Logic of English - Foundations A: Lesson Walk-through
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Logic of English Foundations is an amazing Language Arts curriculum for PreK-2nd Grade. This video is a lesson walk-through of the Foundations A program, which is designed for Pre-K to Kindergarten. During this video, I share an actual lesson and share samples of the program.
I am a homeschool mom of three, and I have used every level of this program, as well as their separate handwriting book. Please check out my overview of the Logic of English Foundations A-D program.
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Thank you for doing a whole run through of one of these lessons! I’ve been debating on this curriculum for my two children and this has made the curriculum seem much less intimidating as I was originally thinking!
I'm looking forward to your Level B review. We're finishing up Level A this week!
Thank you so much! I bought this program last year to begin this year with my five year old but I felt so intimidated. This was very helpful!!
Thank you for this video I need this for my early childhood education class for the fall term I got into College ! at George Brown !
Thank you for doing a whole lesson review. This was so helpful! I was debating between this program and All About Reading and I am definitely going with foundations.
Thank you. I am glad it was helpful!
I am between the same two programs!
Are you happy with your choice? I’m trying to decide between those two programs right now.
@@bellafiga5999 I’m following too…I’m trying to decide between the two as well!
@@bellafiga5999 I am! Foundations incorporates reading, writing, grammar, and phonics. its nice to have it all in one. We also supplement with Explode the Code workbooks and we read everyday.
Thank you!!
Thank you. I'm planning on buying it and this was really helpful.
Great! I hope you have an amazing school year!! It is such a wonderful program.
This was great. Thank you!
Thank you!
Best walk thru a lesson I’ve seen. Love the singing part. I had a question but need to watch again to remember!
Also I was watching / listening while doing other things and my kiddo was in the room. He totally sang with you - I think this may be for us!
Thank you!
Thanks for this. It was very helpful. I’m a linguist by training, so this really appeals to me since it seems to be the most linguistically-based program I’ve seen. I think we will be going with this for my incoming kindergartener.
It is really such a great program! I hope you have an amazing school year!
I will be starting this program in the fall for my kindergarten class. Thank you for sharing this video, it is very helpful. I was beginning to feel overwhelmed at the thought of teaching my students all the phonograms, how to read and how to write in cursive. I am planning on teaching manuscript first since it goes along with reading print and focus on cursive writing later on in the year! Appreciate the video!
I am so happy it helped! When you first look at all the materials, it can feel a little overwhelming. Try to just plan and read ahead one lesson at a time. When I tried to read ahead by multiple lessons I did get a little overwhelmed. I hope you have a great year!!
As a home school mom who has watched many tutorial curriculum videos, yours has got to be the most well explained to the point, easy to understand and imagine the bigger picture. I was having trouble deciding if this level would be good to start with VS the other program for kids ages 8+ . I regret starting him at level B and not just starting him at level A. It may put him further behind ,but on the flip side, we should be able to move twice as fast until we get to those few alphabet sounds he needs to take more time on. Right now he just needs to work on Y , I , and maybe 1-2 other ones.
Thank you! Just an idea... you could use the Doodling Dragons picture book or even the new coloring book from level A to practice the single letter phonograms. There are songs that go with the picture book, which are fun too. When handwriting in B, you could have him write both lower and uppercase letters. Thank you for your feedback!
I love your channel! Thank you so much for this video! I'm planning to start homeschooling my children in a few years from now. My oldest is in school in pre-k (she's a young 4-year-old) and is learning manuscript. I'm thinking about buying Foundations A in cursive to work with her in the evenings and weekends. Do you think this will be too confusing for her?
My order for A is on the way! I'm super excited (and more than a little overwhelmed 😂). I first saw LOE a year or so ago when I was looking into reading programs. I hope it manifests the productive and effective teaching that it promises. Thank you for your review 💚
I am glad the review was helpful! If you haven't already, you can check out the Foundations A Lite videos. The lite videos are free and new for this year. You can play the lite videos when introducing a new phonogram or during spelling analysis. elearning.logicofenglish.com/course?courseid=foundations-a-video-supplement
There is also a training for parents course that is free and helpful. It isn't required but could be beneficial to you. elearning.logicofenglish.com/course?courseid=reading-and-spelling
I hope LOE works well for your family!
@@homeschoolpeace Yes, I'm completely the free parent course currently. I am very thankful for it, it made it a lot less intimidating. I'll check out the Lite videos too, thank you!
Did you end up with logic of english? How do you like it?
