Language Arts for Multi Levels {TOS Crew Review}

As I’m sure you have noticed while looking through my blog, I have several different levels of children.  I have different ages and different grades.  I was excited to see that Logic of English redid their Essentials program so that it is now language arts for multi levels.  You can use it for three years!!  We received the Essentials 2nd Edition to review thanks to the TOS Crew.  It currently only contains one volume.  Volume two should be available at the beginning of next year.

The complete set(like what we received) retails for $198 which is a savings of $23 if you were buying each piece individually.  When you purchase the complete set you’re getting:

• Essentials Teacher’s Guide,(2nd edition) Volume 1 
• Essentials Student Workbook(2nd edition) Volume 1
• Spelling Journal
• Basic Phonogram Flash Cards
• Spelling Rule Flash Cards
• Advanced Phonogram Flash Cards
• Grammar Flash Cards
• Morpheme Flash Cards, Set 1
• 1 Deck Bookface Phonogram Game Cards
• 1 Deck either cursive or manuscript(purchaser choice) Phonogram Game Cards
• Phonogram Game Tiles
• Phonogram and Spelling Quick Rule Reference
• Spelling Analysis Card

If you’re going to use this with more than one child of more than one age or even of the same age, you will need to purchase an additional Student Workbook, Spelling Journal, and the Phonogram Game Cards and Tiles.  The Phonogram Game Cards are only needed if you’re teaching four or more children at the same time.

Some good things to know if you’re thinking of trying out this language arts for multi levels.  It’s scripted.  As in you, the parent/teacher, are not going to have to spend a lot of time planning out the lessons.  It gives you what to do each day.  Makes it short and simple!  

This language arts for multi levels teaches spelling, grammar, and reading all at the same time using only one lesson per week.  You also get to choose if you want the manuscript or cursive to go with it.  Logic of English advocates for teaching your child Cursive first.  You can check out more on the why of that through their website.  

The way that this is a language arts for multi levels is that it is written to be used with three different levels of difficulty.  So you could use with a first grader, second grader, and third grader.  Or you can use the first level with a child struggling with spelling and grammar or reading.  You can easily choose which level to use with which child.  Or you can just use this with one child and use it for three years using the differing degrees of difficulty.

I love that this only requires a half an hour max each day to use.  It’s simple, it’s short, and one lesson is done each week.  Your child is learning and having fun without a struggle(at least in our house).  This is a great program that I recommend. 

If you have used the Essentials series from Logic of English before and want to upgrade to the new edition, you can purchase the upgrade kit that is available online for $93.  It includes the new Teacher’s Guide, Student workbook, and a few other items like new cards for your existing decks that they have redone during the upgrade.

A part I love is the Optional Essential Readers Set for if you’re teaching a struggling reader age 8 or above.  The entire curriculum is geared towards ages 8 and up but the Optional Essential Readers Set is more geared towards special needs children.  I have some of those who struggle with learning and reading and was very excited to get this as a PDF file.  This set includes a Teacher’s Guide, Student Activity Book, and The Essentials Reader.  They came to me as a PDF file and then I could just print them off.  I printed them and put them in binders because I like to have my stuff on the shelf where I can easily get access to it when needed.

Something to think about when ordering this language arts for multi levels is that there are going to be lots of little cards.  We had previously had some of the cards from Logic of English and had trouble with not losing them.  They’re small guys!  Some ideas.  I punched holes into the corners of the cards and then connected each set with a metal hook clasp(like that from a binder) and then all the card packets went into a ziploc bag that we keep with our curriculum.  Solved the problem of missing cards!

Please make sure to hop on over to the Main TOS Blog where you’ll find the reviews from others who received Logic of English products.  Some received the Essentials as I did and some received different levels of the Foundations program.  You can also find Logic of English on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube.