Here in NC we are required to do yearly testing...I would most likely do that anyways just to see where we are and what we need to work on.
We tested both boys (11th and 6th) they did really well in their personal favorite subjects. (math for 6th and english for 11th). BUT of course there was one area they both....well.... JUST don't seem to EVER get ahead or even grade level in
For our family that is spelling and writing.... they scored not much better then last year and way below where they should be.... pretty sad about it too.
Re-thinking how we are doing gonna get some strong growths in this area. We are doing SpellingCity (they love games even learning games), Time4writing (since writing isn't my strength either), journals again( daily thought journals, or what they did that day, short stories, etc) , grammar made easy (since this is an area we still struggle in).
The big thing is...I am thinking especially for spelling going back to the basics and working as efficiently as we can to see if we can BUST this problem subject out. I have to help especially my soon to be 12th grader figure out this problem....kinda of stressed right now. Any suggestions for those of you LIKE me who are struggling with this area?