Hi, any advice would be welcome here. My six year old is in yr two and have just discovered he's having to have extra help in writing (which his teacher says is poor) and numeracy, where he has some gaps in knowledge. He says he hates both and I find it hard to motivate him. But on the other hand he's the top of the class in reading - on lime/grey books. I've always thought that the reading meant he was bright so didn't worry too much about other stuff so was bit shocked to discover problems in other areas. I'd also thought that boys always weren't so good at writing, as their fine motor skills developed later, and that I didn't need to worry that he is slow to write and its untidy. He has SATS next term and while I hate the whole Sats thing I obviously don't want him to do worse than others. Should I be doing more with him at home? Don't want to stress him though - he's a real sensitive soul and daydreamer and needs lots of down time after school.
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