Anonymous wrote:How exactly should a first grader be writing? Should sentences be logically connected and spelling pretty good?

No.

How exactly should a first grader be writing? Should sentences be logically connected and spelling pretty good?

Find some books for his age range that are FUN to read. For example, when he is ready feed him the Wizard of Oz books. Most people don't know that the are a long series, not just the Wizard of Oz itself. Mystery books, westerns, whatever he likes. The liking part is key.
I had a reading deficiency in early elementary school, found books I liked and became a lifetime reading fan. I ended up with an 800 on the College Board English achievement test, and National Merit finalist, and a top of the Ivy League English major.

Anonymous wrote:Here is a good resource for reading list for each grade. This is the MINIMUM that they should read.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/elementary-schools/t-w/travilahes/uploadedfiles/mediacenter/summerreadinglistbylevel-2.pdf

Ugh. Those leveled readers are crap. I looked at the book a level A student should be able to read in mid year kindergarten. It has spelling patterns that have never been taught and probably won’t be taught at all in kindergarten.

Here is a good resource for reading list for each grade. This is the MINIMUM that they should read.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/elementary-schools/t-w/travilahes/uploadedfiles/mediacenter/summerreadinglistbylevel-2.pdf

Anonymous wrote:If you are looking for a workbooks to help him with writing, I recommend the Spectrum Writing 1st grade book.

https://a.co/d/37TlWsq

These are quite good for students. (As well for parents who do not know where to begin teaching).

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to sit and wait. I’m concerned. His dad has dyslexia and sitting and waiting for things to improve never helped him. -OP

Good for you, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is not going to sit and wait for her son to reach developmental milestones at the correct time for his age.

Shame on you oP you're going to ruin that poor boy's confidence and probably his life.

Oh yes, the boy's life will be ruined because his mom is trying to get him help!

She is pushing him to achieve milestones that are beyond his years. That never ends well.

Not really. The quality of K-12 education in US is really low. US standards are not world standards. If OP is an educated mother, it should be a source of concern to her if her children are not ahead of the curve.

If you do not have an understanding of what the standards and curriculum should be, then please refer to E D Hirsch's seies of books from pre-K to 6th grade. https://www.amazon.com/dp/038531843X/ref=mes-dp

Also https://www.amazon.com/Books-Build-Grade-Grade-Knowledge/dp/0385316402/

And this is an American educationist who is concerned about falling standards in American education.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is not going to sit and wait for her son to reach developmental milestones at the correct time for his age.

Shame on you oP you're going to ruin that poor boy's confidence and probably his life.

Oh yes, the boy's life will be ruined because his mom is trying to get him help!

She is pushing him to achieve milestones that are beyond his years. That never ends well.

Anonymous wrote:OP is not going to sit and wait for her son to reach developmental milestones at the correct time for his age.

Shame on you oP you're going to ruin that poor boy's confidence and probably his life.

Oh yes, the boy's life will be ruined because his mom is trying to get him help!

OP is not going to sit and wait for her son to reach developmental milestones at the correct time for his age.

Shame on you oP you're going to ruin that poor boy's confidence and probably his life.

I means “approaching grade level.” So NOT in grade level but below.