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Oct 04, 2011, 05:19 PM
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I posted this in another forum, but wanted to post here too to see if anyone could help:
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??   
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Oct 04, 2011, 06:41 PM
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It is common for young children at your sons age to be writing at a slow speed, so don't worry, I kept 5 students in today (Same age as your son) for not finishing their work, they seem to talk more than work, if you are worried about your sons education sometimes you can get him to recieve extra support, speaking with the school may help you with that, but I wouldn't worry so much if I was you, but I reccomend you talk to teachers about getting him extra suupport if he is struggling.
Sometimes young children find it scary going up a year so they would react in a way that people around them are noticing them. Does your son have any learning dissabilities? I guess you won't realise until he is atleast 10. |
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Oct 04, 2011, 09:12 PM
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His problem is not a talking instead of working issue. His processing speed has been slower since he started preschool. He was actually assessed for special ed in preschool, but was 1/2 point too high. his biggest issue - slow processing. He does not have any kind of diagnosis
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