Writing Woes

Teacher Cristy talked to me yesterday. She asked me if Griffin practices writing at home and I said no. Griffin doesn't really like writing because I think he has a hard time, forming letters. I bought writing books for him but it's hard to convince him to write. His teacher says he still has a hard time writing. He actually does his work really quickly but when it comes to writing he's kind of slow.

His other classmates are now writing both their first name and last name but Griffin tells the teacher if he can just do his first name because his surname is so long. When his classmates finish ahead of him, he tells them, "Hey guys, wait for me". He doesn't show frustration though, even if he does have difficulty writing, according to his teacher. She now gives him extra writing work in school to practice him. She's afraid he might have a difficult time when he goes to big school next year.

After the talk with his teacher, I told Griffin that he must practice writing his name everyday. I let him write his full name 2 times everyday. So far, he writes when I tell him to. He also has a problem writing some numbers as he writes them in reverse. I'm really hoping he gets better at writing soon.