'His teachers called it laziness, but as he did his homework, I saw him labor to form letters correctly. He worked slowly, erased a lot, and cried.'
). Dysgraphia affects handwriting, spelling, and the ability to put thoughts on paper. It makes the process of writing maddeningly slow, and the product often illegible. Forming letters requires such effort that a child may forget what he wanted to say in the first place., organize, and process information, but children who struggle with the mechanics of writing learn less from assignments than do their peers. Work often goes unfinished, and self-esteem suffers.
Your child may also benefit from working with an occupational therapist on letter formation, fine-motor skills, and cursive writing, which can be easier than printing for a child with dysgraphia.Learning to type can be a lifesaver: Invest in a children’s typing program, such as, for kids ages 11 and up. Have your child practice on the computer for 10 minutes a day.
Graph paper with large squares, which provide visual guidance for spacing letters and numbers, is also useful. For big projects, use Ghostline poster board, which is lightly lined with a grid.To ease homework woes, have your child try pencils of different thicknesses and plastic pencil grips. Encourage her to dictate sentences into a tape recorder before writing them down. Occasionally, offer to do the typing while she does the research.
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