GrammarPlanet is an online subscription based grammar, punctuation, and usage program for students 10 and up. Students of all levels can jump right into GrammarPlanet. Whether you are a beginner and are just learning what a noun is or you are more advanced and are learning about nonessential modifier comma's. Currently GrammarPlanet has 13 Units of study available with more being added. There is both a FREE and a subscription based option. The FREE version is supported by advertising.
So how exactly does GrammarPlanet Work?
Each unit begins with a video. The video length varies depending on how long it takes to teach the particular subject matter. As the units progress the videos tend to get longer as the grammatical concepts get more complicated to explain and put into practice. Each unit has a pdf printable summary of the topic being discussed. I had my daughter keep her printable summaries in a folder. Often times when she was working through the practice problems she would refer back to the summary sheet. There are also quizzes and tests to monitor your child's retention of the material being taught.
The program keeps track of your students progress. We did have some issues along the way with the program freezing up in the middle of sessions.
I was always confused as to why GrammarPlanet always categorized certain nouns as unused. For some reason they label certain words unused if they are not a part of speech that you are practicing at the time. It is a bit confusing. If there are a group of words such as "Mr. Popper's Pinguin's" you would use wings to start (--PN) and end (PN--) the grouping. This took a bit of trial and error before my daughter caught on.
If a student gets too many problems wrong in any given unit that unit will remain locked. The student will need to redo the unit by pressing "reset" in order to progress to the next unit. The parent can opt to unlock the current unit so that the child can advance to the next unit if they feel that they child is ready to go to the next unit. I found my daughter getting very frustrated by GrammarPlanet's "odd" grammar rules which were different from what she has been taught. It confused me too.
One of the benefits of GrammarPlanet is that it is a self-paced program and students can take as much time as they want. There is no time limit. It is suggested that students spend no more than 15 minutes at a time per session.
Overall, I think that GrammarPlanet is a solid program with a lot to offer. Unfortunately, it was not a great fit for our family. With that said I always recommend that others check out the site for themselves. What isn't a good fit for one family or individual may be a wonderful fit for another.
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