Last year, we were using Beyond and Little Hands for my 2 kids. We had LHFHG, but were not using it. A friend was looking for something for her 1st grader, but her husband was out of a job and they had no money to buy anything. I loaned her everything for LHFHG, except the phonics and the cd (we love to just listen to it). She got money from someone else to purchase the phonics, the cd and the workbooks. I did tell her that I would need it back this Fall because my youngest would need it.
Well, Fall came and they were not finished and her husband is still out of a job. We weren't quite finished with LHTH so I said she could keep it until Christmas. Well, now she is having health issues as well as the financial issues. She hasn't mentioned getting it back to me and I feel like a heal for even thinking about asking.
My husband and I talked about just purchasing what we don't have (we had phonics, cd, and the workbooks remember), but we don't really have the money for that. NOW, I'm looking at the placement chart again and wondering if I should just start her 1/2 speed in Beyond. The writing is what she would struggle with. She already listens (secretly) to her older brother's history and storytime (in Bigger) and can answer the questions if he can't.
She will finish or be close to finishing Reading Made Easy by the end of the school year. I would just finish RME and then move into the Emerging Readers. We do a separate math so that is not an issue. I'd really hate to miss LHFHG history....and I'm trying to remember Beyond and figure out if it would be a good fit. I'm really torn. So any advice?
Laurie