hmmmm DD8 has an issue with the writing and it has become to focus of her refusal to go along with the class.
I had no idea that 1st was such a big year for that...her 1st grade teacher was totally useless for her, so that might be part of it...and I think she has some perfectionism. AND...it doesn't help that she reads at a much higher level. I think she thinks she should be writing like what she reads and it frustrates her, but I don't actually know.
I'd really welcome some ideas on how to figure out what part of this is the real problem so I could make suggestions to the teacher...
She likes to draw and has indicated she would prefer writing on her own topic for classroom journaling instead of what the teacher says. In class, she seems to have a hard time getting started then it goes downhill the more the teacher pushes her. Then the work comes home where she might put up a little resistance, but it usually gets done with little pain. She usually does perfectly on the daily proof reading and editing exercises they do. She doesn't seem to mind making birthday cards for her friends or writing notes. She has produced writing plenty of times on her own, poems and a short story. It's such an issue at school that I have been afraid to make her practice more at home. I don't want her to dislike home the way she does school...
Her problem is not ability to write, creatively or correctly. I don't think it's a motor issue either, as her craft skills are quite good. Maybe its an organizational issue or a processing one? Or is it a rebellion against writing 5 sentances in 10 minutes because they would be "simple" sentances? Like she is unable to make herself do work she considers "too easy"?
