Anonymous wrote:I'm 7:46 - we found out about Read Write Type from this forum. We started last year in second grade, which seems like the ideal age. Our younger DS in K also uses it (the CDs allow for more than one user), but he is much slower and doesn't yet "get" how to touch type using both hands. He loves the stories and activities though. The materials say that the program is for K-4. It's also researched based. What I liked is the CDs have a lot of content, my kids never got bored, and they in fact like using them. The program covers many of the issues OP cited - spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sequencing, etc.

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I'm 7:46 - we found out about Read Write Type from this forum. We started last year in second grade, which seems like the ideal age. Our younger DS in K also uses it (the CDs allow for more than one user), but he is much slower and doesn't yet "get" how to touch type using both hands. He loves the stories and activities though. The materials say that the program is for K-4. It's also researched based. What I liked is the CDs have a lot of content, my kids never got bored, and they in fact like using them. The program covers many of the issues OP cited - spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sequencing, etc.

Not OP here but wondering: at what age is it appropriate to introduce Read Write Type?

Your DS's symptoms sound like it could be dysgraphia, which is a visual motor coordination and visual processing issue. You could look online or prior threads in this forum for information about dysgraphia to see if you think that could be the issue. The school can test for that (or you could have him tested privately) and depending on his test scores he could qualify for services and/or accommodations to address the writing issues.

Our DS has dysgraphia along with visually based dyslexia. The best thing we did was start early to teach him how to type. Read Write Type has a fantastic program for that age which teaches phonics along with typing by using interesting stories and activities. We purchased a set which includes the typing CD, the Word Qwerty CD (to practice sight words and non phonetically regular spelling patterns), another CD with some printable storybooks/materials and progress assessment activities, and an audio CD of about 20 short songs to reinforce spelling patterns. The entire set was about $100 and my son loved it. I think he got more out of that than tutoring (which for us got to be very expensive).

"Sensory issues" covers such a huge range of symptoms that you need to be more specific. Two of my kids have motor planning/coordination issues that make using scissors and writing tools more difficult. Is that what you're talking about?

Can mild sensory issues cause writing difficulty? Looking for your experiences with this. DS has always had some sensory issues, never diagnosed with anything, but now is struggling with writing in second grade, not just handwriting but the writing process including capital letter and punctuation issues, structuring stories, planning, spelling in the course of writing, etc. ( he can spell words for a spelling test just fine and can read fine as well). Thanks for your anecdotes.