I"ve had a really bad day ... I probably shouldn't even post...but this just burns me up. Hold a kid back from reading b/c of writing? My friend, who is a teacher in our district, said that for the first time ever, the number of kids who need math remediation for exceeds those that need reading instruction. Why? Because of all the writing in math. So kids, especially ESL kids who previously excelled at math when it was about numbers, now have issues b/c of so much verbiage and writing involved.
Why can't the teacher simply TALK to your DS about what he's reading? SO kill his love of reading so that he can practice handwriting. Hold him back in math so he can practice writing.
I would definitely follow up on the "he doesn't seem motivated to learn" angle as she'll likely be more receptive to that.
Sigh....I just don't get it. I'll see if my teacher friend can give me sound reasoning for holding a kid back in reading and math due to handwriting.
