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My DS7 has the penmanship of a typical 7 yo. His fne motor skills are about the only thing that is age appropriate to his development. We've addressed this with the school in two ways. Anything that is longer than a paragraph he is allowed to type. When he is taking tests, he is given additional time because he writes slowly. The teachers also have the option of giving him his tests orally.

It doesn't make sense to hold a kid back because of motor skills.