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Units: short story, novels, essay (expository, descriptive, & narrative), poetry. Greg Strayer, author.

Customer Reviews

 
Tamara G. from Illinois wrote the following on 01/12/2006:
A very in-depth tour through the literature used. Literary terms are covered and reviewed throughout the year. Questions require thinking, not just repeating what was read. A very good course, easily used with little teacher help. I would recommend waiting and using this at the upper high school grades rather than freshman year (like I did). Some days took a full hour or more with the reading selection and questions. I am planning on using the British Lit course in a year or two.

 
Tina M. from Tennessee wrote the following on 04/24/2009:
My son is dyslexic and I am always concerned about which reading programs we choose. Although this is a good literature program, some of the reading is a little difficult for those who struggle with reading. I found myself having to "help" more with the reading. However, this is a good literature study. It encourages thinking and understanding instead of memorizing literary terms. I would recommend for 10th grade and up.

 
Amy G. from TN wrote the following on 10/27/2006:
We have been using LLATL for two years and we are really enjoying it. We started my first grader on the Red level and in second grade this year we are doing the Yellow level. I find this program to be a great blessing in our homeschooling. The lessons are planned for us and laid out in a very easy to follow outline format...practically no teacher preparation, except making sure you have the appropriate literature on hand and basic items such as pencils and crayons. Even though the lessons are planned out and somewhat scripted, the authors tell you to use what you need and change activities as necessary to suit your child's needs. The teacher and student manuals are very similar in content, but I think it is worth having both just to have the answers handy and to have my own book from which to read as we are doing the lesson together. I have not personally used this program with children of different ages, except for the read alouds (4 year-old son listens), but I think it would be very simple to use one grade level with children of slightly different ages (1-2 years apart), with minor modifications. LLATL uses a lot of different activities which work well for various learning styles. For example, it uses poetry memorization, read alouds, writing from dictation, drama, crafts, coloring, writing, and puzzles. It helps tremendously to have the extra books that go along with this program always available on your own bookshelf, if you are able to purchase them. Last year, we ran into the problem of not being able to get a particular book at the library for one of our lessons since it was already checked out, and rechecked out. This year, we purchased all the go-along books. If you are considering using this program, I recommend that you go to the Common Sense Press website and have your child take one or more of the assessments to determine the most appropriate level. This was very helpful to us. Overall, LLATL is a good value and it is very user friendly, both for the teacher and the student.

 
Brandee S. from greenville, texas wrote the following on 01/13/2007:
After much research and comparison before any of my five children began formal lessons, I decided on this program and have not been disappointed. I like Ruth Beechick's educational philosophy as it is very logical and developmental. This series follows her style and is easy for parent and student use. It moves slowly at first but can be paced to fit your child's needs. The kids seem to like it a lot. They learn and have fun. We sometimes add more literature or vary the activites, and we occasionally supplement with vocabulary, spelling, penmanship and grammar practice as needed per the individual child. I highly recommend this series to all homeschooling families. It is very comprehensive.