SCM Bible Study for reluctant writer with dyslexia?

I don’t have any experience with dyslexia, but my oldest found handwriting very cumbersome. Still does at almost 20. We did the Bible studies as family work. Each student who was old enough had their own book to follow along and write in if they chose to, but I was the one doing the writing in the family book or sometimes on a white board if it was an interesting list or diagram. They could look up scripture verses, learn to use a concordance, etc, but I was the one doing the writing. We did as much orally as possible.

My son is a reluctant writer who just finished 8th grade.  We do the main Bible “lessons” together at breakfast (scheduled Bible, commentary, books).  I read aloud, he narrates orally (and I write down lists/cycles/map tags/etc. if necessary), then we discuss concepts or observations together orally.  We call this family Bible study.  In 4th grade we worked on the habit of personal Bible reading, and from 4th-6th grade he read through Good and Evil (and accompanying Bible passages) on his own before breakfast (about 10 minutes a day).  It was falling apart by the end of 5th grade, so got lots of use.

When he entered 7th grade, I chose to add the upper-level independent Bible studies but NOT use Discovering Doctrines.  In 7th grade we were in Genesis-Deuteronomy, and he did Jashub’s Journal on his own for his morning Bible reading.  He opted not to write anything down – he did the readings and answered the questions silently to himself.  It did not take long to get through, so he continued on with Good and Evil and (and accompanying Bible passages) the rest of the year.  I occasionally asked him for his thoughts/observations on his readings, but I viewed it as growth in personal Bible study, not a “school subject.”

In 8th grade we were in Joshua-Malachi, and he did Wisdom for Life.  He chose to write his answers down in the book.  Most days there wasn’t anything to write down, and when there was he used as few words as possible (less than a sentence).  I peeked at his book now and then, but again I didn’t view it as a “school subject.”

In looking at next year for Matthew-Acts, it looks like Foundations in Romans is much more intensive, but he can choose to scale the writing part down as necessary.  I think the main idea is to give your child the tools he will need as an adult to do personal Bible study using different methods.  If he isn’t a writer, then his personal Bible study style will look different from someone else’s.