CLE LA question...

[5sweeties]

How much review of previous years is built into CLE LA? I tested my 7yo and she got 77 correct on the level 200 test. I thought that was pretty great, considering that I was prepared for her to do much worse, based on the things I've read. In the test, it says that if they score a 70 or better, they are ready for level 300. Now, almost all of the errors that she had, were due to having never covered the material in the problem. (We have been doing Rod and Staff 2, Sequential Spell Level 1, and Writing Tales 1 this year.) I'm concerned with having her move to level 300 for the fall, because of the material that she didn't get correct. Will that same material be reviewed in 300, or would I need to go back and do those portions of 200?

She picks up on Language Arts concepts quickly and is a wonderful reader and speller. If the material is covered at all, she will get it and be able to go on as if she had done it in the past. My concern is that it will be completely missed if she goes to 300.

Any thoughts on this?
TIA!

[Sandi_NC]

This was our first year using CLE LA (loosely!) My dd (9) is in LA 2, and my ds (10) is in LA 1 (they just had birthdays). My ds doesn't test well so I put him in LA 1 because he really didn't have any grasp of the concepts. I think I have easily put him into LA 2 and just worked through some of the concepts that still alluded him. For my dd, LA 2 has been *just* enough. I find it light on spelling and she enjoys doing spelling separately, so she is using BSS in addition to the CLE.

For *me*, I would put my dd in LA 2. Even though she scored high enough to move into LA 3, you will find plenty of material in LA 2 that will provide the good foundation needed for LA 3. There will be some review of LA 2 concepts in LA 3, but not enough to skip that entire level, at least not at her age.

HTH,
Sandi

[5sweeties]

Thanks for the input. I have level 2 here, so I think I will finish out the year with that, use it over the summer, and then start with level 3 in the fall. There is so much in them that is total review, and that she is very firm in her understanding. Also, the reading level is appropriate for her at this point...a year from now, it would not be. (She is reading at a 5th/6th grade level.) I hate to go backward too much. By next year, I'm thinking, so much of it would be much too simplistic.

She seems to like it much better than R&S, because of the workbook format, so that's nice!