I took him to his docotor and had him tested. They determined that he had ADD, we started him on meds and within three weeks was picking up on things that he just could not grasp before, the school district was going to ask one of the other special educational teacher what her thoughts were. It has made the biggest difference in the world and he is excited about going, because she is teaching him how to learn. The best of luck. Look at this site to see if there is someone in your area that does either of the methods mentioned above.
Spelling is phonetic.
His printing looks like he is in pre-school. I read the Davis method web-site today and he meets 35 of their 37 criteria. His WIAT scores for reading compr. are at the 34 percentile, and spelling at 37. Match and listening comprehension higher. Socially his is very competent, but his self-esteem is suffering.