grammar for a reluctant writer

[bedashwood]

Help!
My 7yr old son HATES to write. I like the C Mason philosophy, but it includes a lot of copywork. When we do "school" this way, the results are insanely aweful.
So, my question is - is there a good complete and inexpensive grammar program out there that doesnt require a lot of extra writing?
His reading is at level for 2nd grade, which is a subject he likes. Not loves, but likes.
Any ideas or opinions will be a huge help!
Thanks so much!!!

[MyKidsRGR8T]

[Theodore]

Get him books he'll enjoy - McBroom, Centerburg Tales, some Beatrix Potter, etc. - and just have him read a lot. Reading will gradually build spelling, punctuation, grammar, vocabulary skills even if he's not writing anything. As for writing, assign him simple research topics that he might find interesting and have him write something every week or so. Make sure that the writing material is unrelated to the reading material so writing doesn't affect his love of reading. Perhaps get him a pen-pal or two and let him write back and forth with you monitoring.

[DESTP]

[David Brown]

[hmschooling]