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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD - 7th grade has horrible handwriting due to (I think) low average muscle tone.  No matter how hard my DD tries to write neatly, it's like chicken scratch.  She motivated to improve but can't seem to do it with just practice, practice and more practice.

Would working with an OT help - our insurance covers it if we go private but would a school provided OT work with her at her middle school after school?[/quote]

DS has a similar issue - 6th grade and has an IEP that includes OT.  That said they don't work on handwriting any more. He's too old.  With all his years of OT though - his handwriting is atrocious! I mean HORR-I-BLE!  I mentioned it to his science teacher, told her I couldn't even read his writing  - her remark was "oh, I can read it. I have seen handwriting that's a lot worse than your son's..."  I was shocked to be honest.  Anyhow, he is capable of writing really well but it takes him a long time.  he has keyboarding as one of his accommodations at school but has yet to use it.  Teachers do not dock for bad handwriting or spelling and grammar errors. They only care if you know the content.

I wouldn't get too hung up on it.  We've tried a lot of things, nothing has made a marked difference. [/quote]

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