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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here - we're zoned for an IB HS. My 2nd grader really struggles with writing. I know. I know. It's 2nd grade she can improve, but I'm concerned. If a child is a mediocre writer, will they fall apart in IB? How strong a writer does one need to be to be in IB or does IB help train you to be a better writer?[/quote]

NP here. You're worrying way, way too early and you know that already, as you note yourself. Don't get in a twist over this right now. My DD is now in an IB HS with many kids with whom she was in elementary school. Some were not great or fluent writers back then and are doing fine in IB. If your child has writing issues (not clear if you mean she has issues with structuring content and expressing ideas, or issues with the physical act of writing), then focus on how those are affecting her in school now, in second grade, without overthinking what happens years from now in HS. Have you talked with her teacher and asked if your DD needs evaluations, or if the school has a writing specialist who can work with her outside class? Is she having real trouble with writing to the point that teachers are telling you it's affecting other aspects of school such as word problems in math, writing she's doing in subjects like history or science, etc.? Or is the struggle more a struggle you see at home when she resists writing for homework? If that's the case, the issue might be homework resistance more than writing problems per se. Sit down, look hard at when she has problems and what form they take, and get the school on board to provide help now and to come up with a plan to keep her writing over the summer, preferably about things she likes and in which she's interested.

Focus on now and what's needed now, and what your elementary can do to help her, rather than worrying about high school just yet.[/quote]

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