Scientists aren't sure why dysgraphia happens in children. In adults, it's sometimes related to a brain injury, like astroke. In kids, this learning disorder often occurs along with other learning disabilities such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia. Dysgraphia Symptom...
“I have found that a parent’s sense of stigma is most acute when the child is newly diagnosed,” writesAnne Fordin her book, “The Stigmatized Child.”“This is the time when parents do all they can to avoid labeling the child. A child diagnosed with mild dyslexia probably doesn’t ...
TheInternational Dyslexia Associationnotes that dysgraphia may occur on its own or in conjunction with dyslexia, and cautions that dysgraphia is not primarily a motor function disorder, another cause of poor handwriting. Instead, the association describes dysgraphia as an inability to retain written w...
The Power of the Orton-Gillingham Approach Improving Your Child’s Working Memory Help Your Child’s Memory (Ebook)Directionality and CoordinationSome children with dyslexia struggle to distinguish left from right, which can affect navigation and physical coordination. Simple activities like playing ...
Wondering How You Can Help Children and Adults Learn to Read? If more people understood the importance of teaching phonics to all children, how people with dyslexia learn, and the importance of decodable books, a lot more children and adults would have g
president-elect at the NAGC, suggests saying something like, “It seems to me that my child is not reaching potential. … I wonder if there’s something we could do to see if my child could be achieving more.” She stresses the value of conversations that invite collaboration with teachers...
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OSEP has addressed this in aDear Colleague letter about “saying Dyslexia.” As a parent who is advocating to get an appropriate education for their child, arguing terms is not where I would waste my time about the term used. Many schools will tell you they can’t evaluate or diagnose dy...
We also recommend the Sounds of English sheet produced by the Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation (A4, double-sided) which details the choices for all 44 sounds with picture and word clues. It is a very inexpensive child-friendly reference tool at AU$4 and the money helps the Foundation to support th...
take care of himself in the adult world. Know this: Adults with ADHD or bipolar disorder still have to get up every morning and go to work, get along with their colleagues, respect their supervisors, and perform and be productive. Kids with dyslexia, Asperger’s ...