I understand – life is always happening. 🙂 Do you have LOE yet? Have you tried it to see if if it’s engaging for your son? I’m concerned about the fun factor and retention… I’d like to hear if it’s working for you. Cathy’s reviews are really helpful; I’ve read through Cathy D’s reviews as well as Amazon and the Well-Trained Mind.
I’ve been testing whether my kids can handle dictation with The Three R’s by Ruth Beechek. If we can do it, I’m thinking I will attempt to use SW.
I’ve also looked at a number of other programs to “supplement.” I’m considering – A Reason for Spelling, Apples to Pears, or SOS. We have the SOS Languaghe Arts CD Rom which we never used from a few years ago. Since the kids are learning to type, I might just supplement with that. My ds really likes computer work. I’m also looking at Spelling Power. The parents on Amazon gave really high reviews of this program (only five minutes a day per child, good retention, and engaging). If we didn’t use it, I could still use the activity box (full of 100’s of ways to study a word) for Spelling Wisdom.
I plan to buy the LOE as a reference book and have not taken it off of my list. It seems to be the best, most up to date coverage of rules. However, I’d like to see more reviews from parents who have tried it out…
I’m undecided about Latin too. If your son is interested in it, maybe it would help him with his spelling…