Dysgraphia, a learning disability characterized by difficulty forming letters, organizing thoughts on paper, spelling and connecting words to form sentences, can have far-reaching effects on a student's success. Widely available technology can help students bypass the writing process and express themselves more effectively
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The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides teachers and families with up to date information, resources, and research about the many learning disabilities that affect so many of our students today.
are diagnosed with LD and receive special education services in our schools,
representing 41 percent of students with disabilities nationwide.
— from www.IDEAdata.org
Art is a form of expression that can be used to allow these students to communicate in their own way how they truly feel about the world they live in. The world we don't see. Their private thoughts. The following link provides a slide show of art created by learning disable students.
You have to look at the right of the page to find the art done by the students.
The art is heart-breaking and beautiful at the same time.
I have heard of this. I have some students that write pretty bad but never this bad. Thanks for the link I will check it out.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I became interested on this subject is because my two boys struggle with their handwriting in school. The teachers would say, "He just needs to pay attention and try harder." I know it more than that. We, as teachers are so misinformed on some of the issues that our students might face that we tend to ignore what is in front of us. It is much easier to blame the student than to try to find a way to help them. My boys were not very successful during their school years just because their handwriting was not legible enough. Thank God, they have been able to overcome it and now they are both successful men. I knew they were very smart and creative. The teachers never bother to find out what they were capable of doing outside the writing. They never offered the use of a typewriter or word processor to them.
DeleteI always try to see how I can reach my students. I know that every child wants to be successful and learn.
How sad they had to struggle so much. I think the RTI program has helped us to look at the low students in a different light. We are not only forced to look harder at them and how they are struggling, but to try to figure out WHY they might be struggling. I also appreciate that we can get input from so many others with suggestions on what might be wrong, if there is, and how we can go about helping them in another way.
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ReplyDeleteI can relate to this. My son was diagnosed as Dyslexic and his handwriting was awful. During his seventh grade year, he went through occupational therapy for his handwriting, which was a great help. He hated school. It was a job to keep him in school. He did go on to a community college to study diesel mechanics. He is now working for Ryder Trucking. Thank goodness, he has completed school.
Some new research indicates that students with ADD and dyslexia also suffer from dysgraphia. I am happy that your son also made it and has a good job.
DeleteThe pictures from the link were very nice #'s 5,23 and 25 were my favorite. Pictures are truly away to express emotion.
ReplyDeleteThe slideshow of artwork is very beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us. I had been to that website before, but I had never come across the artwork before.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. I have a student that suffers from this and I struggle to help him.
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