Wow this was so awesome and helpful. I had not heard of this and so I already purchased all about reading level one based on the recommendation of a friend which led me down a rabbit hole of a lot of research. But then I heard about logic of English which I was not familiar with and I love the neckties the spelling and writing and everything all together. And so I was thinking of selling my all about reading in purchasing this for my kindergartner. This will be our first year of homeschool which I’ve been dreaming about since she was Age too. It has nothing to do with the virus. And she’s turning six this week so she’s a little bit older and she does know all of her letter sounds for the most part but if I asked her the four sounds that S makes she would look at me funny I’m sure. Seeing an actual lesson is just cold. So I just appreciate it beyond words. I feel like I would be learning a lot and one of the questions I have is does the teachers guide tell me exactly what to do because you make it look so easy and you seem so knowledgeable. And then my other only hangup is I really do want her to learn cursive first but I had chosen and italics program or they’re basically writing their lower case letters first in italics so they’re kind of like a little bit of a fancy lower case letter word has a little tail here and there and then eventually they connect those to make herself and I like that step-by-step gradual process of that. Because she’s been right in capital letters for a long time and she can also write lowercase. Her lower case letters aren’t great she always defaults to upper case when she’s writing cards which is one of her favorite things to do to send to people. So I’m wondering if the curse of processes gradual or they only learn cursive because you said you have to choose. But the one thing that made my heart just really solidify that I think I need to try this as our top choice is the singing part because she absolutely loves music and singing and even if she sitting at her craft table she sits in seeing songs that she makes up about what she’s doing and I think it would really resonate with her and she loves games. So thanks a lot yay.
Hi. I am glad it was helpful! Here is a blog article from Logic of English regarding why they recommend cursive first. The article has some great info. Thanks! blog.logicofenglish.com/why-teach-cursive-first
Wow! Thank you so much for this. I’m currently trying to decide between this and All about reading. This was so fantastic to see!! I’m worried my girl will get confused teaching that one letter such as “A” has so many sounds.
How do they know to sound out “cat” after hearing that “A” says all the different sounds? Genuine question 😊
hi! Most consistently a one-syllable word, especially a CVC word (Consonant Vowel Consonant) will have the first vowel sound - which is why a lot of programs separate out the sounds and teach them separately. In this method, you're going to start with the first sound and choose what makes the most sense based on context clues and more. Eventually, as students learn spelling words, the choice of which to use while reading and spelling will come together and make much more sense. It follows a lot of the classical model of "I know this (that a makes three sounds), and later as we learn more we will be able to use those pegs of knowledge as we learn spelling rules, and discover more of our beautiful language.
Just finding your channel and loving it!! With LOE Foundations do you go through books A, B, C, D all in one year or do them from Pre K, K and 1st? You may have talked about it and I forgot. I’m trying to decide on LOE vs The Good and The Beautiful. Is LOE better than TGTB?
Hi. Foundations A, B, C, and D is designed for students from PreK through 1st or even 2nd grade. The pace can change if your child is already reading or a little older. You would not be able to complete Foundations in a year. Here is an article from Logic of English that may help!
logicofenglish.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018836332-What-is-a-typical-pace-through-Foundations-
Thank you for this review! LOE can seem so daunting to me, the pages overly-detailed; it's hard for my brain to focus. Seeing a lesson played out in front of me was helpful.
Could you please elaborate on how much lesson prep is involved? What materials would you consider optional, or what are materials I could fashion at home? My daughter reads some basic 3-letter words, though hesitantly and reluctantly. Would Foundations A be a good jumping off point for her despite entering Grade 1, not Pre-K or K?
Hi! I typically review the lesson the night before. It just takes a few minutes to read and I pull out the cards and worksheets we will use the next day. I would say it takes me about 10 minutes total. When I first received my curriculum, I tried to read many lessons ahead and it overwhelmed me. I found just one lesson at a time worked well. Now I'm not overwhelmed at all.
For materials, you really do need all the materials included in the Foundations A Set or Starting at Foundations B Set. Some families try to make their own phonogram cards or use their own letter tiles. When following the lessons, I'd just highly recommend just getting the full set.
There are only two starting points in Foundations, Foundations A or Foundations B. If your student is already reading, you could take the Starting at Foundations B Assessment. assets.logicofenglish.com/downloads/Starting_At_Foundations_B.pdf
Though my son was reading on a 1st grade level prior to starting Foundations, I still started him on Foundations A. He knew most single letter phonogram sounds, but didn't know all of them. We flew through Foundations A and then slowed down with Foundations B.
After taking the assessment, if you see some holes, you could plan on going fast through A and going slow through B, all in the same school year. I'm so glad we didn't skip A.
Also, LOE highly recommends starting with cursive. If you decide to go with cursive, Foundations A includes teaching uppercase cursive letters. You could use A to make sure there are no holes and to use the time to teach uppercase cursive letters.
Foundations A Set: store.logicofenglish.com/products/foundations-a-complete-set
Starting at Foundations B Set: store.logicofenglish.com/products/foundations-starting-at-b-set
I hope this helps!
Well done! Thank you
Thank you!
Sounds really good. The letter "r" has me stumped though, as to why it's not considered a vowel. I'm a singer, so I have experience with sounds. You actually can sing "r", even though the mouth is very closed. But anyway, it's not a big deal. There are always exceptions 🤪
Hi. For it to be considered a vowel sound, you need to be able to sing the sound and nothing (like your teeth) are blocking the sound. I hope that helps!
