In April I took DD2 out of school after (among other things) it took half an hour to write the word 'bat'. That half an hour was filled with yelling, screaming, and tears, both of fear and frustration.
I haven't asked her to do any writing between then and now, so as the first homework in the new school loomed large, I was terrified apprehensive and wondering if it would be a 'bridge too far' after a successful first week at a new school.
She astounded me. Not only with the amount she was willing to write, but with her handwriting, her spelling (sometimes helped, other times not) and her perseverance.
We only had the pencil slammed down around four times and she yelled at me three times. Which is a vast improvement.
I thought I'd show you 