Is it too late to get a dysgraphia assessment. If he could get accommodations to the pretty bit. Ds7 has a teacher who likes posters to have all the background filled in - it drives me crazy but I assume it is for tbe kids who are arty but not academic. It is also the only thing about her class that annoys me.
For your son - can you see some other work? I think it is a fair to allocate 1 point out of 5 to apprearance but 2 and especially 3 is too much. I would be worried if pretty with mistakes in content was getting the same as great content but not pretty.
