Dc3 is in year 4 and has just turned 9. We were told when we took part in a research study aged 3 that he was very bright and he is in the top group for maths in his class now.
I'm not sure if he's struggling or just can't be bothered but his writing is very slow and messy. He is always bringing home work he hasn't finished in school. He loves to read but only certain books. He won't touch the school reading books and dh has been trying to persuade him to read the maze runner and harry potter without success. He likes david walliams, the jacqueline wilson younger readers books and the treehouse series.
When he is interested he does really well. He spends ages writing his own stories at home about him and his friend being secret agents with super powers. Homework requires a lot of nagging to get it done and he moans a lot about it and says it's boring. He is happy to practise the piano and now he is a free reader he will cheerfully read a chapter of his reading book to me. His teacher says he will take a long time to get started and often doesn't listen to instructions. When he brings home work he hasn't finished from school, he either doesn't know or can't remember what he is meant to do.
He was diagnosed with glue ear aged 4 and finally had grommets put in aged 8. He is also left handed, I don't know if that makes writing harder.
Is there anything I can help him with? I'm not sure if I'm doing the right things to help. I'm trying to make homework fun by practising spellings as part of a game. This helps but I'm not sure if its the right thing to do or if I should be stricter with him or encourage him to get it done quicker.