I have had several requests lately in helping students with writing. This can be a struggle for dyslexics. Dysgraphia usually plays a part in the struggle of writing for dyslexics. Dysgraphia is of Greek origin. Dys is a prefix that means "impaired". Graphia is a base word that means "letter form", "hand", or "making letter forms by hand". So, students with dysgraphia are impaired in letter writing skills. They might have difficulty in 1)legibility, 2)automaticity-how legible they can write in a timely manner, or 3)speed-how much time it takes them to complete a writing task. Because of any one of these struggles, the process of getting thoughts onto paper is difficult.
In preparation to help these students, I am reading, "Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, Lessons from Teaching and Science", by Virginia W. Berninger and Beverly J. Wolf. I will also attend a few conferences that will help me on my writing journey.
My goal is to blog my findings and discoveries as I read and attend conferences in order to develop a plan for teaching writing this summer.
Hope this will help you in your classrooms, private tutoring, etc.
Sherri :)
