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I've been interested in the Charlotte Mason method since I was in college but DS will be in 3rd grade next year and we've yet to take the plunge.
I think part of what holds me back is I have a hard time imagining that a child can learn to spell without a weekly word list and tests. I mean, that's how I learned, and that's what I was taught in college. So there can't be another way, right?! 
We are required by state law to have a certified teacher look over the completed work for the year, then sign a paper that says the child is progressing. How does this look/work with a CM education? This past year we used mostly CHC and it worked well for us. So I can just show the teacher the spelling book and language book. How do you show progress for copywork, dictation, and narration?
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Their copywork, dictation and narrations books are a work in progress themselves. They easily 'tell the story.'
Copywork is easy to see the progress, messy to neat 
Dictation- Well the book will show 'correct' entries for each week, best if children only see correct words here, so I write little comments for my children at the end of each lesson. This would indicate progress clearly, giving extra information for your supervisor. (Can I just give an extra plug for Spelling Wisdom,love it!!  After years of spelling frustration my teens can spell  )
Narration- Once again you only need to read these to see a development of progress.
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What year are you starting for this, Erin?
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Grade 3 is their recommendation. We bought it last year and dd9 was halfway through Grade 3 then, so I started her and she is doing really well. My first natural great speller anyway  Ds11 has had to go back to Bk 1 too.
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How about a portfolio of work? I usually break a looseleaf binder down into the various subjects we are studying, using dividers. Then, I place work samples into each section in chronological order. I am always shocked at the end of the year to see how much we have actually accomplished, and I have found that when I have my year end review, it makes it very easy to show what each student has been working on.
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I keep all the children's work for the entire year in case it is needed for some reason.
I 3-hole punch lesson plans and keep those in a binder. Each child has their own 3 ring binder (color coded, of course) for containing all their lesson plans for the year. This is important for me to keep because we often journal little notes about material and work on the lesson plans I print.
The rest of the work - dictations, written narrations, copywork, science observations (different from nature sketches), poetry, etc. - is filed in their work folder. I don't separate by subject, but I might if I had to undergo a review like you. I do separate by term work though, clipping each completed term with a big clip.
Looking through the work progression, you can CERTAINLY see MAJOR improvement and progress in work over the course of a year.
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Oh, and keep a good running book list for the year to include with your record review! That tells quite a story in itself!
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Yes, of course, how could I have forgotten the book list  . That is a must!
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When I lived in another state I was told to take a few samples of work from the beginning of the year, the middle, and the end. That would show progress. And thinking of the different subjects and kids, if you don't you might need a wagon to get there
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The booklist, is this books that I read aloud, books for independent reading, or both?
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All books should go on the booklist - every book your child encounters, whether they read it or someone reads it to them, is a part of the record of the year. I tend to format mine in a table, breaking it down by term. (I insert a table into a word processing document) I create the booklist as part of the beginning of the year planning and modify it as the year progresses so that by the end of the year, I have a completed, up-to-date booklist to file for that child's year.
Here's my 2nd graders booklist which I just finished planning so you can get an idea what I'm talking about. (I wanted to upload a booklist that seemed closest to your oldest's age so you could get an idea of at least looking at a year that might be close-ish)
2011-06-20_092003_2nd_grade_booklist_-_11_12.pdf
Free reading and Read Alouds are listed at the bottom. How much free reading depends on just when the little reader takes off. There might only be 1 or 2 books listed here at the end of the year...or he could take off and there might be many! My 10th grader has A TON listed!!!! I find that formatting a year into a booklist helps me plan and execute, and is an assistant when record-keeping and if detailed record-checks are necessary.
Hope this is a help, Lindsey. 
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Also, for the booklist.....I have a "2011 BOOKS" in my drafts folder in my email program.
My older three girls (ages 7, 8.5, 10) add any books that they read on their own to their section of the list. This includes assigned books AND things they read on their own, for fun, etc.
The older two have been doing this for about a year now, and the 7.5 yo just started. It's just one less thing I have to do. At the end of the year, I cut and paste, print and put a copy in their notebook and in their pile of papers that I "keep" for that year's school.
I keep track of read-alouds, audio and picture books.
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You also might think of keeping a blog, just for yourself. You can take photos of day to day activities (science experiments, art projects, nature walks, etc) and add descriptions. Print the blog out as a logbook. It It works particularly well for those sorts of things which leave no record or are too huge and numerous to keep. Nobody has to see the blog but you and whoever is doing your review. You can password protect it.
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Lindsey,
You just need to find an evaluator who understands CM, or who is open to learning about it. MicheleQ and others in PA who have to have this evaluation are able to put a portfolio together pretty easily that shows the work for the year.
What state are you in? I can answer some of the booklist type questions if you live in PA.
ETA: don't let worry about this requirement stop you!!
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I'm in Ohio.
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