<p>Hat, that is an excellent point. Now that I give it some thought, S’s Eng vocab isn’t the best either. In fact, I frequently tell him “use your words” when he’s describing something to me. This is a curious discrepancy, since he’s a good reader (blew through several Harry Potter books in 7th grade, and also blew through the entire Anthony Horowitz series). Puzzling. Good idea about an Eng tutor.</p>