Q: Why does my child struggle with writing and homework assignments despite his/her proficiency with oral communication?
A: If a child is able to formulate ideas and express them orally, he/she is strong in regards to auditory skills. However, his/her sensory-motor and visual abilities are weaker. Contemporary families overemphasize auditory skills by frequently playing computer games, listening to nursery rhymes and stories, playing instruments like piano or violin, or watching television. However, sensory-motor and visual abilities are weakened because of the lack of a safe environment and space to practice and thus result in the inability to develop such skills. Thus, children are unable to work on writing and homework assignments properly, and lose interest in such activities. Without addressing these fundamental issues first, attempts at improving homework assignments and writing will be inefficient, taking twice the effort to produce only half the result.