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[quote=Anonymous]OP, are you sure it's the curriculum? I don't see a lot more writing this year as compared with previous years (my son is a second grader.)

My experience may not be relevant, but fwiw a lot of young boys struggle with all the issues you mentioned. I posted here in September with concerns about my NT son's writing and spelling (actually in the general schools forum if you want to find it in the archives) and got a wide range of responses. I've also posted here for help on the issue of organizing thoughts, which is also a struggle for him (he would go blank and just not write anything.) Many had helpful suggestions, including legos as a way to improve fine motor, and many suggesting he probably had some need for specialists of one kind or another. Somehow, though, he has come an amazing distance in just a few short months; his handwriting is almost unrecognizable from September and his spelling is intelligible and often correct! And now, with the amount of writing they do, he takes it in stride and doesn't seem to get terribly anxious about it. I can only credit his teacher, who is the best, and the fact that he just seemed to make a developmental leap - he's now reading comfortably above grade level, which may also help. I don't mean to discount your concerns about the curriculum or about his need for further interventions, just to tell you that the issues where your child has challenges are not uncommon and sometimes it's mainly time and maturity that helps.[/quote]

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