WHY I am SWITCHING to Logic of English Essentials II Language Arts STORYTIME :)

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I've been getting a lot of questions about WHY I switched to Logic of English's Essentials program. In today's video I go through the whole story ... all the Language Arts details!
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@leahkuqo Жыл бұрын

Writing has been on my brain the last year! I’m so appreciate your channel because you talk about things I don’t see/hear others talking about. I always feel like I’m sitting down with a friend who is challenging my thinking in the best way possible.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that is exactly the feeling I want to portray in my videos ... just a casual coffee chat :)

@numbersandstars Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! I love how comprehensive and interconnected LOE is! And yes, it is expensive but it saves you money in the long run because once you buy lessons 1-30, you don’t have to buy anything else for many years, and even if you finish Level C early, you can cycle back and do C again because there is probably nothing better than LOE.

@DorelisaGC Жыл бұрын

That’s why I use LOE. It teaches English very well. It can be “boring” sometimes but it gets the job done. We can do exciting things with other subjects. Ha! Would like to see how you schedule LOE and sonlight language arts in your week. That’s something that I’ve been thinking about doing. Thanks for sharing

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

That is a good idea for a video! Glad I'm not the only one :)

@MrsPerdueArt Жыл бұрын

SO excited for you!! My 9yo is doing Essentials and is improving so much, especially in spelling!! What I love is that you could teach multiple kids together, but just doing different levels! So you could go through all of level A with your son and then when he’s ready to start unit 1 in level B, you could add in your daughter!! That’s my plan at least! We love Foundations too for my little guys- it’s so cool that they all have this shared language of the phonograms and spelling rules and they can play the games together! The more I use LOE, the more I whole-heartedly believe in it and love it!! Hopeful it works as well for your family!! ❤

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Love the idea of teaching multiple kids just at different levels!!

@lisaroper421 Жыл бұрын

Love hearing your thinking! We are definitely switching math for next year, but here we are doing all the last lessons of the old curriculum! 😅 I did finally decide my daughter didn't need to go over the end of year assessment with me, because it just wasn't going to be pertinent!

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@maggiebrewer5618 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been struggling with where to go with my son for 2nd. We just finished LOE Foundations. The idea of following the skills he needs gave me a lightbulb moment and I think I know what I’m going to try!

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy - I love lightbulb moments :)

@nicob4599 Жыл бұрын

We also love Logic of English, Novare, and Sonlight! We use TT, IEW, & Hake in our house as well.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Love it!!

@papuakacie Жыл бұрын

We’ve had such similar journeys. LOE, struggling reader not gaining fluency, switching to AAR. We did not do BJU but have a dyslexia tutor for one of my two kiddos on this journey, and she’s helped us modify AAR. And we use First Language Lessons. But I’m going to start into Essentials soon too. I’m overseas and getting all the materials is hard, so I am going to try Essentials online!

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Ahh, I'm so glad you are able to use the online version ... it might be something I try, depending on how the year starts out :)

@fab5bailey369 Жыл бұрын

We have similar stories! We started with Abeka for 2nd and 3rd grade but once phonics was finished we switched AAR. That helped but AAS was not a good fit for my child. So I tried to use Evan Moor Spelling with Abeka's Handbook of Reading book for 4th and it failed. Now, thanks to you for sharing we are trying out LOE Essentials Online. So far its doing what its suppose to do but not my child's favorite.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Glad it is working even if it isn't their favorite!

@Rambo20201 6 ай бұрын

This sounds exactly like my son, although we've only done All About Reading...VERY slowly. We are getting in to more "rules" (level 2) and I'm struggling.... I don't remember learning any of this - does anyone? It just becomes memorization! But then I know we'll need to do a spelling program soon and I'm absolutely dreading that! Great video, a good reminder to change it up when needed. 🤓

@sciencemama 6 ай бұрын

Haha, I don't remember learning any of the rules either!!

@Grace_Filled_Homeschool Жыл бұрын

I completely understand. I love Sonlight. I’ve used it from P 3/4 alway the way to Core J next year. However it’s come to the point I only use the HBL because math programs, spelling, language arts and grammar that work for my children aren’t an option with Sonlight.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Completely agree, you have to do what is best for your kiddos :)

@juliequates9529 Жыл бұрын

Its so much about what we bring in over what we remove. I keep a shipping list of wants/needs and find so many times that after several days wait i no longer need or want or that a friend has provided something on my list (hand me downs etc). Now....if i could convince my hubby.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Love that!

@abiogbonna3422 Жыл бұрын

We did all of Logic of English Foundations A-D. For some reason I'm struggling with Essentials and how to organize it. I would love too see a video of doing a lesson! That would be wonderful.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

That is a great video idea!

@hayleyam28 5 ай бұрын

We sound like the same person. 😂 Needing something that works multiple components together for ease of function because of younger siblings, and an older student struggling with spelling. The only difference is that I'm looking into LoE for the first time (for my 10 year old). I'm also looking at starting my 2nd 8 year old with him. I don't know that she's quite ready yet, but hopefully will be more confident in her reading by the time we start it. This was exactly the reciew I think I needed to watch. Thank you!

@sciencemama 5 ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful!

@hayleybaker8224 Жыл бұрын

Have you thought about using Essentials online? This past year I had a 4th grader (in essentials b) a 2nd grader (in Foundations D) and a Kindergartener (in Foundations A). I found teaching all three levels were time consuming so I had the older two use the online lessons and just did a few things physically in the workbook. It saved time and I could teach my kindergartener while they used the online lessons and they really enjoyed the video components. :)

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

I have thought about it - it might be something I consider more once I start using it for my daughter. Love hearing that it working for you!!

@alinamillard5883 Жыл бұрын

I love Logic of English. We're finishing up Essentials B and will cycle through level C next year.

