Customer Reviews

 
Sheila E. from Wilson, NC wrote the following on 11/16/2006:
Easy Grammar Plus has been a real blessing for my son! Years of trying to learn grammar using diagramming were fruitless and frustrating for him. Enter Easy Grammar Plus! He just had to learn to simply remove prepositional phrases and the rest seemed to fall into place. Within just a few lessons, the light bulb turned on and he quickly understood everything the other programs had been trying to teach. The lessons are quick and easy to complete and they aren't the least bit overwhelming for him. He actually does his grammar lessons first because they're fun for him now! I purchased both the workbook and teacher's edition, which I highly recommend. This way, when we come across a topic that he doesn't quite get at first, the teacher edition allows me to photocopy that particular lesson and give him more practice. Easy Grammar is a great value. I plan to keep my teacher's edition to use for later years as a quick and effective review when he needs it. I just can't say enough good things about this program!

 
Kimb D. from Peoria Illinois wrote the following on 03/17/2004:
This is the easiest and most effective way I have ever seen to teach grammar! The teacher's manual is actually laid out in such a way that you can actually forego the student workbook alltogether if you are only working with one child, as it is set out so the answers are on the left, and the worksheet is on the right. You just simply fold the book under and let them go at it! Use the workbook for more than one child, as the texts are highly consumable. All my children have had a high degree of success with this system. We have also found it to be an especially wonderful program for our middle child, who has a writing disorder. There was not an excessive amount of copy work or writing involved, just crossing out and symbols mostly. This both exponentially decreased his frustration levels and increased his sense of accomplishment, because he is effectively able to convey what he knows with little trouble. Also, the program is very self explanatory so the children can work fairly independently. It requires very little prep, and at most a brief few minutes of explanation from the teacher. It is sensibly and incrementally presented. We Love it!

 
Kim T. from Darlingford, Manitoba, Canada wrote the following on 10/30/2006:
Easy Grammar 5/6 has been a wonderful experience for my kids. There is alot of review in this book which is important in establishing a firm knowledge of the grammar concepts. Mastery is the key to success in this workbook and has been the determining factor in when we progress to the next unit. The way the students need to identify the parts of the sentences is akin to diagramming, but easier for them as they aren't required to dissect the sentence on their own. My two children are twins, so the multi-age aspect does not apply to me. However, they have different learning styles and I have found that they are both grasping the concepts very well. I find the teacher's manual to be very clear with lesson explanations, however sometimes the sentences in the teacher's manual do not match up with the student workbook sentences. My kids have enjoyed the workbooks and look forward to grammar this year. The workbooks are a good value for the cost.

 
Sandra P. from Carrollton, Texas wrote the following on 12/31/2006:
(Please do not print my full name.) I tried lots of different grammar curriculums over the years (A Beka, Bob Jones, Winston Grammar, Shurley Grammar) with my dyslexic student, and this is the one that really enabled her to learn grammar. There is sufficient review of each topic. Although I am willing to do lots of teaching myself, she mostly learned the material from this easy to understand book. I did no teacher preparation. Learning to eliminate the prepositional phrases eliminates a lot of mistakes at the outset. Easy Grammar teaches one thing at a time. For example, if the student is to circle adjectives, the sentence is not full of adverbs, which would be confusing. When teaching indirect objects, they have the helpful idea of telling the student that the word \"to\" could be used instead. (\"Give me the ball.\" or \"Give the ball to me.\" In the first sentence \"me\" is an indirect object.) They explain simply how to distinguish between \"to\" used as a preposition and \"to\" used as an infinitive. The explanations are simple and clear.