Hake Grammar and Writing

This Comments thread has a number of recommendations for grammar texts, including a middle school grammar and writing textbook series published by Stephen Hake of Saxon Math fame, and co-authored by his wife Mary. A 5th grade book is scheduled for this summer.

The books have the same incremental lesson structure the Saxon Math books use. I'm incredibly tempted.





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update

I just ordered the 6th grade books from Hake.

Also, the Ridgewood Grammar books, which Nick's Mama is using, look fantastic. EPS has posted 8 pages from one of the books online. (pdf file) (Megawords comes from EPS. In a couple of weeks we'll be finished with the 6th grade book.)





update update: vocabulary

Vocabulary Workshop is a hit. Christopher loves it. You don't need an Answer Key or teacher's guide to use it, and by the time a child is in 5th grade, which I think is when the series starts, he or she can use it on his own. There are 8 levels, books A - H, each approximately 180 pages. [update: Vocabulary Workshop begins in Grade 2 and goes through Grade 12+ (pdf file) and goes through Grade 12.]

Speaking of vocabulary, in the spirit of overkill, I also ordered a not-cheap copy of English from the Roots Up by Joegil K. Lundquist. I love the idea of learning English language roots, and had worked through the first couple of pages of EPS's offering in this category, Vocabulary from Classical Roots by Norma Fifer, Nancy Flowers, when Christian admired the book so much that I gave it to him.

So now I've gone and bought English from the Roots Up.

The Amazon reviews are so glowing, I had to do it.

Another reasonably priced Greek & Latin series: Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots, from Prestwick House. No reviews on Amazon, but the "Look Inside" pages seem good.









VocabularyWorkshop websites & books for teaching vocabulary
Hake Grammar & Writing, Bloggers.VocabularyWorkshop, English from the Roots Up
SAT scores & VocabularyWorkshop



-- CatherineJohnson - 15 May 2006

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