Dysgraphia

Notes on Dysgraphia

Summary:

Difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts onto paper. Either language or non-language-based disorder. Neurological disorder occurs when children first learn to write.

Signs of Dysgraphia:

(Taken from https://dsf.net.au/what-is-dysgraphia/)

• Generally illegible writing
• Inconsistencies in writing, e.g. mixtures of printing and cursive writing, upper and lower case, or irregular sizes, shapes, or slant of letters
• Unfinished words or letters, omitted words
• Inconsistent position of letters on the page with respect to lines and margins
• Inconsistent spaces between words and letters
• Cramped or unusual grip of the writing instrument, especially
• holding the writing instrument very close to the paper, or
• holding thumb over two fingers and writing from the wrist
• Strange wrist, body, or paper position
• Talking to self whilst writing, or carefully watching the hand that is writing
• Slow or laboured copying or writing
• Large gap between written ideas and understanding demonstrated through speech.
• Difficulty organising thoughts on paper* *