Melissa in St Louis Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 My son (6.5) has been reading since he was 3. He can read/comprehend anything I hand him (or anything he finds laying around the house!!!!). He doesn't really like to be read "to," but he is the kind of kid that have to say things like "no, you may NOT take your book in the shower!" and "you can't read your book and ride your scooter at the same time!!!" Anyhoo...I've been on the CLE site a bit lately and I really like the looks of the reading program. I know the actual books would be quite easy for him to read, but I feel the Light Units discuss things that we haven't covered. Is this worthwhile, or should I just let him plow ahead like he's been? We are switching to CLE for Math and LA, so another concern is him getting bored with all the work-booky stuff. Thoughts? Perhaps just buy the readers as some lovely books to have on hand? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 for exactly the reason you stated - it will teach what they will not learn by just reading. It's a challenging course - not the reading but the lightunits. We took a break from CLE reading for most of this year because it became drudgery for my ds. We'll be back to it for grade 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tami Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 The CLE readers are delightful, wholesome reading with a strong Christian perspective. We use them as devotional-type reading. I think the workbooks are unnecessary and even undesirable at your son's age. Just get the reader and let him enjoy the stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in St Louis Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 any other thoughts from the late night crowd? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 If he is advanced the CLE light units might be just the ticket to give him a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 CLE reading is good. I have not used it below 4th grade, so I can't speak to that. We use CLE for math, LA and reading, but that is as far as it goes. We do other things for history and science. I think it is a good balanced combination. We have not found it to be too much workbook. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I found the grades 1-3 workbooks to be too heavy on diacritical marks that my children didn't learn in SSRW. So, we just read the readers until grade 4, where the focus changes. Now, with my youngest I'm going to take another look at grade 3 reading workbooks at our homeschool fair. But, that is what I've done so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in St Louis Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Thank you!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2abcd Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Has anyone used CLE Reading 8? I heard a lot about the 7th grade level, but haven't heard about the 8th grade stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 My oldest ds used only CLE reading 7 & 8. It was worthwhile for him and helped greatly in his English class this year. I highly recommend CLE reading. Just be forewarned, it's not an easy course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I agree, if he is advanced then maybe trying the light units would be a good thing. They really are challenging. We are using CLE reading 5 this year. I think its an excellent reading program ( my daughter may tell you otherwise though:>) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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