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[quote=Anonymous]Let’s rewind to a time when what you are saying your kid can do, knows all the letters, most letter sounds, can write mom/dad/pets name/ read some worlds WAS ON GRADE LEVEL. I did half day kindergarten in FCPS and we were learning capital and lower case letters all year. The panic that your preschool gave you because he couldn’t read in preschool is absurd and driving your anxiety. My niece couldn’t read until end of 1st and is in advanced classes as a teenager.

My recommendation to you is to work on his hand muscles, which will help with writing. A lot of play doh and putty and PLAY. Take him to playgrounds with monkey bars and let him climb trees. The hand strength and core strength he will develop from this play will help him sit in school and help with handwriting. Keep him off the iPad. Work with actual manipulatives and let it be FUN and not filled with drills and your anxiety. Bathtub letters. Fridge magnet letters. If it doesn’t click by the end of 1st grade then get an orton Gillingham trained tutor. But between now and then, try to lay the foundations for him to be successful.[/quote]

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