This will be my first year homeschooling, three boys, grades 7-8 and a kindergartener. I have watched several of your videos to sort out what curriculum will be the best fit for all involved. Yours is the first channel I can watch on normal speed instead of 1.5-2x speed. Lol! Its a compliment :) You are very thorough and give excellent information. Thank you!
It's so interesting how IEW doesn't assign grade, rather just give you a program where you focus on where your child is at rather than where they should be. Very thoughtful. Love how you broke this down! ❤️
Loved this and all your videos !!! I wish PAL had a way you could buy the course as an ebook / get the instructional lessons without having to purchase the DVD. Barely any computers have dvd players anymore 😂
Agreed, but also just FYI the DVD is more so to help you it's not for your kids to watch and you can do the program without it but if you can watch it I find it helps.
This was VERY helpful. This is our first-year homeschooling through CC. We are 1/2 way through the year and my just turned 5-year-old has asked me to teach him how to write. He doesn't know how to read. Glad IEW has these two books that can be used together or separate.
This was the best review! Thank you. I would love to see an update later in the year of how it’s going. I’m doing AAR pre-reading with my 4/5 year old this year and I’ve contemplated doing PAL with her next year for kindergarten. I just wasn’t sure if I would only do the writing or pause AAR and do the whole program. My second grader is going to be doing AAR 3/AAS 1 and IEW people and places this year.
I'm thinking about using that combo next year! how did it go? we're just doing AAR1 for kinder this year so thinking of adding PAL writing next year for first
I have a 2nd,1st and kinder this next school year. This will be my first year homeschooling. Would I just print extra workbooks and do a group learning on this?!? If so oh my goodness how amazing.
@@LifeintheMundane oh perfect. do you know how far along into the reading program it starts to pull in the writing? Like is it not til the discovery stage?
You are awesome! If I am teaching two students from the IEW PALs reading program… do I need one teacher manual, and 2 student books. 2 game books, and 2 farm stickers?
I did TGATB Lang Arts Kinder with my daughter this year. She is doing well and reading, some words still need help. Would the reading be too easy? I don’t think the curriculum went very far in to rules though so im not sure how her foundation really is. We didn’t really do much in writing so it might be fun to do this writing program for 1st.
I have never used TGATB so I’m unsure what the transition would be like but I truly think this is great for writing and the reading program will most likely reinforce and expand on the past reading foundation.
I just got the complete. The only difference is the premier comes with the workbooks printed and bound and I have a printer so printing myself wasn’t a big deal
This sounds really cool but I wonder if it's too demanding for the mom? I have 7 kids 1-13 years and I'm trying to divide my time between all of them and help them where they need it and many programs are too one on one focused.
This is time intensive on mom there is not a ton of independent pieces. That being said one lesson is not one day we set a timer and just do it for 20min. The games are very large family friendly I have the littles play with older kids so that’s nice.
@@LifeintheMundane how do you play games and do the lesson in 20 minutes? Also, does the 20 min include both writing and reading? I also have multiple kids and grades and find that the program is taking a hour to hour and a half to get both writing and reading done.
@@brettwiuff2266 we don’t finish a lesson in 20min we just work for 20min and get as far as we can and then pick up where we left off the next day. We do play review games outside if the 20min. The 20min is for new teaching. But that is just how we have done it.
I have a grade 1 and 3 and all i hafe done is handwriting without tears which has only consisted of printing. I am wondering if i shluld start them both with PAL?
Do you think this lays a better foundation for when they maybe start AAR? I have a hf daughter who has gotten through half of aar and happy cheetah but the progression is so fast half way through we've had to stop and re group. Trying to find something maybe to bridge the 2, thank you.
Yes I love AAR and Happy Cheetah but I definitely find that at the early years the progression can sometimes be to fast for some kids and I find that this is more gradual and offers many opportunities for review and practice through all of the games. I still plan to do AAR after finishing this program but I feel this will ease the little ones in better.
Okay so I am def one of them parents who don’t do sight words. Does this program teach how to sound out the sight words or could o still do the reading and writing and supplement with my own phonics?
This teaches sight words AND phonics rules. It’s very unique in its approach and it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea which is why I love that you can totally use it along other resources!
I’ve been looking into PAL for my upcoming kindergarten and he does not have much knowledge to letter sounds. Could he still use it or do you recommend I teach some letters sounds first?
@@LifeintheMundane Thank you! It was a little confusing because when I saw the sample it looked like something a 1st grader would do. Have you used it with any of your kids and an intro to phonics?
Would the PAL Writing (paired with AAR & AAS) be a good fit for a eight-year-old boy with ADHD and possibly dyslexia? Do you have to start with Part 1 or can you jump into Part 2?
