Yes, I agree with the posters, that for a child who struggles with writing, ETFC might be a bit much. My 14-year-old, a prolific writer now, would crumble to tears at having to write much up until about age 9. We used FLL for both first and second grade for him, and followed it with ETFC 2 in third grade, now that I remember it. I believe this is what we did for three of our boys and it worked well – they were ready by that time. I did add more copywork than FLL recommended (some of the poetry, in appropriate amounts, etc) because I didn’t feel there was enough, and while I prefer classic poetry and stories, my children adored most of them, and can still recite some of the poems. Another thing I gained from the very scripted method: DS14 was the first child I’d homeschooled “from scratch,” and the lessons really helped build my confidence and gave me ideas about how I could go about teaching things like that on my own.
