My 5yo dd1 is in reception and being assessed by an OT as her gross motor skills and co-ordination are poor.
He visited the school today and I had a brief chat with him this afternoon in which he described the following:
The class were shown a picture of a nectarine and asked whether anyone knew what it was. No-one knew, and they were all guessing, 'plum,' 'orange,' etc. Dd1 didn't put her hand up to guess, and the teacher asked her what she thought. She knew it was a nectarine. The OT said he was 'really shocked' that she had not put her hand up.
Is he right to be? Dd1 tells me she doesn't bother putting her hand up because a)she doesn't think she will be picked to answer; and b) her arm aches if she holds it up for too long.
His use of the word 'shocked' has taken me aback a bit, as I would have just thought Dd1 was being a bit lazy. I'm sort of jumpy about this, as I don't really know what conclusions he is drawing yet. Any thoughts please??
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OT 'shocked' that my dd doesn't put her hand up
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Aranea · 22/03/2010 16:30
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