@mindygasca4335 Жыл бұрын

What do you use for writing? That's the piece I'm trying to piece together for my rising 4th grader.

@alinamillard5883 Жыл бұрын

@@mindygasca4335 I haven't done anything extra so far but my son is definitely a reluctant writer. I'm going to use Writeshop Primary C next year, but I think the optional Essentials Reader may have writing. I initially thought it was extra practice for reading (which we don't need), but I may be wrong.

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

I love hearing LOE success stories :)

@mindygasca4335 Жыл бұрын

I would love to hear more about your approach to writing. I also have a 9yo and we are finishing LOE Foundation series in a few weeks. For next year, I am trying to decide between an all in one LA curriculum OR use Essentials for spelling/grammar/vocab and then figure out a writing program. As you know Foundations doesn't include a lot of writing, so I am thinking we need to do something structured for that. Is the Sonlight LA sufficient for that?

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

I really do need to make a video on how I combine SL and LOE ... for me and the way we use Sonlight, it works really well. We mainly use the readers and the writing aspects of the LA. BUT, it took me a bit before I was on board with how SL teaches writing! The diamond notes within Level 3 (or sold separately) were the game changer for me :)

@mindygasca4335 Жыл бұрын

@@sciencemama thanks for getting back. I vote for that video of combining the two. 😁

@Motherhood1 Жыл бұрын

I have been binging your videos lately just trying to decide second grade! My daughter has done the good and beautiful for pre-k and level 1 and also masterbooks LA level 1. She is able to read very well for her age, she's currently reading out loud to me the magic tree house series. Here and there she will have a word she doesn't know. When it comes to spelling though, she does struggle. I guess my question for you is, when you mentioned going by skills, and after phonics is over, moving on to whats next instead of following the curriculum. I guess that scares me is I feel there are so many rules and phonetic things we probably haven't covered and I am afraid to miss. Did you feel the phonetic rules sort of end after second grade?

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

I feel like the phonetics rules lessen but they are replaced or reinforced with the spelling rules ... so in a way it seems to keep going :)

@elle_nolt Жыл бұрын

The foundation I only do one a year that has helped me and my kids.

@capturinglifeinprogress1999 Жыл бұрын

I love how you said you're teaching based on your child's skills, not what or how the curriculum tells you to. I have a question regarding Spelling You See. Are the word chunks similar to how Logic of English teaches the phonograms?

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

Some are similar but they also highlight double consonants like bb, ff, ss, etc.

@Rach609or Жыл бұрын

Do you need a writing program to go along with this for a 3rd grader? Also you mentioned using additional readers...which ones?

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

We use the Sonlight readers and the Sonlight creative expression program!

@laurene9166 Жыл бұрын

Curious What kind of timeframe do you think you will take for Essentials? I want to use LOE Essentials but uneasy about the lack of structured grade levels… and it seems the first time through Essentials can take 1.5-2 years…

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

It makes me a little nervous too, but I think it depends on the child! We finished the first 7 units during the last 8-9 weeks this spring.

@laurene9166 Жыл бұрын

We have done LOE Foundations B-D, loved it. But ugh, for 3rd grade, I’m having trouble deciding between LOE Essentials, BJU Press, CLE, and Abeka! All totally different, I know! 😆😜. We need work on fluency and spelling. So difficult to choose!

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

@@laurene9166 Haha, those are quite different! You’ve got this!!

@libbyandbrianbundrick3270 Жыл бұрын

Personally, 9 or 10 feels really early for an intense language arts program. If you like Charlotte Mason, I believe she started (gentle) grammar lessons at 10, so until then I've focused more on fostering a love for reading, which in theory will make them want to read more, and they'll naturally pick up a lot of those "rules" as they go. Of course, every family should do what works for them! Just mentioning it as another perspective, especially for children who already struggle with reading--there's a risk an early push in all the things can make things go backwards if they're not ready.

@hayleyam28 5 ай бұрын

I haven't used Logic of English yet, but it looks like you can take it at the pace you want/need to, which can definitely fit with a Charlotte Mason education. They have a suggested schedule of taking 2 years per book (or a fast-tracked schedule of one year per book). If you start in 3rd or 4th grade, Essentials could take you through 8th or 9th grade. There are probably curriculums out there that are "more CM", but I don't think that LoE couldn't fit in that style of education.

@taracustalow3732 4 ай бұрын

I want to find out how your year went finishing up Logic of English. :) I'm prepping for my 9 year old to start 4th grade this fall and am very interested in LOE for him in order to combine all the language arts for simplicity, as well as making each part more cohesive for him. Which Essentials set did you start with your son, or did you start him from the beginning (1-7)? Did you have him take an assessment first?

@sciencemama 4 ай бұрын

Hi! It went really well and we are going to continue using it next year! You definitely need to start on Unit 1, but I do recommend taking the assessment to see if you need to start at Levels A, B, or C :) I do have a pretty detailed flip through of the curriculum on my channel which might help answer some questions!!

@taracustalow3732 4 ай бұрын

@@sciencemama I watched that flip through a little after I commented here. It was very helpful! Thanks for your reply! :)

@michelleagyemang868 Жыл бұрын

Hi would you say sonlight level three readers is on grade level? Did your kid find it hard or easy or just right?

@sciencemama Жыл бұрын

I've never been very good at judging grade level - but my son finds them to be just right, a bit of a stretch but not too hard. He started level 3 after he turned 9!

@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable Жыл бұрын

Former elementary teacher here (giving my two cents), I would say that Sonlight readers are pretty much on grade level. I personally think there is quite a jump from 3rd to 4th grade. I think you can go up or down though very easily depending on your child and their reading abilities. 👍🏻

@michelleagyemang868 Жыл бұрын

@@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable thanks!!