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    We will keep an eye on it and I'm also collecting samples of work to see if I can see an improvement over the next couple of months. It is hard to tell if things wishfully changing in my own head but when I lay stuff next to each other from the last year, I don't see any difference.

    He has memorized all of his addition facts to 20, can skip count and is beginning to multiply without instruction. But he can't subtract to save his life- he always turns it into an addition problem. Like 15-8 became 8+_=15 yesterday. I figured this was a weird quirk. Is this something you see in your son?

    I will begin teaching him to type. I have fought this because I didn't want him to become reliant on typing and not learn how to write just because it was hard for him. But it seems like maybe his frustration is keeping him from getting other important lessons.

    They don't come all wrapped up in a neat package do they?

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    I also have a ds with a writing problem, but he has not been diagnosed as having dysgraphia. He seems to just have a fine motor delay. He also hates to write with a pencil/pen/etc. because it's difficult. (He wears velcro shoes, pull-up pants, and has difficulty handling a knife and fork too.) He is not movtivated to write (or wear other clothes, etc.) He's been to OT for more than a year, plus OT instruction in school. He is now going in to 4th grade, and we've finally thrown in the towel. We have to get past the act of writing so he can actually learn to write (in the creative sense). He's been practicing typing on and off for a few years, so he's pretty good at it(he types at about twice the rate he can print or write in cursive). This year in school he will have a portable keyboard (alphasmart).

    My ds does not qualify for an IEP (since there's no dysgraphia), but he does have a 504 plan. For that, all you need is a diagnosis from a doctor (ds's says he has a graphomotor impairment) and show that the disability is causing him difficulty in school. '

    Teaching your child to type is an investment in hsi future. Even if miraculously he can write well tomorrow, typing is still a good thing to know. Start with this web site to work on it. You can always buy another program later if you want.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

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    CAMom. I would not make too much of the subtraction facts. Dh is dyslexic (and very gifted) and he also has a super hard time with subtraction. But honestly, being a math teacher, I would say that it is very common for many students to be much better and faster at addition/multiplication than subtraction.

    I think it is important to keep a close tab on him and see whether he can keep up. If, after helping him out, he still is not catching up to his peers in just that area, then it might be time to start searching for specialists.

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    Originally Posted by CAMom
    They don't come all wrapped up in a neat package do they?

    Yeah, they don't, but you're doing a great job figuring this one out! Hugs!! smile

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