Ting Tang Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I decided to use CLE this year for my 5th grader. I do not know if I am out of sync since I use Singapore for my others (mastery with reviews), but sometimes I just feel like the introduction of new topics is splintered and disordered, possibly random. Is it me? I know it is spiral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm. Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 That’s spiral for you. I don’t do spiral… it’s a valid method but my brain can’t handle it for any subject🤪 When my DS did CLE for a few months to catch up- it did really help him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Yep, this is why we switched to mastery with regular review, after 3 years of frustration and tears and trying to make it work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I think it can be hard to see the growth when using one year of a spiral curriculum. It often relies on connections from previous years and previous units of other material in order to see the intended amount of learning. While I do think it can be choppy at first, I do think CLE is pretty solid. I've used it with kids who needed something firm but the budget and time wasn't available from the parents. It works pretty well for them. I have a current kid I'm tutoring who would flounder if I moved him over. He really needs more time with each concept before moving on to something new. Even his current book doesn't quite meet his needs. What I do with him is take the material, rework it, and bring in the vocabulary, concepts, and procedures from previous material and make the connection over and over again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneGG Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Yes. I feel it’s a very slow and steady spiral compared to other programs that felt like a cyclonic spiral. Horizons TGTB 👀🌪️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) CLE really builds upon itself so well. I would imagine that just jumping in for 5th grade would be difficult. In my experience, when used consistently, it really prepares students well for high school math. Edited April 29, 2023 by JessReplanted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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