How many marks are lost for failing to do cursive handwriting - in the SATs?
My son is in Year 5. His school has never taught them how to do cursive. I've tried at home, but never learned myself - so haven't done a very good job.
DS has cerebral palsy - v. mild, but it does affect his hands - one more so than the other
He writes legibly. Nicely when he tries - its just a mixture of cursive and print. However much he tries that is the best he can do. He is very good at literacy. I don't want him to have a scribe, just because he's not doing perfect cursive handwriting (which the school have suggested) I think its better that he expresses things himself without intervention.
And if he is forced to have a scribe or if he's going to lose loads of marks because of not perfect cursive - I'd rather he misses the SATs. We'll boycott them.
Am I being unreasonable/over-reactive?
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icecreamvan · 06/11/2016 23:39
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