To learn writing

Husband worries about how Spencer would learn his ABC and 123. He has problem on concentration and it is a problem to almost all the members of my husband's family. What we concern is how to persuade Spencer to learn. He's smart on learning by touching. He knew how to put the screws in the right positions after seeing daddy to fix the safety gate one time. My son is also good at copying what we do and what we say. Teachers in school noticed that he is pretty good at picking up small stuff and playing constructive toys. He is a great helper in school; he helps to put away other kids' blankets and he helps out to clean the tables after lunch.

Today, when we are on the way to pick up Spencer, my husband said to me that he would like to start teaching him writing numbers. He would like to show him how to write and hopefully he will follow. So, after dinner time, we started our writing project. I pulled out paper and pens. Daddy showed him how to write a number 1. At the beginning, Spencer was not cooperative. He kept saying that he did not know how. Instead of drawing a vertical straight line, he drew a horizontal one. Daddy got mad after continuously showing Spencer how to draw a "1". He complained to me that Spencer's not concentrating. I took him to put him on my laps, holding his right hand to teach him how to write a "1". He was so happy and asked me to help him more. I gradually reduced the control on his hand, just slightly supported his hand and guided him to draw the line from top to bottom. Spencer was so happy to see that he could do that by himself. I think that my son may be slower in learning on that particular skills and he definitely need a lot of encouragement and patience. But, my husband is not good at providing that. I feel that there are more weights added on my shoulders.