Instead of a specific school principal, it may be better to call your School District office and ask to speak to whomever handles their "early identification" evaluations. It may be the District Special Education Director. (In most communities, individual schools handle their own students, but since your child isn't attending yet, he would be covered by the District's policy.)

yes i think thats a good idea..i should talk to principal of the school for the evaluation program ..thanks for your advice..

I would request that the public school district do an OT/PT (occupational therapy/physical therapy) evaluation under their "early identification Child Find" program, as soon as possible. Your son's reluctance to write, and unusual grip, would be best addressed now through individualized attention/remediation, rather than waiting until kindergarten.

yes .he holds the pencil very unusual way.i tried to teach him to hold it the way it should be , but no luck .ten i let him hold the way he wants but when i ask him to write an alphabet he does not show any interest..

When he draws, does your son hold a pencil correctly, or does he have an unusual grip? How are his cutting skills when using scissors? It's still very odd that your son doesn't even show a desire to write a single letter of his own name. It would still be worth asking your pediatrician, because his inability to sit for very long is also likely to be a problem in kindergarten...

I would encourage your son to practice the letter shapes, anyway, even if he's "printing" on a cookie sheet that's covered with shaving cream, or a layer of salt, because sometimes kids like the texture/feel, and they can still be learning how the letters are formed.

he likes to draw faces and does that quite well but when i ask him to write alphabets he simply refuses ..his eye sight ,hearing everything is fine .i think he just dont sit for a long time ..he can read all the alphabets and numbers but cant write..i did not send him to preschool ..

My daughter knew her alphabet, numbers, shapes etc. b4 kindergarten but was reluctant to write. She started a bit in pre k but really caught on in kindergarten.

Start with your child's name. Have them put their name on their drawings or label their books. Kids like having things that are theirs so buy some sticky labels and have them put it on all of their things. Then you can get them to do other family members or pets. Let them go label crazy. Play a game where you ask them to find all the blue things in your house and mark them with a B. Buy dry erase markers and let them write a message on the window for people outside. Make writing fun and start slowly. Don't worry too much. Every kid eventually learns how to write.

akinagrandma, are you related to noshfkhan, the person who asked the original question? You speak about a girl, but the original poster asked about her son...Did you post in the wrong discussion by mistake?

Thanks that a great ideal.

No,she doesn't have any medical issues but she loves to talk an thats one thing im working on now is with her mouth.Her hand skills,alphabets,shapes and colors or find.

Thank you i live in Desoto county the best school is also a concern.

Thank you thats a start.

Hey everyone, my mother is an interpreting and she is learning a lot of thing from teacher. Its best for you to use large black mark and write ABC's and NUM. Lets children to use color or pencil to write to follow on big mark on A B C... or 1 2 3... to practice everyday until they are ready to write on without black mark. Its really help my kids a lot and they are successful.

What I can advise you, is to start teaching your child before he starts Kindergarten. There are a lot of teaching materials you can buy at the stores for him, right for his level and age. Start teaching him the alphabet letters and their sounds little by little and also introduce the numbers. At stores like Walmart you can find flash cards with pictures of animals, letters and numbers.

I would talk to the teacher (if the child is in kindergarden now) and see how they're doing in class. THen go to the local school store and purchase writing books for his skill set and find out

If the problem was simply that your son wasn't exposed to much reading/seeing his letters, you can certainly buy workbooks at local teacher's stores and even places like Walmart, and spend time with your son every day, but you sound like a concerned parent who has tried to expose your son to language, he's just not grasping it as well as other children.

Most kids leaving preschool can at least print their own name. Does your child currently attend preschool? What do his teachers say, regarding his abilities? Does he know the letters of the alphabet, but have physical difficulty holding a pencil and writing? How does he do with other hand-tasks, like assembling legos? Does he color okay, or just not like to sit still? Does he do large-motor tasks, like hitting a baseball off a batting tee, without problem?

What you should first do is talk to your son's pediatrician about your concerns. Your son also needs comprehensive eye and hearing exams, not just a screening. If no obvious problems are found by the doctors, then I would request that the public school district do a speech/language and OT/PT (occupational therapy/physical therapy) evaluation.

You might also like to join the Kindergarten Parents group at community.greatschools.net/groups/11535 to learn more about kindergarten expectations.