MamaHappy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Has anyone used both of these math programs and can you tell me which one you like better and why? I'm especially wondering about grades 5+. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) Here's a thread about R&S in upper grades, and another one, and another one. ETA: found one more Edited November 9, 2012 by Zoo Keeper fixed links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I've used both. CLE is workbook based and the teaching is in the workbook. It is spiral in that it goes over a new concept every day and has continuous review. The new topics do not necessarily go together - for example, you may learn a step in long division today, but something about perimeter the next day and something different the next day. R&S is textbook based meaning you need to copy each problem to a piece of paper especially in the higher grades. I LOVE the oral review in the teacher's manual. It is more mastery based - for example, Chapter 1 is about addition, Chapter 2 is about subtraction, Chapter 3 something else. It does have continuous review problems though. I prefer R&S's mastery but the copying wasn't working, so we use CLE. HTH, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pageatatime Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Has anyone used both of these math programs and can you tell me which one you like better and why? I'm especially wondering about grades 5+. Thanks!! I've used both. I'm subbing for now as I'm in a hurry, but will be back!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlamom2ansnm Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 LOVE CLE. Seriously love it. My math struggling child even truly enjoys it. It is spiral (which I was very against), but it's a very gentle spiral and it reviews so much that the second someone is starting to forget something, it's all brought back to them. I really love CLE Math (and Language Arts LOL). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy5 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I love CLE math, too! We had a hard time with math before using it and my son is now very independent with math and is loving it! It has really built his confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea1 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 We love CLE here too, although we have not used R&S for math. We have used Right Start, Singapore and Math Mammoth and CLE is a much better fit here. I like that it is easy to teach. My sons needed the review it provides. They also like the workbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pageatatime Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Well, I've searched and searched on another forum for a post I wrote re: CLE math. Can not find it!:tongue_smilie: So, I'll throw this out.... R&S gives you, the teacher, a lot of hand holding in the TM. CLE's TM doesn't do this at all. I'm not a math-minded person, and need everything spelled out.:glare: Near the end of level 300 in CLE, I realized that once we hit concepts which were a little harder to grasp-I would have a sorely lacking TM, which would be of no help. I realize that is because the light units have the teaching built in, but if my dc didn't grasp that particular teaching, I didn't have a back-up TM to help *me* teach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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