My son is 5year,he is struggling in schooland he has poor fine motor ,poor coordination,needs one on onehow ca

Question

how can i improve his writing ability,his cognitive ability ,his attention.how can i know what kind of school he needs.he is not a special need child he is just premature

Answer 1

First, ask the school for an evaluation. They should check hearing, vision, and assess him to see if he is near the same level as his peers. Each child grows at his or her own rate, of course, but if a child is really behind the others, then special help can be given to help them "catch up"  I have worked with many preschool and kindergarten students who just needed extra help. It's better to get this help when they are very young and it can have the most impact.

Most of the time, premature children do "lag" behind the others in terms of development but they often catch right up by the time they are grown. However, some kids do need extra, specialized help, and it's best to get it to them before they start failing at school.

Answer 2

It sounds like he may in fact need some special services.  Have you had him evaluated by a doctor or gone through a child study process at his school?  That is the intial step that I  would take.  In general if a child requires one-on-one support to succeed educationally then it usually means he has some special needs.  An evaluation can be done by school personnel that can at a minimum provide you with some suggestions at home to help him improve fine motor skills, and physical skills.  They can also provide information on ways in which both you and his classroom teacher can help him (if it is a supportive school system that tries to meet the needs of all students whether they have an IEP or not).  If nothing elses I would talk to your physician about these issues and see if there is some medical reason for the problems.  Even if he was a premature baby he should at this age have moved beyond some of those early issues associated with premmies, unless there is some other underlying issue.  Hope this helps.

Answer 3

he should probably be assesed. when i was doing research for a childcare course I found some stuff about prem babies. Look at how he is developing according to his corrected age (age he would have been if not born prem) instead of his actual age (age measured by his birthdate).

The conditions of the birth and the treatment he recieved afterwards may also play a role (for example was he on oxegyn, fed with a tube, etc)

I know he is quite young but you could also try a tutor if you are concerned.

Answer 4

I used to work with kids around that age in a daycare setting. My best advice to you is to first reach out to the school to get your son an evaluation. This will help them figure out what exactly is going on. If that does not work try and get his pediatrician involved and have them give you a referrel to a specialist. PLease just try all areas before letting anyone try and give him meds. It seems that doctors are very quick to do that these days. Now once you have tried all other things, then i would think about but just keep the pills as a last resort. If he was premature he will be a bit behind but im sure he will catch up with some help! Good luck to you and your son! try this site for some suggestions

www.webmd.com

Answer 5

I know who you feel.  I have 6 yr. old twins boys, both w/ADHD.  They were always kind of wild and had trouble sitting still.  At first we just thought it was because of having two boys.  But in PK things just got worse, and the teacher was of no help and really could have cared less.  But in K they have a wonderful teacher who has special ed experience.  We took our sons to a naturalist doctor.  We wanted prescription drugs to be out last resort.  This doctor first tested their hair, blood and urine to see if they were allergic to anything or if their levels were off.  While we were waiting for the test results he had us do a "sugar busters" diet.  So they whole family gave up sugar to see if it made a difference (this was the week of Halloween).  And boy what a difference sugar does make.  But check out a sugar busters book before you try it, because there are so many different forms of sugar and starch turns to sugar in your body.  Also we found out a lot when the test results came in  the boys take natural supplements esp. amino acids and what a difference it makes.  I'm not saying that we still don't have trouble but how life has improved.

One of my sons does get speech therapy and OT through the school.  Which is ok but private therapy is the best.  The fine motor skills and speech are so much better.

It also makes a huge difference to have a teacher who is knowledgable and willing to help you out.

I wouldn't do meds.  Try a naturalistic doctor first if you can.  And I usually don't buy into that kind of stuff.  But our doc is also an MD so I trust him.  

When is your son's b-day?  If it's in the summer maybe he just needs to be in the next class.  That helps esp. w/boys.

I'm also a teacher so I know what is expected and if my boys are able to handle it.  And so far they are right on track.

Answer 6

Why not take the lad out of the school system and give him care and attention that he desperately needs at home?.  if you are a stay at home mother, he will be DELIGHTED to be at home with his loving and caring mother.

I have homeschooled several of our 5 kids and never regretted a moment of the "lost income" that I could have made as a teacher in the schools.

Even if you have no training as a teacher, there is a lot of help available for teaching reading and writing.  There is no mystery to teaching and learning.  I urge you to give it a try, or at least, take him out of Kindergarten, and wait until next year.  He may be fine then.