Spelling has always been poor no matter what we tried.
New words are hard to sound out.
He has very sloppy diction, but so does everyone around here. We are in the south. We have done phonics and spelling, working very hard with some progress but not much. He is a voracious reader and has excellent comprehension. Ear infections from age 2 weeks, four sets of ear tubes, tonsils and adniods removed, allergy shots beg at age six.