrary. Some curriculum teach the parts of speech every year until the student is bored to tears, others suggest waiting until they are older and learning them in one shot. Some teach every subject (spelling, grammar, writing, vocabulary etc.) as a separate thing, while others combine them all and integrate them together.

Language Arts should be taught on a regular basis, but the methods can be altered depending on your teaching style, your student's learning style, their age, and interests at the time.

After learning to read, learning to write is one of the most important things to learn. We learn to read to learn what others have to stay, but we learn to write so we can communicate to others what we want to say. They are both skills that everyone will need throughout their whole life. Choose a curriculum that will teach your child to write well and you will be doing him a big favor.

Probably the single best thing you can do to help your child in Language Arts is to read, read, read aloud to him and have him read, read, read to himself. The more he reads (good literature), the better writer, thinker, speller, conversationalist, etc. he will be.

Click on the covers below to learn more about each of the products we offer.

Language Arts Programs:
Learning Language Arts Through Literature	Daily Language Review from Evan-Moor

Writing Programs:
Writing Strands	Creating Books With Children	The Wordsmith Series	Great Writing Books From Evan-moor

Spelling Programs:
Spelling Power	Tricks Of The Trade A Spelling Method	Building Spelling Skills by Evan-Moor

Grammar Programs:
Winston Grammar	Winston Word Works	Grammar Cassettes and CDs	Ad Libs

Editing Programs:
The Great Editing Adventure	Editor in Chief	Daily Paragraph Editing from Evan-Moor

Vocabulary Programs:
English From The Roots Up	Word A Day by Evan-Moor	Rummy Roots

Reading Programs:
McGuffey Readers	Reading Detective	Drawn Into The Heart of Reading

Handwriting Programs:

Daily Handwriting Practice from Evan-Moor