Thanks, puffin. I've taken writing pretty much out of the equation for now. He is still doing the writing prompts but I'm the scribe. He writes great sentences without a pencil in his hand! I think we'll stick with this for a while while we adjust to homeschooling.
Dubsyd, I'm not sure what age dysgraphia can be diagnosed. My DS had just turned 7 when we got the diagnosis. As I've learned, dysgraphia has many layers. For DS7, he simply does not have the skills to write as well as he thinks-he cannot form the letters properly, spell words correctly and ceases to use basic punctuation. This difficulty led to serious resistance and frustration. DS wanted to go a good job but he couldn't.
That's just my personal experience. Polarbear and aeh will have a wealth of knowledge for you.
