cam112198 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I have been thinking about switching to CLE LA for over a year. Has anyone switched from Abeka LA to CLE LA? We use CLE for Math and I love it! I'm just tired of Abeka LA, but scared to make such a big change. Are there any of you out there that love Abeka for LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I used Abeka to teach beginning phonics for my 3 children and liked it a lot for that purpose. I really didn't care for it after the PreK/K levels though. It seemed like so much busy work so we switched to Phonics Pathways for continued phonics. Abeka was great for teaching beginning reading though. :) I just received CLE LA yesterday hoping to start my DD on it for the 2nd half of 1st grade. I really like the looks of it and am planning on keeping it. It starts out more phonics instruction in the light unit 100's which is what I really wanted. I think the program looks really good from what I can tell so far. I like the CLE math so much that I just had to order the LA to see for myself. :) One thing I didn't like is the cursive style which I believe starts in 205. I will use another writing program when we get to that point. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 We switched to CLE LA 7 from R&S English this year, and I'm HAPPY we made the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam112198 Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 I used Abeka to teach beginning phonics for my 3 children and liked it a lot for that purpose. I really didn't care for it after the PreK/K levels though. It seemed like so much busy work so we switched to Phonics Pathways for continued phonics. Abeka was great for teaching beginning reading though. :) I just received CLE LA yesterday hoping to start my DD on it for the 2nd half of 1st grade. I really like the looks of it and am planning on keeping it. It starts out more phonics instruction in the light unit 100's which is what I really wanted. I think the program looks really good from what I can tell so far. I like the CLE math so much that I just had to order the LA to see for myself. :) One thing I didn't like is the cursive style which I believe starts in 205. I will use another writing program when we get to that point. :) I really have enjoyed Abeka's phonics instruction and would continue with the Letters and Sounds workbook. I also don't like CLE's cursive style, and would continue with what we are using for handwriting. Thanks for your response!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam112198 Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 We switched to CLE LA 7 from R&S English this year, and I'm HAPPY we made the change. Thank you!! That's good to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 We switched for 2nd grade for ds and 6th for dd after doing A Beka. So HAPPY we made the switch. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam112198 Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 I am using AAS for spelling, WWE for writing, and A Reason For Handwriting for handwriting. If I switch to CLE I would be skipping the handwriting and spelling part. Do you think something like GWG would be a better fit than CLE? I have just heard that the review in CLE is wonderful and that it is a very gentle approach. I like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I have just heard that the review in CLE is wonderful and that it is a very gentle approach. I like that! Yes, the review is excellent but it's NOT gentle for 7th grade, as I would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I can't speak for the upper levels of CLE but so far I think it is an excellent LA program. I homeschooled on my own the last half of last year with my oldest and I loved their approach to teaching grammar. I had started with Abeka's grammar and my daughter was just getting nothing out of it. I started my daughter with their 300 level because she had very little former grammar at all. I really liked the Abeka LA, I actually used it when I went to a Christian school once when I was a child. But she just did not like it and didn't remember half of the stuff she did in the book. Fastforward, I thought I'd give CLe's LA a try and it worked wonders for her. She remembered the things she learned. It was a perfect fit. I did skip the handwriting and spelling parts. She still did really well with it and I plan on using it again when I start homeschooling on my own again for the next school season. I think the key to sucess is making sure that your child takes the CLE diagnostic tests and being placed in the proper levels for it to work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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