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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow...my (very bright) 4.5 year old is very reluctant to write letters and doesn't write them very well when you do convince him to do it. He's in a play-based preschool and they don't do this and we don't push. I'm not concerned; he is very bright and is actually reading some, but not really writing anything at all. [/quote]

My DS was like this. He just turned 5 and is now all about writing. The switch just happened this last month. I wasn't concerned exactly, but I did wonder if something was going on. Like your 4.5yo, he's been reading some and knows all his sounds, would build words using letter tiles, loved to type messages, etc, just wasn't into the physical act of writing.

And his interest in drawing kicked up about 4.5. Before that, he wasn't interested in anything but scribbles. He's always been on the later end for fine motor skills though, so I figured he just needed some more time to strengthen his hands and fingers. We worked a lot with toys and things that would build his fine motor and didn't push the writing/drawing. Now that he's figured out writing is useful and is focused on mastering it, he's just about 'caught up' to kids that were way ahead of him 6mo ago. [/quote]

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