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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 555879" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It is entirely possible to have dysgraphia and be in honors english. I did it as did Wiz. I would suggest reading about dysgraphia and looking for ways to help that can be done fairly easily at first. Your son may have MUCH better luck getting his ideas out if he uses the computer to write rather than pen and paper. If this is the case, then ALL his assignments can be finished on the computer. </p><p></p><p>I don't fully agree that he may not need interventions. Just because he has coping methods doesn't mean that they are functional coping methods. Clearly there is SOME problem. It may be that Honors English is the first time the class has been challenging enough for him to start to struggle, or it is the first time that his coping methods are unable to handle the problems. Fnding better coping methods is what is needed, and that will require some work on everyone's part.</p><p></p><p>I would send a letter to the school asking them to test him for all learning disabilities. The drop in his grade in English should be enough to justify it, and if they say no then I would either fight it or I would get private testing done. I would also do some research into learnng disabilities especially dysgraphia (a problem with writing - it is a problem in the brain AND in the hands). Look for things that will help and if you can provide them for him. Sometimes finding the right pencil grip can make a difference, esp if his hand hurts when he writes. Getting the school to either let him use the classroom computer or provide a laptop that he can use or let him type the assignments and turn them in the next day will likely be super helpful. Classes or computer games that teach him keyboarding will also help if he isn't able t type yet. Occupational Therapist (OT) exercises to stretch and strengthen his writing hand are also helpful. Getting a diagnosis will help, but more important are the ways you find to address the problems.</p><p></p><p>If some of the problem is in structuring essays or papers, find out what method worked in previous grades. Using index cards, or outlines or storyboards, or whatever he used successfully in the past but has not been using can also be a big help. An editing checklist and having you or husband read his assignments and look for errors before he turns it in might also help. I can help you find various editing checklists, etc... if you want. Just be sure that you only identify the mistake and he corrects it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 555879, member: 1233"] It is entirely possible to have dysgraphia and be in honors english. I did it as did Wiz. I would suggest reading about dysgraphia and looking for ways to help that can be done fairly easily at first. Your son may have MUCH better luck getting his ideas out if he uses the computer to write rather than pen and paper. If this is the case, then ALL his assignments can be finished on the computer. I don't fully agree that he may not need interventions. Just because he has coping methods doesn't mean that they are functional coping methods. Clearly there is SOME problem. It may be that Honors English is the first time the class has been challenging enough for him to start to struggle, or it is the first time that his coping methods are unable to handle the problems. Fnding better coping methods is what is needed, and that will require some work on everyone's part. I would send a letter to the school asking them to test him for all learning disabilities. The drop in his grade in English should be enough to justify it, and if they say no then I would either fight it or I would get private testing done. I would also do some research into learnng disabilities especially dysgraphia (a problem with writing - it is a problem in the brain AND in the hands). Look for things that will help and if you can provide them for him. Sometimes finding the right pencil grip can make a difference, esp if his hand hurts when he writes. Getting the school to either let him use the classroom computer or provide a laptop that he can use or let him type the assignments and turn them in the next day will likely be super helpful. Classes or computer games that teach him keyboarding will also help if he isn't able t type yet. Occupational Therapist (OT) exercises to stretch and strengthen his writing hand are also helpful. Getting a diagnosis will help, but more important are the ways you find to address the problems. If some of the problem is in structuring essays or papers, find out what method worked in previous grades. Using index cards, or outlines or storyboards, or whatever he used successfully in the past but has not been using can also be a big help. An editing checklist and having you or husband read his assignments and look for errors before he turns it in might also help. I can help you find various editing checklists, etc... if you want. Just be sure that you only identify the mistake and he corrects it. [/QUOTE]
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