still crap at writingin yr 1 and very frustrated...

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actually thos is for my friends ds.

He is one ofthe youngest in the yr ,born the end of august.

He is relucatant to practise writing.
Seems completely clueless when asked to copy numbers etc.
She is wondering if there is something wrong.

He hs apparently pickedup reading quite well.

She is wondering if he might be dyslexic on the writing front.

Is she being paranoid?

Her ds is really frustrated as he is the worst in the class at writing.

I would imagine if there was a problem, the teacher would have said something by now. My dd's writing is still pretty poor, but she reads well and the writing she does has good content, but the writing is not fantastic. It'll come, he's still very little.

dd is end of August b'day, one year older . Her writing changed hugely over the past year . Many of the boys in her class, all older by at least 4 months, still struggle. Unless his fine motor skills seem otherwise laboured I'd give him more time.

he's just turned 5 augur=st 30th and had started Yr 1

it's very frustrating for them when they soar ahead in reading but can't write

dd is August and has just started yr3 and is still a very poor writer!

there are lots of exercises they can do to strengthen the fingers (playdoh, writing in sand, model building etc.) but unfortunately, I think some children just get on with writing later than others!

also, if he's getting frustrated, it might be better to not put any pressure on him (well, they'll have to be the judge of that really). I would be surprised if most summer born boys weren't in a similar position tbh.

He's still very little. My ds has also just started yr 1 and they only had their first writing lessons last week. They don't do any formal writing in reception. I wouldn't worry unless he is still struggling this time next year.

I know ,I was surprised when she said he was by far the most behind in writing in the class.The problem is ,his behaviour towrds the parents changes dramatically during term time presumablybecause of the frusration,shecou;dn't believe the change.

My ds was the same. August birthday, great at reading, very slow to learn writing. I think that fine motor skills of this sort just vary a lot in their rate of development.

Once he got going he was fine though. And learning joined-up was a piece of cake. His writing at age 12 is fine.
Don't worry

My little boy is exactly the same except thta he is 8 months older.

We have been using "Write From the Start"

www.amazon.co.uk/Write-Start-Programme-Perceptual-Handwriting/dp/1855032457/ref=pd_ bbssr1/026-9854395-7682052?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189443763&sr=8-1

It has really improved my son's writing and its fun. I think we expect too much of boys too soon. A lot of year one classrooms are too formal and don't give enough time to develop basic skills like pen control.

The problem is with the national curriculum rather than your child. Five years old is too young to diagnose dyslexia.