Dictation not finished

[Home_Mama]

Hi ladies, I can't remember if I've read something about this topic before. My ds has been struggling with dictation this year. Spelling has always been a weak point for him. Last year, when we did Preparing with him, he breezed through dictation level 3. I felt it was too easy for him but we completed it anyway. This year we have done dictation level 4 and it has been difficult for him. Anyway, here we are on week 33 in CTC, we are about to take a break for summer and he is only on dictation #74. So my questions is this: do I need to have him finish his dictation the rest of the summer so we can start with dictation level 5 when we start R to R in the fall? Or do we drop it for the summer and let him pick up where he left off in the fall?

[StephanieU]

Pick up where he left off! They have through high school to get through level 8 I think. So he has time.

[Rice]

Yes, definitely pick it up where you left off. Especially if he struggled, skipping would only compound that problem, but even if he didn't struggle. It's skill-based so, like math, you should finish one level before starting the next. Dictation is a marathon, not a sprint!

Blessings,