brewer13399 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I am wondering what your thoughts are on comparing them two, I am liking CLE for reading, la, and math but am still open to ideas. Oh and this is for 2nd and 3rd grade. THANKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) BJU math is very bright and colorful. The teacher guide is scripted and tells you not only what to say but how to present the concepts via manipulatives. Because it is a traditional math used often in schools, it presents the math in different ways to hit a variety of learning styles--visual with all the graphics, auditory with the scripted lessons and stories, kinesthetic with the manipulatives... I think it is a great program. One major difference between the two is that BJU is mastery and CLE is spiral. We used BJU 1-the first half of 4. I was very pleased with it and dd enjoyed it. She is a very math-minded child and "sees" math in her head...so she easily grasps the concepts. However, this year I realized that she would benefit more from a spiral program. The mastery setup was not giving her the practice I felt she needed to build her recall of the math facts. CLE has been wonderful in that regard. I don't regret starting with BJU because 1-3 served us well. I am very happy with CLE at this stage, though, and plan to continue with it. When I present the new material in CLE I use the white board and we go over it to ensure she gets the concept. I had planned to add in MM as a supplement, but that was making math take all day long. :) I will save it for help with particular concepts (long division, etc) if she needs it. Edited February 2, 2011 by Dawn E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewer13399 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 I am thinking my boys do better with spiral at this point so that is a big pro with CLE to me so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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