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Hi,
How do you feel about Seton's English workbooks vs. CHC's English workbooks?
I like to use workbook style for English:
I used Seton's English books up to 3rd grade then I felt the information about St. Josaphat (I.E. the names of towns, religious orders, and foreign names) seemed too hard for my 3rd grades to read, so I switched to CHC's. But recently that has seemed to be a bit too easy.
I'm wondering if my problem with Seton's book was just the third grade book about St. Josaphat. Do the rest of their 4 and 5 grade books have that same level of reading needed. If so do they have a pronunciation guide of the harder names of town, people, and R.Orders?
Thanks for any information.
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I find Seton's reading level is higher in their phonics and english workbooks. CHC has the same content but the reading level is easier.
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When I used Seton, I put everyone in one grade lower for English. They seemed fine with both reading level and the demands of grammar that way.
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In the lower grades we always used CHC except for one or two years when we went with Seton just to try something new. I much prefer CHCs language arts workbooks and found the children understood the material and did better on our required CATs when they used CHC. Most importantly, I preferred the content and even today as young adults they refer back to little things from the books. For some of the children I did buy a grade level up, whereas when we tried Seton I used grade level material. A few of my children used CHC exclusively and had no trouble moving into Seton's English 9 and their grammar/composition class.
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Thanks for all the wonderful information. 
I think I'll stick with CHC for my younger kids.
But in regard to amarytbc information-
I was wondering about switching in 9th grade....My oldest is 8th grade, and I was thinking about using Seton 8th grade this year for an easier transition come next year.
My oldest gets  frustrated quickly, I want to make that transition as easy on her (and me  ) as possible.
 Is it worth waiting until next year to switch? Or should I switch now?
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One of mine used Seton English 8 and it was a good transition for her. She lacked confidence when it came to writing and grammar and also was disorganized, so this got her up to speed. The only Seton classes that we regularly enroll in are English 9, 10, and 11 and I think they are outstanding. Our children have benefited greatly from having to conform to another teachers expectations and Seton's fall right in line with what the colleges expect. There discussion questions train the student to think ahead while teaching literary analysis. We've had wonderful discussions using their guides. They aren't just comprehension, as is found in the lower grades. If your dc is confident in grammar and composition, you wouldn't need that extra course that Seton offers in 9th.
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amarytbc wrote:
| One of mine used Seton English 8 and it was a good transition for her. She lacked confidence when it came to writing and grammar and also was disorganized, so this got her up to speed. The only Seton classes that we regularly enroll in are English 9, 10, and 11 and I think they are outstanding. Our children have benefited greatly from having to conform to another teachers expectations and Seton's fall right in line with what the colleges expect. There discussion questions train the student to think ahead while teaching literary analysis. We've had wonderful discussions using their guides. They aren't just comprehension, as is found in the lower grades. If your dc is confident in grammar and composition, you wouldn't need that extra course that Seton offers in 9th. |
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My oldest is a wonderful writer! She just loves it! (We've been using IEW)
She's okay in grammar, no major problems.
Thanks for the info. I think I'll start her in Seton this year and see how it goes.
Thanks again!
God Bless.
~Jennifer
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