I have read lots of threads about children, mainly boys, with poor fine motor skills which makes handwriting very difficult for them.
DS 5 is summer born, now Y1. I know he is weak in this area and I do a lot to try and help. Gym, Martial Arts, Lego, crawling, playing etc. He has a special box of toys to strengthen his hands.
School are putting in an intervention where he will get some extra outside classroom help to improve fine motor skills. This is once a week over ten weeks.
Today, my DS cried going into school because he hates writing and it's too hard. He is a smart, happy boy and this fair broke my heart.
I have mentioned to his teacher he didn't crawl, is ambidextrous (only consistently used R hand for writing very late in YR) and asked whether he gets a tilted writing surface and pencil grips, whether there were any wobble cushions? She just stared at me blankly. She is very young and nice... making her not very experienced. But then I'm not either.
Did your son suffer with this? What happened? Did he 'catch up' and if so when?
I've read so much about it but I'm looking for reassurance that it evens out eventually. I have an older DD8 and whilst not comparing, I have something to compare to IYSWIM. She struggles to be imaginative yet has beautiful handwriting. Putting her stories on paper doesn't interest her. She draws! But DS has such a vivid imagination and wild stories.... and he can't put them down for his handwriting.