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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a parent of teen boys.  My sons were pretty good at reading and were hooked on a few series in elementary school.   The Warrior Cats series was very popular.

They did not receive much grammar or spelling instruction.  I was not aware about IXL until they became middle school aged children.  I paid for it for 1 year to remedy their math deficits from the pandemic.  My older son also used the English lessons and my younger son used Spanish lessons.

I explained the above so you'd know that I'm familiar with the program and the parent interface.

Also, I had a 780 verbal on the old SAT.  My older son got a 750 verbal.  I read a lot more than my kids.  I think reading trains the brain on how to write with style. But you can't tell until late high school when style becomes more important.

I consider IXL an adequate substitute for the amount of grammar training I received as a kid (far more than my kids received).  It's not a fancy program but drilling is the best you can hope for.

Bottom line, I think IXL is adequate and the price is reasonable.  If you can get your kid to do spelling work/spelling tests with you, that might also help.[/quote]

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