Language Lessons For A Living Education Level 7

"Through literature" is the operative phrase in this series. It is what you would expect, after all, of a series incorporating a Charlotte Mason approach to language arts skills. Together the teacher and student travel through literature - poetry, well-loved books, fables, and stories. You pause along the way, of course, taking time to appreciate the story and learn the grammatical structure of the English language, giving the student opportunity through copywork (a Commonplace book replaces this in Levels F and up), some narration, and working slowly through the Progymnasmata methods to become immersed in quality writing models. Picture studies complement the literature and provide the means for students to put their thoughts into words and develop their observation skills. Just for good measure, the author has included some memory work grammatical lists and definitions. Taken altogether, the result is an easy-to-use, holistic approach to English that is thoroughly consistent with Charlotte Mason, and yet meatier than some programs with a similar bent. Compared to some, it also has a more updated "feel" even though many of the literature selections are "timeless" (i.e. a little old-fashioned). Workbooks are available at specific levels as a convenience factor.  

The author considers English Lessons Through Literature secular but inclusive, pulling readings from Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, and Jewish writings as well as ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Since these are included as literature and not as religious instruction, we at Rainbow consider this curriculum Neutral. See each level’s description for specifics on the specific reading selections. ~ Janice/Ruth