Colinsmum,
Not offended at all. You had good points, and your post gave me hope. smile

polarbear,
We had to grade-skip. Preschool was a disaster. Grade-skipping a boy, especially a boy with fine-motor problems, is a tricky thing at best. If we could have stayed with his age-peers and received academic accommodation, we would have.

I love all your ideas. A lot of Kindergarten is writing, but they aren't expected to do paragraphs yet, so I'll have to keep your suggestions in mind for next year. His teacher is convinced that he will overcome this, and she is putting in effort to that end.

My son is learning the value of hard work, and the importance of judging yourself based on progress, not perfection. Good lessons.