The Christian Light Language Arts series provides grade appropriate instruction in phonics, spelling, vocabulary, grammar (including diagramming), word usage, penmanship, dictionary/library skills, forma and creative composition, book reports, literature analysis, and poetry.
Students can work independently at all grade levels except for the early grades. Teacher oversight is expected but easy to implement, as teacher materials provide answers, grading rubrics, and lesson plans (amount of detail declines with grade levels). Course components vary with LightUnits (consumable student worktexts), corresponding Teacher Resources, and occasionally a textbook. Student Helps may be included: penmanship chart, spelling bookmarks, glossary, or grammar reference. Teacher’s Guides provide daily lessons and spelling lists, grade level skills, a scope and sequence, and alternate tests with answers. Spiral-bound Teacher’s Guides with Answers for Grades 9-12 include the unit overview, brief lesson notes, scope and sequence, and alternate tests with answers. Answer Key Sets have half-sized reduced copies and include answers to LightUnit pages.
This unit has now been revised through Grade 8 to the Sunrise 2nd Edition. The Sunrise 2nd Edition offers the same strong grammar, usage, and mechanics instruction from the Sunrise Edition, with enhanced writing instruction and graphics. Writing lessons provide more incremental learning. Creative writing begins at the end of Grade 2, with writing summaries, book reports, research essays, and more as the grades progress. Additionally, student materials include full-color illustrations and graphics, and larger size Teacher Guides. At the high school level, Grades 9 and 11 (English I and II) review grammar usage, mechanics, and composition, as well as increasing communication skills that include speech preparation and presentations, research essays, poetry, and more. Grades 10 and 12 are literature courses and require a textbook, light units, and teacher’s materials.