Thank you so much Polar Bear! So much good stuff in there.
Yes, the psych is saying both that he doesn't quite qualify (she said if he had scored 1 pt lower, she would qualify him based on visual motor integration, mixed dominance and weak, shaky motor control of hands but didn't write it in the report.) and that he isn't below grade level anyway so it doesn't matter.
From the report:
Beery Developmental test of Motor Integration:
___achieved a standard score of 82 , which is just below the average range for his chronological age. Overall motor output was shaky and occasionally inaccuracies were made in the details of designs. Poor planning and overall organization difficulties were noted.
Developmental Test of Motor Coordination
This test requires the student to copy sets of designs within a designated space. Fine motor control is measured while the student is allowed five minutes to complete all 30 designs.___was able to complete all 30 designs within the five minute period. He scored a standard score of 81, which placed him in the below average range for his age. His ability to stabilize his motor control was inconsistent, resulting in several errors outside of the designed parameters.
A bunch of other tests in the average or low average range, including several in the 30th percentile.
Followed by:
At this time, ___s writing skills do not fall substantially below those similarly aged peers. It also does not appear to significantly interfere with his achievement or written expression at this time.
Poor handwriting alone is not enough to diagnose impairment in written expression. It appears that ___s fine motor control is not well developed enough to exhibit good motor control and speed when given paper to pencil tasks. However, he appears able to compensate for this weakness when given a computer to type out the information or given additional time. His overall motor coordination is within the expected realm for his chronological age both in motor coordination, finger dexterity and strength.
As for homeschooling, we spend about 30 min a day on typing and handwriting stuff. I will say that his typing has gotten significantly better now that he is playing Minecraft :-) The rest of our daily work is definitely at his level academically and is sufficiently challenging. I make modifications like- I copy the math problems from the book (AoPS) to the paper, then he works on the paper. He does a lot of math work on a whiteboard or online as well. I try to sneak in fine motor stuff that is fun, like learning to knot friendship bracelets, tie fishing knots or make fuse bead stuff for friends.
