My son is 6. He is in the third week of first grade.

He has been kicking and screaming and not wanting to go to school for the last week or so. I was very concerned because he loved school last year. His teacher today told me that his behavior at school is perfect, but he has had to miss out on some recess time to finish his writing.

His teacher last year, and this one this year have both told me that he seems to process things quite slow (when asked to answer verbally, and especially when writing). He does very well, once the work is done, just has trouble getting it done.

I am really worried about him missing recess to finish his work. I don't want him to think he is "bad" for not getting the work done fast enough for something he can't control (his processing speed).

I am at a complete loss as to what to do. At least if it was a behavior issue, I could do something, but I can't magically change his processing speed.

Can anyone give me some kind of ideas what to do??