LD Teaching Strategies for Your Classroom: Writing Steve Schmidt schmidtsj@appstate.edu adults do not like to write. Consider the example of a New York cab driver who explains why “Many he carefully avoids hitting pedestrians: always try to avoid hittin’ because every time ya hit one, ‘I ’em ya gotta write out a long report about it’ (Lerner and Johns, 2009 in Learning to Achieve). ” Dysgraphia Warning Signs awkward pencil grip and body position Illegible handwriting Avoiding writing or drawing tasks Tiring quickly while writing Saying words out loud while writing Unfinished or omitted words in sentences Difficulty organizing thoughts on paper Difficulty with syntax structure and grammar Large gap between written ideas and understanding demonstrated through speech. Source: LD Online
LD Teaching Strategies for Your Classroom: Writing Steve Schmidt schmidtsj@appstate.edu “Many adults do not like to write. Consider the example of a New York cab driver who explains why he carefully avoids hitting pedestrians: ‘I always try to avoid hittin’ ’em because every time ya hit one, ya gotta write out a long report about it’ ” (Lerner and Johns, 2009 in Learning to Achieve). Dysgraphia Warning Signs awkward pencil grip and body position Illegible handwriting Avoiding writing or drawing tasks Tiring quickly while writing Saying words out loud while writing Unfinished or omitted words in sentences Difficulty organizing thoughts on paper Difficulty with syntax structure and grammar Large gap between written ideas and understanding demonstrated through speech. Source: LD Online
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