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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before you start spending lots of time and money (and potentially creating anxiety and self-doubt in your child) with more testing,  talk to the teachers. If they are not worried, you can probably take a sigh of relief. If your child is happy -- it sounds like he is progressing and meeting learning objectives -- then congratulations!

At this age, his social development is far more important than where he is academically. They can quickly catch up math and arithmetic skills and the progress is not always linear. It just won't matter if he masters 2 digit addition/subtraction now or in 4 months.

Developmentally, 2nd grader should be be thinking less"me" and more "we," and his play should be more complex and relationship-based. You should be able to see their self-confidence build to enable self-direction and independent thinking. If not, ask the teachers about what specific activities they are doing to support social learning and look for opportunities to strengthen them in other settings. 
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The OP is not talking about social issues or developmental issues. She is talking about difficulties with handwriting, which can be purely developmental but which can also suggest a learning disability. LDs like dysgraphia often become apparent around the second grade, and one way to gauge this is to look at the child's written output relative to other kids in the class.

In private schools, elementary school teachers with only general ed backgrounds may not be particularly experienced at picking up potential signs of an LD. An OT, such as the one OP's son saw at age 4, can't diagnose a learning disability. That's why I and another PP suggested the OP consult the school's learning specialist, if there is one. [/quote]

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