WahM Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Is there an English program that is as thorough, complete, and covers most grades like Rod & Staff English, but a bit "funner" I really like R&S English, but my kids just wish it wasn't was dry/boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahM Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Any alternatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer2911mom Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Have you looked at BJU English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahM Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 No, I have not looked into that one their curriculum is usually so pricy. Thanks for the suggestion I will look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hmmm, we use CLE but it isn't funner ;). My girls do get to write in the books though if that counts, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Is there a such thing as a fun grammar? Have you looked at MTC? If you already have R&S, here's what I do with it. We do it orally and the girls take turns diagramming on the white board. I combined my two oldest into R&S 4. We skip all of the composition and review lessons. That leaves 80 lessons in each book (from grade 3 to 7 at least). So you can zoom through grammar depending on how many lessons you do a week (5 lessons a week will take 16 weeks) or spread it out over the year (2 lessons a week will take 40 weeks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahM Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 I hear about CLE a lot. I will look into their programs more. Honestly, I've never given MCT a fair shot everytime I go to the site it seems confusing as to how it works and what exactly I would need. Also what grade does it take you up to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TianXiaXueXiao Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 What ages are your kids? MCT goes up to ages 16 or 17. I think it is fun. If your kids are young enough Language Lessons through Literature is also fun and gentle while being thorough. The author has published levels 1 through 3 with 4 and 5 coming out next fall (hopefully). We are using MCT Town level and LLTL 3 with my 5th grader and things are going great plus we are having fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I was going to say BJU. It's similar in content -- but colorful and looks "funner." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinagirl1 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 We use CLE and love it. I bought R&S with the possibility of switching, but when I looked at it compared to CLE, I decided to stick with CLE. CLE is just as thorough, in my opinion, but is written to the student rather than the teacher, so I like it better because it is not as teacher intensive. I spend the time that my 3rd grader is working on CLE LA to do CLE Learning to Read/LA/Math with my 1st grader. Plus, CLE is an all in one language arts program so we don't use anything else for that subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahM Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 We use CLE and love it. I bought R&S with the possibility of switching, but when I looked at it compared to CLE, I decided to stick with CLE. CLE is just as thorough, in my opinion, but is written to the student rather than the teacher, so I like it better because it is not as teacher intensive. I spend the time that my 3rd grader is working on CLE LA to do CLE Learning to Read/LA/Math with my 1st grader. Plus, CLE is an all in one language arts program so we don't use anything else for that subject. I do like the sound of this because I will also have a younger child that needs more teacher time. Thanks for all the great suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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