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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 521419" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Well, now... another set of challenges that can come from multiple sources... (oh joy).</p><p>Like - sure, it could be something like dyslexia. But... it could also be neuro-motor. You don't get to choose (unfortunately), but neuro-motor is easier to deal with, because it affects writing but NOT reading.</p><p></p><p>At 4, they are expecting him to be writing letters with pencil and paper? Ya, I know, some kids do. But... some kids don't/can't/won't for a variety of reasons. Some resources we had access to told us (when difficult child was much older than V!) to go BACK to basic motor training... instead of pencil and paper, write in foot-high letters... in the sandbox, or with water and a brush on the pavement, or paintbrush and poster paint... BIG. Give him letter shapes that size to trace over and to copy... work on BIG, not small. With 4-6 inch letters, have him trace with his fist (as though holding a crayon in his fist)... not with a pencil-grip.</p><p></p><p>You don't have to learn to write, to learn to read. (really) See if your library has a book called something like "Teaching your Baby to Read"... they claim that kids can learn to read in parallel with learning to speak - techniques in that book might help V. (NOT based on writing AT ALL)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 521419, member: 11791"] Well, now... another set of challenges that can come from multiple sources... (oh joy). Like - sure, it could be something like dyslexia. But... it could also be neuro-motor. You don't get to choose (unfortunately), but neuro-motor is easier to deal with, because it affects writing but NOT reading. At 4, they are expecting him to be writing letters with pencil and paper? Ya, I know, some kids do. But... some kids don't/can't/won't for a variety of reasons. Some resources we had access to told us (when difficult child was much older than V!) to go BACK to basic motor training... instead of pencil and paper, write in foot-high letters... in the sandbox, or with water and a brush on the pavement, or paintbrush and poster paint... BIG. Give him letter shapes that size to trace over and to copy... work on BIG, not small. With 4-6 inch letters, have him trace with his fist (as though holding a crayon in his fist)... not with a pencil-grip. You don't have to learn to write, to learn to read. (really) See if your library has a book called something like "Teaching your Baby to Read"... they claim that kids can learn to read in parallel with learning to speak - techniques in that book might help V. (NOT based on writing AT ALL) [/QUOTE]
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