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12 year-old needs help in spelling
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meg...@mb2c.uucp
Jul 13, 1986, 12:40:23 PM7/13/86
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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!
>
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> Chuck Mosher
> UNC - Chapel Hill
> {decvax,ihnp4}!mcnc!unc!cm
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> Sometimes you're winners, sometimes you're losers,
> we NEVER can win against so many Poozers!
>
> 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
>
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> 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..)
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