Dysgraphia impacts a student’s handwriting and fine motor skills. Impaired ability to reproduce legible and automatic letter and numeral writing. Students with dysgraphia may also struggle with planning and organization.

Here are ways to support students with dysgraphia:

• Provide students with graphic organizers, charts, or mind-mapping educational software for organizing their thoughts.
• For young learners, use paper with raised lines for a sensory guide to help them stay within the lines.
• Make an editing checklist for students to follow.

References

Franklin, D. (2018). Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities (Strategies to Succeed in School and Life with Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, ADHD, and Auditory Processing Disorder) (1st ed.). New Harbinger Publications.

International Dyslexia Association (2015). Understanding Dysgraphia Fact Sheet. https://dyslexiaida.org/understanding-dysgraphia/