Well-Ordered Language Level 1A Revised Student Edition

About this book

Children are naturally curious and will find and collect such things as sticks rocks flowers leaves and fruit arranging them naming them and making things out of them. They will even gather creatures such as butterflies and bugs with interest and delight. What if the study of grammar could harness a childs natural curiosity? What if it could be a source of delight to children? The Well-Ordered Language curriculum presents the study of language in a way that appeals to a childs inborn curiosity and desire to collect gather and order. The curriculum presents grammar in a clear orderly way while simultaneously seeking to cultivate a childs wonder of language by presenting instruction in the context of narrative and language attractive illustrations and samples taken from classic childrens literature and poetry. Students will not merely be able to identify the parts of a sentence but also will understand how words behave in a sentence. As students see the components of language (the parts of speech) unfold before them throughout the Well-Ordered Language series they will be able to apply their knowledge gathering and arranging words to express their thoughts clearly and accurately. The curriculum is designed for teachers and students to actively engage with each other and with the grammatical concepts in each lesson using language skillsreading writing speaking and listeningalong with physical movement songs and chants. Through Well-Ordered Languages unique creative and orderly method of analyzing the grammatical functions of the parts of speech students will find the mastery of grammar achievable meaningful and delightful. Whats new in the revised edition? The revised edition intended to align Level 1 more closely with the rest of the series preserves all of the best features of the award-winning 1st edition while incorporating more comprehensive instruction.