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TGTB Language Arts Level 3 vs. Logic of English Foundations Level D
Two elementary language-arts programs, graded on the same rubric. The headline finding: they answer different questions. Pick on the question, not the brand.
The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 3. The publisher says the course is for children who have reached third-grade age and can pass the placement test reading passage. It is 120 parent-led lessons, designed to be taught four to five days a week, that combine reading, spelling, writing, literature, grammar and punctuation, geography, art appreciation, and poetry. The course set includes the Course Book, the Spelling Practice Book, and the Phonics Read-Together Books, and handwriting is a separate recommended workbook. The publisher describes the curriculum as a nondenominational Christian curriculum. The Level 3 course set runs $72.97 retrieved October 2026, with the recommended Handwriting Level 3 workbook at $15.99 and an optional printed answer key at $12.99, both retrieved October 2026. Open-and-go and parent-led, and the lower-priced of the two programs compared here.
Logic of English Foundations Level D. The fourth of the four levels in Logic of English's Foundations sequence, which the publisher designs for ages 4 to 7. Logic of English's separate Essentials program is designed for ages 8 and up, and the publisher says Foundations is not a prerequisite for Essentials. The publisher's pages that we read state no faith or worldview position (About page). The Foundations D bundle runs $81.87 for the teacher's manual, student workbook, and eight nonfiction readers, retrieved October 2026, plus the Children's Literature Bundle at $86.76 and, if not already owned, the Foundations Core Materials Set at $138.51, which holds the phonogram and spelling-rule flash cards and the other materials used across all four levels (both retrieved October 2026). The publisher lists the literature books as required components of Foundations D that need not be bought as a bundle from Logic of English. Scripted, pick-up-and-teach lessons, based on the publisher's book Uncovering the Logic of English, which states that 75 phonograms and 31 spelling rules can explain 98% of English words.
Side-by-side scoreboard
| Criterion (1-5) | TGTB LA 3 | LOE Foundations D |
|---|---|---|
| Academic rigor | 3 | 4 |
| Ease of teaching | 4 | 3 |
| Content quality | 4 | 4 |
| Flexibility | 3 | 4 |
| Value for money | 5 | 3 |
| Worldview scope | 3 (Christian) | 5 (no stated faith position) |
| Visual/design | 5 | 4 |
| Support resources | 3 | 4 |
| Decoding & phonics depth | 3 | 5 |
| Composition & literature depth | 3 | 2 |
Where each one wins
TGTB wins on cost, ease of teaching, and integrated skills. TGTB combines reading, spelling, writing, literature, and grammar and punctuation in one 120-lesson course. In our assessment, TGTB suits families who want an open-and-go option and do not want to be lesson planners.
Logic of English wins on phonics rigor and decoding depth. In our assessment, Foundations D is the level where structured-literacy programs prove their thesis: by the end, the student decodes confidently across the long tail of irregular English spellings that trip up phonics-light programs. By the same assessment, the explicit phonogram and spelling-rule routines suit students with persistent decoding gaps. In our assessment, a program whose pages state no faith position suits families who want a phonics program that does not assume a worldview.
The decision rule
If you have a student who reads fluently, you want spelling-grammar-writing integrated into one program, and you want an open-and-go lesson at a price point near $73, the answer is TGTB Language Arts. In our assessment, if you have a student who is decoding inconsistently, or who needs a phonics-first program whose pages state no faith position, the answer is Logic of English Foundations, which the publisher says starts at Foundations A or B, with Level D following those levels. The two programs are not competing on the same axis.
Running both is possible, with TGTB as the integrated daily lesson and Logic of English as a separate structured-phonics block. In our assessment, that combination adds the cost and the parent load of a second program.
Full reviews on file: Logic of English is published. The Good and the Beautiful preschool review is also published; the Level 3 review is the next addition to the rubric library. Both reviews follow the Every Homeschool rubric with the eight-criterion scoreboard, parent-intensity score, and named strengths and weaknesses.
A one-page decision tree for elementary math curriculum
A decision tree for choosing an elementary math curriculum, distilled from the rubric library:
Start here. Is your student strong with numbers and patterns and reading well above grade level? If yes, your first stop is Beast Academy print sets ($108 for the full Level 1 set and $120 for each full set at Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5, retrieved October 2026) or Art of Problem Solving Beast Academy Online ($100 a year or $16 a month for access to all levels, retrieved October 2026).
No? Does your student need a program that takes little teacher preparation? If yes, Math with Confidence (Well-Trained Mind Press calls the program scripted and open-and-go; $54.32 to $89.98 per level for the paperback Instructor Guide plus the Student Workbook, or two workbooks from third grade on, at Well-Trained Mind Press, with the low end set by the Kindergarten Instructor Guide at $33.96 plus the Student Workbook at $20.36 and the high end by the Third Grade Instructor Guide at $39.06 plus Workbook A and Workbook B at $25.46 each, retrieved October 2026) or Math-U-See (the publisher says that once you are familiar with the program, preparation, including the video, normally takes only a few minutes every week; a level set with the Integer Block Kit runs $205.63 for Primer and $220.12 for Alpha, and the Student Workbook and Tests alone is $48 at each of Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta, per Demme Learning's store, retrieved October 2026) is the default. In our assessment, Math-U-See is the more visual program and Math with Confidence is the cleaner sequence.
No? Do you want a conceptually rigorous program that builds problem-solving from the ground up? Singapore Math Dimensions ($152 per grade set with Teacher's Guides or $169 with Home Instructor's Guides, Grades 1 to 5, retrieved October 2026) or RightStart Mathematics ($219.75 for the RS2 Math Set, bought once, plus $99.25 for each level's Book Bundle, retrieved October 2026) is the answer. In our assessment, RightStart's manipulatives-heavy approach is the strongest option for tactile learners.
No? Do you have a student who has hit a wall and needs structured remediation? Saxon Math at one grade below current placement, with daily practice. In our assessment, the incremental instruction and cumulative review suit a student who is stuck.
No? You want a faith-integrated program? Math Lessons for a Living Education ($39.19 per level, per the Level 3 product page, retrieved October 2026) is a K-6 Christian math series that the publisher describes with a Charlotte Mason flavor. Christian Light Math ($55.50 for a grade's LightUnit set plus a Teacher's Guide at $24.95 to $31.90, grades 1 to 8, retrieved October 2026) is an alternative with math courses for grades 1 through 12.
The full rubric reviews for each program live in Every Homeschool's directory. The decision rule above is meant to narrow the field to two or three programs before you start reading.
Dispatch
Wisconsin's PI-1206 is an annual filing. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction states in its homeschool FAQ (March 2026) that homeschooling parents are required to file the online PI-1206 homeschool report annually, on or before October 15. Its home-based private education page says parents must complete the PI-1206 form every school year, and Wisconsin Statutes 115.30(3) sets October 15 as the date for a home-based private educational program's enrollment statement. The same FAQ says that if a family withdraws a child from a public or private school after October 15, the report should be submitted or updated on or before the date the child stops attending. Wisconsin homeschool families should treat the report as a yearly filing, not a one-time enrollment.
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