word searches were the only homework i would ever do for my oldest he simply could not filter the search words for the filler  nothing popped out like with other brains  he would have to look at every line forward backward and still would miss things  add to the fact that he is a horrible speller and word searches were just a nightmare in elementary school  they didnt add to his spelling or vocabulary abilities so i did them so he could spend his time on other tasks    summarizing is another struggle because everything must be important or why did the author write it  hes getting better with that skill hes in high school now but word searches can gdiaf