It's great that it includes handwriting right along with phonics. Do you think it is enough for a handwriting curriculum, or should I find more to supplement? I also really love Handwriting Without Tears, but don't want to spend the money on both ifI don't need to.
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Hi! It is definitely enough for handwriting. I would not suggest supplementing. The letters are introduced in a specific order and it matches with the handwriting pages. I hope that helps!
Thanks for the video! Are the pages perforated so that I can easily take them out of the book?
In the workbook, yes.
Yes! The workbook pages are perforated. I always take our worksheets out of the book. Thanks!
I have a question? My 8.5 year old reads above grade level, but struggles with phonics/awareness/spelling, etc…so would I start on A and just skip the reading? We are doing Heggerty right now, but need a new LA curriculum.
Thanks!
Hi. I would suggest looking into Essentials by Logic of English. Essentials is designed for students 8 years and up. I used Essentials for my 8 year old this year. I hope that helps!
Hi I am looking into this program for my son who has dyslexia. I got a lot of recommendations for it but I’m just worried that it will be too complicated for me to teach since I will be homeschooling him for the first time. He has been a virtual student for the past year and a half and at the end of this year teachers were saying his reading was on level but im noticing he’s still having problems with blending sounds, changes words completely or adds words in a reading. So I’m looking for a program that is similar to all the things he would do with a specialist.
I would like to know if this is easy to use as a parent? What grade levels do each part of this program cover? Would this be a program for someone with dyslexia?
Thank you for sharing this video
Hi. Here is a great article from Logic of English on dyslexia. logicofenglish.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034560672-Does-Logic-of-English-help-students-with-Dyslexia-
I have found the program wonderful to teach! Here is another article regarding grade levels/ ages for Foundations that may help!
logicofenglish.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018079692-What-grade-is-Foundations-designed-for-
For my family, which every family is different, we did:
Foundations A-B PreK- Kindergarten
Foundations B-C Kindergarten- 1st grade
Foundations C-D 1st Grade
My pre K student moved quickly though A this past year and then slowed down in B. We only finished half of B, so we will pick it back up next school year. That being said, Foundations D would be great for the 2nd grade too. It is for ages 4-7 (or even 8) year olds.
I hope this helps!
If you think you may need support teaching, you could look into the Logic of English Lite video courses. They are free. Or, if you need more lesson support, you could look into the paid online courses. They are on the Logic of English elearning website.
elearning.logicofenglish.com/
Can’t decide between cursive and manuscript. How did you decide to pick one over the other?
I had the same debate when starting. I picked manuscript but I wish I would have started with cursive!! Seeing the cursive instruction in the Teacher's Manual, I realized too late that cursive would have been better! I then looked more into it and LOE really recommends going with cursive first. He's an article they have on their website. If I had to do over, I'd pick cursive! blog.logicofenglish.com/why-teach-cursive-first
Homeschool Peace thank you. That helps.
I ordered in cursive ✒️
I don’t want to buy the whole package. Do you think the Teachers book, workbook, and flash cards are all I would need?
Hi! Having the full set is really the way to go. When I first started with LOE, I also tried to only buy the teacher manual, workbook, and the game cards. I found shortly after that I really needed more, so I ended up having to make a second purchase. If you need to simplified the set, you should be able to go with just the teacher manual, student workbook, basic phonogram cards, and game cards. That should be able to get you started. Later you might want to order the tactile cards, letter tiles, and reference guides, they are really great parts of the package. I hope that helps!
@@homeschoolpeace I have to second what you said about having to end up purchasing the remainder of what otherwise would have been in the entire "kit" or set. We are in B and I did just get a work book and teacher manual, for A for things he needs to re learn. But when it comes time for level C, I know to get the entire set. I didn't do that with level B and it was a pain having to buy the rest separately.
Do you know if they have an app for android?
Hi. There is not an app for android, but there is an Interactive Phonogram Chart that may be helpful. Thank you! phonograms.logicofenglish.com/chart
You don’t think it was confusing for them to learn all the sounds of one letter at once ( like s) ?
It was really helpful to teach them all at once. All three of my kids did great! They didn't have any confusion.
How long did it take for you to do half a lesson vs. a whole lesson with your child?
For my kids, a whole lesson in level A in the beginning is about 20 mins. At first it isn't hard to get through a full lesson in one sitting. As Spelling is added into the lessons, while progressing through A, lessons would take us more around 30-35 mins. If I divided it over two days, and I add in a quick review, lessons with spelling included would take about 20 mins in level A.
It also can really depend on how young your kids are. My kids started LOE in PreK, with no previous LA lessons. If your kids are a little older, and can already read some, the lessons may move faster.
Here is an article that may help as well.
logicofenglish.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018836332-What-is-a-typical-pace-through-Foundations-
I hope that helps!