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Momling Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Saxon 54 follows Saxon 3, so is intended as the 4th grade book. But also 5th graders who place in that level could use the book. (So the first number is the grade of a slower paced student and the second would be more accelerated). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Some programs like Veritas Press start Saxon 1 in K, so 5/4 is actually used as a 3rd grade book. Just to add a bit of confusion to the mix. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschooling6 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 5/4 4th grade 6/5 5th grade 7/6 6th grade and so forth. Like another poster said, for instance 5/4 can be used for 5th grade too ;). Clear as mud, right :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 You would also see those labels (7/6, 6/5, 5/4) used on the Saxon Homeschool website, which is different from the Saxon math website. I was told the levels stand for .... 5/4 would be for an average 4th grader or a slightly struggling 5th grader, 6/5 would be for an average 5th grader or slightly struggling 6th grader, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The titles of the textbooks are Math 54, Math 65, Math 76, Math 87, Alg. ½, Alg. 1, Alg. 2, Advanced Math, Calculus. People say "Saxon 54," but actually the title is Math 54. Those titles are right on the covers of the books (although this might have changed a little since Saxon was bought by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; you'll find these titles on the older--not that much older--editions). John Saxon didn't want to put grade levels on his texts at all, because the texts were based on knowledge and experience, not grade levels. Having two numbers on each text was his compromise with the publisher. :) Each textbook can be either one grade or the other...or none of the above, if a student tests into one, regardless of his grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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