It seems the problem is his handwriting (I know she doesn't like- she fore
ver dings him on it.) and his actual writing. As in writing a paper or writing the daily sentences that they do. They get 2 sentences a day and then are tested on 3 of them on Friday. The answers are given to them (which 3 will be chosen) and his scores on that jump around a lot.
Other then sitting him down to write sentences (which would be 100% pure torture to him) I don't have the slightest idea how to fix this. Any suggestions?
Other then sitting him down to write sentences (which would be 100% pure torture to him) I don't have the slightest idea how to fix this. Any suggestions?
Definitely not a 2nd grade teacher, here, but I wanted to suggest writing prompts and a writing desk just for little A. Maybe if he had a special, little desk ALL his own, with neat writing things (cool pens/pencils in a neat cup holder, different kinds of papers, his own super special writing journal, etc.) maybe he'd feel like a special little author or something. He could sit down there and do a fun writing prompt in his super special writing journal each night. He can get a new writing prompt each day and then share it with you when he's done (you can find 'em all over the Internet...I just did a quick look for you on Pinterest, but the kids are begging me for attention and I wanted to get this reply in quick). The more practice he gets and the less pressure he feels about doing it 100% perfectly, the more he'll want to write and the better he'll get.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Jude practices something at school called "handwriting without tears," and it's working like a gem. It's pressure-free and J-man is doing really well. He makes a mistake and he learns from it and doesn't do it again. Check out their stuff at: http://www.hwtears.com/hwt
I hope you guys are all having a better day. Hang in there, kitten!
Thank you Chubby! Your the only person to offer answer other than writing sentences. LOL I found the without tears website with the help of google and printed some stuff the other day when I was freaking out. I ended up having to go to work due to my coworker's son having a fever on Monday so I couldn't work with him. DH worked with him on his writing and apparently he can write decent. He is just rushing which is what is making it so messy. (umm I do the same thing though haha)
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