Use the method of approval. Stand near the laggard. Encourage him with
happy remarks about what he has already done soon after he begins. Give
him the benefit of your support throughout his work.
If he slouches over his work, find the _cause_ before trying to remedy
the result. At the next intermission determine whether or not his desk
is the correct height for him. Let another pupil his size see if it
seems right. Give James a simple test to find out whether he can see his
writing when sitting straight. If holding the pen bothers him, use the
Montessori method for establishing its correct manipulation.