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Subject: Re: 12 year-old needs help in spelling
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Date: Sun, 13-Jul-86 12:40:23 EDT
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> 
> 	Hello everyone - I'm hoping that some of you will have some ideas
> on how to help us.  My twelve year old boy is having a great deal of
> difficulty in spelling.  He reads at the 8th or 9th grade level, but spells
> at the 4th or 5th.  We homeschooled him for 3 years and pretty much let him
> guide where the learning would go - hence the disparity.  This was in fact
> a good thing since before we took him out of school the teachers were starting
> to say that he was learning disabled and would have a very hard time ever
> learning to read.  Well, now that his reading is well ahead of track, the
> spelling problem is starting to really hold him back (he wants to be a writer!).
> Any suggestions on materials, programs (we have an Apple II+), or other
> techniques that we can use to help him better his spelling will be greatly
> appreciated.  Please respond by mail to me, and if there is enough interest
> expressed I will post the results to the net.  Thanks in advance!
> 
> -- 
> 
> 						Chuck Mosher
> 						UNC - Chapel Hill
> 						{decvax,ihnp4}!mcnc!unc!cm
> 
> 
> Sometimes you're winners, sometimes you're losers,
> we NEVER can win against so many Poozers!



Try getting a "Speak 'N Spell" by Texas Instruments. Kids seem to really
like it and it will keep your Apple free for you to use...

(No financial interest in TI...just a satisfied customer..)