tdbates78 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Hello everyone! We are nearing the end of our homeschooling year and I'm mostly set for next year but I'm still unsure about language arts. We are currently working through CLE LA 200. While I like it okay, and it gets the job done, it comes with lots of moaning and groaning from my kids. And I find that I cross quite a bit of it out because we do separate spelling and writing. I'm trying to figure out if I *need* CLE or if I can get by with what we have planned for next year, which is continuing with Spelling You See, Essentials in Writing 3 (this will be new for us), Worldy Wise for vocabulary and continued cursive practice. Essentials in Writing seems to cover the grammar rules that we learn in CLE. My girls are pretty good readers so if I decide to ditch CLE I would pick up a phonics workbook. I would love to get some thoughts or suggestions. Thanks!! Tracy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Ditch CLE. And if your girls are pretty good readers, why would they need a phonics workbook? Just let them read. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 3 hours ago, tdbates78 said: Hello everyone! We are nearing the end of our homeschooling year and I'm mostly set for next year but I'm still unsure about language arts. We are currently working through CLE LA 200. While I like it okay, and it gets the job done, it comes with lots of moaning and groaning from my kids. And I find that I cross quite a bit of it out because we do separate spelling and writing. I'm trying to figure out if I *need* CLE or if I can get by with what we have planned for next year, which is continuing with Spelling You See, Essentials in Writing 3 (this will be new for us), Worldy Wise for vocabulary and continued cursive practice. Essentials in Writing seems to cover the grammar rules that we learn in CLE. My girls are pretty good readers so if I decide to ditch CLE I would pick up a phonics workbook. I would love to get some thoughts or suggestions. Thanks!! Tracy "Language arts" includes phonics, reading/literature, grammar, spelling/vocabulary, penmanship, and composition. If your children already know how to read, then you don't need phonics. "Reading/literature" for younger children does things like help them recall fact, follow instructions, draw conclusions, make applications, learning to skim, and so on; you may or may not feel the need to work on those things at this point. Dos CLE include that? You have spelling, composition, vocabulary (not often taught at the same time as spelling, but it doesn't hurt), and penmanship. Seems to me that you have everything you need without CLE. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 You have a nice language arts plan without CLE. I think you are good to go ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdbates78 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Thanks everyone! Okay so I'm dropping CLE. I feel a certain sense of relief coming on! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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