I would watch his written expression. The signs to watch for: If he is having difficulties with putting his thoughts down on the paper, is stopped by his difficulties with spelling, organization of his sentences and paragraphs are poor or not progressing as you feel they should and he becomes increasingly frustrated by writing, I would say you have some red flags.

If you are seeing these red flags, I would suggest that you bring it to the attention to the teacher so she can keep an eye on it. If it continues to be something you are concerned with ask that the Special services evaluate your child for a learning disability.

There is often a misconception that if a child does well in a subject in school he or she cannot have a learning disability. There are many children that struggle with one or more areas.

Some questions to ask yourself:

Does your son make less spelling errors when typing his work?

Does your son have more detailed sentences or stories when dictating to you?

Does anyone else in your family (husband or your immediate family)?

Some helpful tools:

Have a list of frequently misspelled words. You can purchase one from a teacher store or download one from the internet.

Thematic Word Wall

Personal Words that is often misspelled.

Purchase a handheld spell check dictionary for your son. Children’s Oxford Dictionary & Spell Checker

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