Seeing as how he hits well from the bench but not standing or kneeling means is position is poor standing or kneeling. He needs to be tight and locked, not using muscles but his bones because when he pulls the trigger, his muscles relax and it moves the gun (then he misses). As you know, kids are infamous for having less than steller musle control and concentration. When his brain starts talking to the trigger finger to pull, the other muscles start doing their own thing. You can check that by taping a cheap lazer to the barrel so you can watch the lazer dot while watching his trigger control. Tape the lazer so the dot is out of his sight while aiming, only you want to see the dot so you can see whats going on.
The lazer is also a good tool to see if he is really tucked into a good position using bones. Have him aim and get tight, then hold a card over the scope so he cant see or have him close his eyes. You will see right away if he is using only muscles.
If he is having trigger control problems, it may help to go back to the bench and have him aim but you pull the trigger for him so he can see through the scope exactally what things look like when the trigger is properly pulled. Way too many kids, in fact almost every one I have helped with, have the Nintendo mentality. They think they can grab a gun, point, go bang and it hits exactally where they invision, NOT where they had the gun pointed. Allowing them to SEE right when the gun goes bang helps.
Keep it fun, 8 is pretty young and you dont want him to lose interest due to lack of success. I think its best to end the learning session on a high note. Get out some interactive targets, swinging targets, clay birds stuck in the ground, even nilla wafers if thats all you got. Maybe even let him "empty the clip" on the semi auto. Shooting paper can get boring and really having some fun at the end makes him want to come back and shoot again. Just teach him from the get go its like desert, a little treat at the end.
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