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That's great, ultramarina!

My DS7 doesn't have issues writing letters. He's been a fluent and neat writer since he was 2. However, he doesn't like writing. He complained that he doesn't know what to write. Since he was in K, the teacher had pushed him to write more complex sentences than just simple 3 word sentences, because the teacher knew he could do more. He improved somewhat at the end of the year but still not great.

The 1st grade teacher continues to encourage him to write more. The latest effort is to have him write something about a country or a US state (since he loves geography). He'll do research about the location and write about his findings. Since it's something that he is interested in, he may be able to write more complex contents.