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joann10
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Posted: Sept 01 2014 at 10:14am | IP Logged Quote joann10
How much copywork is suitable for a struggling 9 year old ds?
He has a tough time writing and is very frustrated when it comes to copywork. (Of course, dd-8 does the same work and it is perfect and she is done in minutes) DS sits and sits staring at it for a while and then does a very sloppy job at the work and then cries for a bit.
We are using an old copy of Language Arts Through Literature Yellow (3rd grade) so the copywork is an important part of the week.
His reading is wonderful, but it seems physically hard for him to write.
Any ideas to help him?
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Posted: Sept 01 2014 at 12:15pm | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker
I have had 3 boys like this. I always start with a timer. 5 minutes at first. Quality not quantity. After 5 minutes if they've only written a couple of words but they are written to the best of the child's ability, that's okay. I've found, that the timer makes it much less stressful because the child knows he only has to work at this for a limited amount of time.   After a while, when he seems comfortable with the 5 min. time allotment, add a few more minutes. I would think, at 9 years old, 15 minutes of quality work is enough per day.

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