
My ds loves science and history. In those two subjects, without a doubt, he is ready for Bigger. He has come a long way in reading in the past year. I plan to do the emerging readers with him, though he could probably move to DITHOR and be ok. I really want him to gain some more confidence and be slightly "smoother" when he reads.
He does very well in math, and honestly I am not planning on doing singapore math anyway, so that part does not have to fit.
His writing is where I am a little concerned about placing him in Bigger. He is in OT working on writing, but to be honest he is making little progress. At first it seemed to be helping, but right now he is stalled. He really struggles with writing, and because of that has a hard time with copywork. I have been using A Reason for Handwriting this year. It takes us about two weeks to get through a four day lesson.
Also, I am concerned because he has problems composing original sentences. He has lots to say, but when I ask him to write (or dictate) a sentence he just can't seem to get it.
Besides these two areas I feel he is ready for Bigger. I have gone both ways on how to handle this. First I thought it might work to put him in Bigger and just work on those areas he is weak on at a slower pace. Then I thought it might be ok just to put him in Beyond and work at a faster pace in areas he doesn't have trouble in.
I want him to be challenged but not frustrated.
So, can someone give me some guidance? I will be waiting with bated breath!!

