CLE Math and 2 lessons per day?

[Guest2]

A little background....My DD 2 is 13 and dyslexic. Edited as I included details that probably didn't help with the CLE question and got way too wordy!

 

She tested into CLE 500 after MUS Epsilon and a kind of fail with Saxon 7/6. Her math difficulties seem to be retention of mutlipication facts and space to write problems. She is doing great with CLE, but it is all review. My plan is to do two new teachings and one set of review problems and one speed drill per day. I don't think there are that many new problems, so the work load wouldn't increase by much. Maybe she just needs to get through prealgebra level and then I hand her a calucator. Anybody do this?

[Storygirl]

We use CLE, and I'm planning to have DD13 move more quickly through her current level (700) in the way that you describe. I've found that the trick for me is to not look at the problems on the pages that we are skipping, because if I look at them, I want her to do them (she needs lots of practice). Some people also skip the quizzes.

 

Just be prepared to slow down again if necessary once she comes across new material. Also, is she working in 501? 502 and following is set up differently and will be less review.

 

Just in case you are not aware -- CLE's prealgebra is covered in both 700 and 800, so it takes two years. I think the extra time will be good for DD13, but some people switch to another program for prealgebra after level 600. At this point the updated versions of CLE only go through Algebra 1.

[Guest2]

Sounds like we'll be in good company. We will start this method next week. We are in 504 and occasionally have come across new ways of doing things, so those times we will definitely slow down. All of my kids have taken Alg 1 at least by eighth grade,but we may just have to go a little slower. If we decide to do Videotext Alg, she could probably do that after completing level 6 as it contains Pre-Algebra. Thanks for your help!