Years ago I read here that the shorthand wasn’t well-written. Is it at least accurate, so I can check my work?
The book has transcriptions of all the passages. I want the challenge of writing from text or sound, then checking against the plate.
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The outlines in Correlated Dictation and Transcription were written by Astrid Ramsey, so they are very nice.
If you still need to check with the plates to figure out if you wrote an outline correctly, I would recommend to cement your theory first with a second semester book like Gregg Dictation Simplified, Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Simplified Vol. 2, or Shorthand Dictation Studies Simplified by Wallace Bowman. These three books supply ample shorthand practice while at the same time reviewing the theory and expanding the vocabulary. There is very little theory review in Correlated Dictation and Transcription as it expects the student to know the theory very well (I think it is more suitable as a third semester book).
I've got Gregg Dictation Simplified. It only has plates, no transcript. I'll use it for speed building and review, but it's not useful for testing theory.
Since Correlated has accurate shorthand, I think I'll get it. Seeing more hands would be good for me. It's also easier to test theory and make sound files from text (if I ever get back to that project).
I'm 4 hours from finishing the 1st manual, and the next few weeks look good. (There's a desk in the waiting area at kid's lesson.)