Paige Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I want to order a low stress reading curriculum and punctuation workbook tonight while Rainbow is offering the free shipping for orders over $25. I had planned on doing CLE but it's a little confusing. Do I need the reader, light units, teacher's guide and key? Or would the reader and light units be enough? I also am not sure what reading level to put him in. He's in 3rd grade but he's an excellent reader and an older 3rd grader. I haven't tested him recently but I consider him capable of reading any fiction geared towards children or youth. He's not ready for Wuthering Heights, but he doesn't need to stick to little kid stuff either. Should I stick with 3rd grade, or bump him up to 4th or 5th grade, or what? I want something that helps him learn to pick out main ideas, protagonists, antagonists, foreshadowing, mood, etc. I don't really care to have any vocabulary, spelling, grammar, etc. He has completed Grammar Island and I don't want to start anything else. I'd rather have him just work on practicing what he's learned in his writing. I would like to pick up something that works on punctuation with the reading but I'll probably need something separate. I need to order before 12- any quick advice, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 You don't need the key if you get the TM. I got reader, LUs, and TM. I could probably get by without the TM, but it's nice to know I can look things up if I need to. I got 100 level for my first grader even though he's a very good reader. I think it will work well for him. The stories looked age appropriate, with the reading level not being to babyish. Look at the samples to see which level is a good fit for your son. They have samples of the stories and the LUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susankenny Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 They have a diagnostic test: http://www.clp.org/store/by_grade/21 Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 They have a diagnostic test: http://www.clp.org/store/by_grade/21 Susan Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 They have a diagnostic test: http://www.clp.org/store/by_grade/21 That's for their language arts program, not the reading program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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