just.me Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) LA is my 7th grader's toughest subject and he was actually diagnosed with a writing LD when he was in 3rd grade. I'm looking for a curriculum that would be quick and easy to do after school and would hopefully have quick results. His writing and spelling are atrocious. He can read well but I have yet to find a spelling curriculum that works for him. I'm planning on buying copies of the books they will be reading in class this year to read with him but I am completely clueless on how else to help him. I do think if he were to see quick, applicable results that would give him confidence to stick with it. Edited September 19, 2012 by just.me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.me Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 I looked into those and they sound great! I'm thinking of adding in Easy Grams to quickly cover grammar. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webbeccjo Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 we use a very old AVCO spelling program called "if it is to be it is up to me" (I know, crazy name!!!) It was written in the 70s and the sentences are so dated,its hilarious! but its the ONLY thing that works for my struggling ADHD /Dyslexic 14yo ds. The sequential spelling program grew out of the research behind this book, but I really like this one better. http://www.avko.org/716.html Don't be put off by how simplistic it looks or how cheesy the title is!! It is truly the best thing we've ever come across for ds. He was not getting anywhere with any of the other programs we tried and Im amazed at how well his spelling is improving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Daily grams might work for grammar. Someone on the gen. board mentioned "The Paragraph Book" for writing. I checked it out, and it looks fabulous. I think there were 4 levels. (I'm assuming you meant writing and not penmanship). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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