I am curious why you selected this program over AAR and Happy Cheetah. We have PAL and AAR 1&2 and AAS 1-3. I’m considering Happy Cheetah because it’s short lessons and AAR even with a 20 minute timer was torture for my children. PAL lessons are long if all the daily schedule is followed.
So we will still do AAR after finishing this program but we won’t start at level 1 we will probably start at level 2 or 3 depending on where they are. The reason we are doing this is it fits better with my girls personalities. They love school and the hands on activities, stories, and extras where as my older kids just wanted to get through reading at this age. The lessons for PAL are not meant to be completed in one day so they don’t have to be super long but I know they will enjoy all the elements.
So true, i could have never done PAL with my oldest because he just wanted to get things learned as quick as possible but my girls LOVE school and the extras as well so they love the PAL 💗
My daughter is in second grade she is reading upper elementary school chapter books, her writing is at a 1st grade level . Would you still recommend pal?
This is a great program. If your looking mostly for help in spelling though I would recommend all about spelling bc that’s what this program uses for spelling
Are you still using this program in 2024? If so or not please give an update. Also my neurodivergent child is like 2nd-3rd grade. Will this book still be good for him and at what level? He still needs repeat of some of language art. Thx
We are not currently using it because my daughters (that I was using it with) are actually being homeschooled by my friend Wendy from @planprepray and when they switched to homeschooling with her they switched to what she uses but we still love this program and saw a lot of success with it.
This will be my first year homeschooling, three boys, grades 7-8 and a kindergartener. I have watched several of your videos to sort out what curriculum will be the best fit for all involved. Yours is the first channel I can watch on normal speed instead of 1.5-2x speed. Lol! Its a compliment :) You are very thorough and give excellent information. Thank you!
Aww thank you. I hope these videos have helped
Why is this video not more popular? This is the best explanation of PAL I have heard. I wish I had found this six months ago!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it
It's so interesting how IEW doesn't assign grade, rather just give you a program where you focus on where your child is at rather than where they should be. Very thoughtful. Love how you broke this down! ❤️
Yes, it takes a little bit to get used to but I have grown to love that about this program.
Loved this and all your videos !!!
I wish PAL had a way you could buy the course as an ebook / get the instructional lessons without having to purchase the DVD. Barely any computers have dvd players anymore 😂
Agreed, but also just FYI the DVD is more so to help you it's not for your kids to watch and you can do the program without it but if you can watch it I find it helps.
This was VERY helpful. This is our first-year homeschooling through CC. We are 1/2 way through the year and my just turned 5-year-old has asked me to teach him how to write. He doesn't know how to read. Glad IEW has these two books that can be used together or separate.
So glad this could help!
This was the best review! Thank you. I would love to see an update later in the year of how it’s going. I’m doing AAR pre-reading with my 4/5 year old this year and I’ve contemplated doing PAL with her next year for kindergarten. I just wasn’t sure if I would only do the writing or pause AAR and do the whole program. My second grader is going to be doing AAR 3/AAS 1 and IEW people and places this year.
I will definitely update. I have used it with one of my older kids but it’s been a while and I can’t wait to start with my littles
We're using All about reading with PAL writing, and it's such great pair. 🙂
That is awesome
I'm thinking about using that combo next year! how did it go? we're just doing AAR1 for kinder this year so thinking of adding PAL writing next year for first
I have a 2nd,1st and kinder this next school year. This will be my first year homeschooling. Would I just print extra workbooks and do a group learning on this?!? If so oh my goodness how amazing.
Yes you could just print additional books
This looks awesome!!!
Yes its amazing
Thanks so much for this! Super helpful breakdown. How could one do both writing & reading program. Just switch between lessons?
They tell you within the books when to pull out and use the other book.
@@LifeintheMundane oh perfect. do you know how far along into the reading program it starts to pull in the writing? Like is it not til the discovery stage?
You are awesome! If I am teaching two students from the IEW PALs reading program… do I need one teacher manual, and 2 student books. 2 game books, and 2 farm stickers?
No, you just need two student books. Your kids can share the games and farm stickers
Hi! Is the parent/teacher dvd course a prerequisite prior to teaching this writing program?! Thank you!!
No not with the pals but it does come with a short dvd that I think is helpful
Thank you for the fast reply!@@LifeintheMundane
I did TGATB Lang Arts Kinder with my daughter this year. She is doing well and reading, some words still need help. Would the reading be too easy? I don’t think the curriculum went very far in to rules though so im not sure how her foundation really is.
We didn’t really do much in writing so it might be fun to do this writing program for 1st.
I have never used TGATB so I’m unsure what the transition would be like but I truly think this is great for writing and the reading program will most likely reinforce and expand on the past reading foundation.
Great review. Which package do you recommend... the PAL reading/writing premier package or the PAL complete package?
