My first grader can identify prepositional phrases and all the parts therein. Shurley English does a wonderful job covering the basics of grammar. The program, however, has some big weakness and some definite strengths that end up canceling each other out to almost perfect mediocrity. Even with the dry presentation, my children didn’t hate it, and sometimes even enjoyed it, which is always helpful. It is a bit dry at times, but I expect that’s just the subject, not the curriculum itself. Overall, I can feel confident in giving the program a resounding meh.
I have used Shurley English for first grade through third. The program is heavily reliant on student/teacher interaction, with very little of it suitable for independent work. The lessons take about 30 – 60 minutes to complete and are designed to be completed daily for around 30 weeks, depending on the level. Each lesson features jingles about parts of speech and other critical facts, sentences to classify, a lesson, and some sort of activity to close it all up. Shurley English is a grammar and composition program by grade level (1 – 8).
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