LTOW did not work for us. I purchased the complete package (an older version) and when I got everything home, I found it was disorganized in presentation and instruction. I contacted the provider as I needed direction, and even though they responded, nothing was made clearer to me. I wondered if I had everything I needed, whether items were missing, or was I just dense? :confused: I worked as a paralegal for many years, and drafted pleadings and motions to present at both the State and Federal levels and if you can get your way thru legalese, you can get through just about anything.
When I make a curriculum purchase (and in this case, an expensive one) I do not want to re-invent the wheel. I am trusting that my investment will at the least be user friendly, and though I tried to design LTOW to make it fit, I could not.
I know others love LTOW, but it just did not work for us.
IEW is quite good, teacher materials are very supportive and there are Yahoo groups who gladly share what they have learned. My son used IEW with a co-op and learned quite a bit. We are supposed to use Write, Inc. next year with MFW, and from the looks of it, the lessons are very clear.