Maybe CLE? It moves faster than R&S and is very easy to teach. Works well if you don't need the additional practice of concepts.

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I don't even know what CP B&P is, but R&S works well for us. We're in their 8th grade book this year. Another option is CLE, but I have no experience with their upper grade levels.

When did this start?! I've clearly missed some very important things in my absence.

Thank you!

I used CLE with my oldest but he's a teenager now so I don't remember exactly what was taught for this. That's just what popped into my head and made the most sense for why it is spelled the way it is. Maybe that's just how I learned it once upon a time, though.

I haven't taught this in a few years so forgive me if I'm rusty, but I seem to remember that the /yu/ sound as a first sound that is followed by a consonant sound can only be spelled as the letter U. Examples: use, universe, unity, unicorn

This one is still in the Google Play Store for Android. I've used it for years with my kids, including my oldest who melts down on most times tests and games. This was the only one I found back then that didn't send him into a panic and my younger 2 like the instant right/wrong noises.

I had more kids for my midlife crisis.

EdPo/Rant: I do not know how people use R&S grade 1 (previous edition) successfully. Middle is not getting it and honestly, I'm struggling to understand why on earth I'd teach a child when to use the letter C vs K at the beginning of words when we're only on lesson 4. I already gave away our CLE, but I might just have to buy it again to try with Middle.

We survived. Tomorrow is another day.

School is going over like a lead balloon with Middle. He straight up refuses to do any schoolwork today.

@Amanda1989 I really thought we'd like this program since we used their ABC series last year and are using it again this year with a younger sibling. As it turns out, we are going to switch to what I used with our Oldest (CLE) for learning to read as the pacing is slower and the sequencing is better for this child.

Oldest will be using: R&S English 8 R&S Spelling 8 R&S Reading 8 R&S Math 8 R&S Science 9/10 Notgrass Uncle Sam & You Part 2 Everything else (sports and practical arts) change with the seasons.

Since our state's cutoff is Dec 1st, Middle will be a young 1st grader. R&S 2nd Ed Reading1 R&S 2nd Ed Phonics 1 R&S 3rd Ed Arithmetic 1 Science/Health will be non-formal stuff like nature walks, animal identification, library books of interest, ongoing learning about hygiene, nutrition, ect. He'll also tag along and watch any experiments that Oldest (8th grade) does in his science curriculum. History/Geography/Civics will also be informal stuff like geography puzzles, learning where continents and oceans are, basic compass directions on maps and gloves, bicycle/road safety, and community helpers. Art and Music will be incorporated into other subjects with songs, poems, cooking, and crafts. Sports are seasonal