I just got the complete. The only difference is the premier comes with the workbooks printed and bound and I have a printer so printing myself wasn’t a big deal
@@LifeintheMundane Thanks
This sounds really cool but I wonder if it's too demanding for the mom? I have 7 kids 1-13 years and I'm trying to divide my time between all of them and help them where they need it and many programs are too one on one focused.
This is time intensive on mom there is not a ton of independent pieces. That being said one lesson is not one day we set a timer and just do it for 20min. The games are very large family friendly I have the littles play with older kids so that’s nice.
@@LifeintheMundane
How hard does it, or other IEW courses focus on parts of speech or diagramming?
@@LifeintheMundane how do you play games and do the lesson in 20 minutes? Also, does the 20 min include both writing and reading? I also have multiple kids and grades and find that the program is taking a hour to hour and a half to get both writing and reading done.
@@brettwiuff2266 we don’t finish a lesson in 20min we just work for 20min and get as far as we can and then pick up where we left off the next day. We do play review games outside if the 20min. The 20min is for new teaching. But that is just how we have done it.
I have a grade 1 and 3 and all i hafe done is handwriting without tears which has only consisted of printing. I am wondering if i shluld start them both with PAL?
The handwriting is excellent in the program
Do you think this lays a better foundation for when they maybe start AAR? I have a hf daughter who has gotten through half of aar and happy cheetah but the progression is so fast half way through we've had to stop and re group. Trying to find something maybe to bridge the 2, thank you.
Yes I love AAR and Happy Cheetah but I definitely find that at the early years the progression can sometimes be to fast for some kids and I find that this is more gradual and offers many opportunities for review and practice through all of the games. I still plan to do AAR after finishing this program but I feel this will ease the little ones in better.
Okay so I am def one of them parents who don’t do sight words. Does this program teach how to sound out the sight words or could o still do the reading and writing and supplement with my own phonics?
This teaches sight words AND phonics rules. It’s very unique in its approach and it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea which is why I love that you can totally use it along other resources!
@@LifeintheMundane would there be a way to do both reading and writing and add in my own phonics or just leave out the sight words?
@@samanthagraveswalters8443 I believe so
I’ve been looking into PAL for my upcoming kindergarten and he does not have much knowledge to letter sounds. Could he still use it or do you recommend I teach some letters sounds first?
This will teach him the letter sounds but I would suggest going slow until it's mastered. The pace as written will go to fast otherwise.
@@LifeintheMundane Thank you! It was a little confusing because when I saw the sample it looked like something a 1st grader would do. Have you used it with any of your kids and an intro to phonics?
@@amel-jg5ui I have but they did already have their letter sounds down for the most part but no other experience then that
I wish this video existed before I ordered my curriculum 🤦🏻♀️
Oh man I’m sorry it was too late. I’m sure you will do great with what you’ve planned.
Would the PAL Writing (paired with AAR & AAS) be a good fit for a eight-year-old boy with ADHD and possibly dyslexia? Do you have to start with Part 1 or can you jump into Part 2?
Yes it would be a good fit. You can start wherever your child is at
I am curious why you selected this program over AAR and Happy Cheetah. We have PAL and AAR 1&2 and AAS 1-3. I’m considering Happy Cheetah because it’s short lessons and AAR even with a 20 minute timer was torture for my children. PAL lessons are long if all the daily schedule is followed.
So we will still do AAR after finishing this program but we won’t start at level 1 we will probably start at level 2 or 3 depending on where they are. The reason we are doing this is it fits better with my girls personalities. They love school and the hands on activities, stories, and extras where as my older kids just wanted to get through reading at this age. The lessons for PAL are not meant to be completed in one day so they don’t have to be super long but I know they will enjoy all the elements.
So true, i could have never done PAL with my oldest because he just wanted to get things learned as quick as possible but my girls LOVE school and the extras as well so they love the PAL 💗
My daughter is in second grade she is reading upper elementary school chapter books, her writing is at a 1st grade level . Would you still recommend pal?
You can utilize just the writing program if her reading is already where it need to be.
Thank you soo much!
You are very welcome
Would this cover all LA for second grade?
Yes
Do you advice to get this program for a child who is 7, has add, and struggles with spelling?
This is a great program. If your looking mostly for help in spelling though I would recommend all about spelling bc that’s what this program uses for spelling
Are you still using this program in 2024? If so or not please give an update.
Also my neurodivergent child is like 2nd-3rd grade. Will this book still be good for him and at what level? He still needs repeat of some of language art.
Thx
We are not currently using it because my daughters (that I was using it with) are actually being homeschooled by my friend Wendy from @planprepray and when they switched to homeschooling with her they switched to what she uses but we still love this program and saw a lot of success with it.
THANK YOU !
You're welcome!
Can you provide your affiliate link so you can get the credit
Thanks for asking IEW.com/affiliate/351977/primary-arts-of-language-writing-complete-package
Is this too young for an 8 year old that struggles with writing?
No not at all
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