Handwriting when writing in English for bilingual (Eng/Fr) children in French schools.

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I've just noticed that ds1 (6) writes in capitals when writing in English at home. When writing in French he uses the attache that they are taught at school and his handwriting is fine.

I was wondering what other bilingual children do in France when writing in English? And whether the bilingual schools get the children to use French attache when writing in English?

We are trying to encourage more writing in English at home at the moment (children currently at a francophone only school but likely to move to a bilingual school) and I'm not sure whether to just tell him to write English using his French handwriting, or to encourage him to find his own English hanwriting.

Grateful for any thoughts.

I don't think your child needs to be having difficulties in order to prefer them to spend time mastering vocabulary and grammar and reading speed rather than special-shaped 'p's