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[quote=Anonymous]Hi op, yes my experience is like yours and my son is in 4th. I see this with lots of boys where handwriting is a struggle. You can print lined paper with the midline dashed and solid top and bottom lines. This is free, but you can also purchase the lined paper and use that. Teach your son about the top, bottom and mid line and when you have him write the lower case letters you can call the letters that are between the top and bottom lines "tall". Letters that are between the midline and the bottomline are "small". Letters that drop below the bottom line are "fall". So, tall, small and fall letters. Don't make him spend too much time practicing each day if he hates it. I have seen improvement in my son's writing each year. I still think it looks terrible, but he can do better if he takes his time. The teachers allow him to type when lots of writing is needed on certain assignments. And yes, they don't spend much time teaching writing beyond kindergarten.[/quote]
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