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<blockquote data-quote="apesfordana" data-source="post: 478707" data-attributes="member: 13077"><p>My son will either color in very small tight strokes or large scribbles - so the teacher says he's too slow. She tries to get him to color bigger, but in the lines. She asked that I work on excersizes by putting a dot on each side of a piece of paper & having him color between the dots to learn that he can get more done with bigger strokes.</p><p></p><p>He doesn't dig bike riding and he isn't huge with utensils or building - so I've always felt that he was slower with fine motor skills. We've had him play with playdoh a lot to build up his muscles - that has helped a ton with holding & using utensils & pens/pencils/markers. </p><p></p><p>He's good with scissors, drawing lines & circling objects. He isn't great with throwing or catching balls, and does his darndest to pump on the swing but can't quite get it all going. </p><p></p><p>I've always tried to push getting him in tumbling or karate - something to get extra practice & focus on coordination. But sounds like Occupational Therapist (OT) may be more necessary just in case getting him in to something like that would put punctuation on how behind he may be against other kids???</p><p></p><p>Also, the one on one thing is a little difficult, because the approach in the room focuses on individual learning for part of the day - because they feel it is an important skill. The kids are in desks facing the wall along the parameter of the room with walls between each of them. They are only in these spots for a little while each day - there is also a table in the middle of the room & a carpet for group reading/activities. The approach there is to find different situations where the kids do struggle - to expose the kids to different styles of learning and address issues now - in pre-k. I LOVE the set up & clearly it has helped us to expose some issues. But I worry about going from this really cool school that we've found to the public school world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="apesfordana, post: 478707, member: 13077"] My son will either color in very small tight strokes or large scribbles - so the teacher says he's too slow. She tries to get him to color bigger, but in the lines. She asked that I work on excersizes by putting a dot on each side of a piece of paper & having him color between the dots to learn that he can get more done with bigger strokes. He doesn't dig bike riding and he isn't huge with utensils or building - so I've always felt that he was slower with fine motor skills. We've had him play with playdoh a lot to build up his muscles - that has helped a ton with holding & using utensils & pens/pencils/markers. He's good with scissors, drawing lines & circling objects. He isn't great with throwing or catching balls, and does his darndest to pump on the swing but can't quite get it all going. I've always tried to push getting him in tumbling or karate - something to get extra practice & focus on coordination. But sounds like Occupational Therapist (OT) may be more necessary just in case getting him in to something like that would put punctuation on how behind he may be against other kids??? Also, the one on one thing is a little difficult, because the approach in the room focuses on individual learning for part of the day - because they feel it is an important skill. The kids are in desks facing the wall along the parameter of the room with walls between each of them. They are only in these spots for a little while each day - there is also a table in the middle of the room & a carpet for group reading/activities. The approach there is to find different situations where the kids do struggle - to expose the kids to different styles of learning and address issues now - in pre-k. I LOVE the set up & clearly it has helped us to expose some issues. But I worry about going from this really cool school that we've found to the public school world. [/QUOTE]
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