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School is tough enough when you know how to write. Imagine being one of the 33% of students who simply can't write letters and numbers. This inability or difficulty is called dysgraphia. Cheri Dotterer has observed children with these challenges in school systems. She discovered a process that reduces anxiety and builds competence.
About Writing Right Writing Right is an illustrated children's book whose main character is Noah, a third grade boy with dysgraphia. Many people have never heard of dysgraphia and that is one of the primary reasons for this book. Dysgraphia affects writing skills and can make learning very difficult. In this book, Noah learns to work through his struggles with dysgraphia through perseverance, help from his mom, computer resources, and occupational therapy. Through Noah’s story, I hope to shed some light on this lesser-known disability and aid those affected. From the Author Hello! I’m Cassie, the author of this book, and a high school student from Virginia. For my Girl Scout Gold Award project, I wanted to write a children’s book that would help kids cope with the learning disability dysgraphia. I hope that kids can relate to Noah and learn along with him.
The first goal of this book is to describe the processing styles inherent in dyslexia and dysgraphia in sufficient detail to allow you to identify such students with a degree of confidence. The second goal is to describe strategies and compensations for students who struggle with academic skills.
A one-of-a-kind true story of a little girl with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, who is striving to overcome her learning disabilities by self-advocating for herself and gains permission by the school to use an iPad to help her learn. This is a true story written by a special child, Sky Burke, age 12, with a co-author, and illustrator Penny Weber for children and adults. This book includes beautiful and creative illustrations. Plus a letter to families and a page with self-advocacy tips. All children can relate to this story of overcoming differences in school. The book will inspire students to be active participants in their own education. This book has the ability to make a huge impact on education for all students who are different and may have the power to influence schools to use modern technological advances to help students with disabilities meet their full potential. The possibilities are limitless. Please visit theskyislimitless.org. 10% of all proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated back to the community to support advocacy.
If you are a parent or teacher of a child who struggles with writing and you think he or she is simply lazy, unmotivated, or defiant, you might be overlooking a learning disability called developmental dysgraphia and you should read this book. Developmental Dysgraphia is a life-long, learning disability that adversely impacts a child's ability to write. Unfortunately, there is little awareness of this disability and as a result, children frequently go undiagnosed and unidentified, which can lead to emotional harm and academic difficulties/failures. Worse still, even when identified, children often continue to suffer as a result of a lack of understanding and awareness of the impact of the disability and the accommodations, supports, and services that are needed to address it. What is often misunderstood is that, while it can affect the neatness of handwriting, dysgraphia is not just a handwriting problem but is so much more than that. In Dysgraphia: More than Bad Handwriting, the author shares some of her personal experiences and observations about dysgraphia and advocating for her two children with dysgraphia. She also obtained comment from one of her children as to how it feels to have dysgraphia and being told to try harder is not the answer.
Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective uniquely incorporates dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD into one volume, offering practical advice on how to manage each of these disorders. McBride combines a solid research base with interviews with specialists in learning disabilities, as well as parents, teachers, and students with personal knowledge of each difficulty from six continents. The innovative cross-cultural focus of the book is emphasized in the introduction, which is followed by one chapter each on the basics of each of these learning difficulties and another three chapters on their remediation. The book goes on to cover topics such as comorbidities across learning or other difficulties, learning of multiple languages, facilitating self-esteem, and enhancing reading comprehension and writing composition in the face of dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. Appendices with short, practical tips on learning, multi-media resources, and ways to test and train cognitive-linguistic skills are included as an additional resource. Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective is intended for practitioners, teachers, parents, and those with any or all of these learning difficulties. University or postgraduate students who wish to understand more about dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or ADHD will also benefit from the clear analysis. With this book, the reader will not only come to understand the fundamental nature of these learning difficulties, but will also get to know the people whose lives are so deeply affected by them.
This book is meant to be an easy read about Dyslexia and to help you gain a better understanding of the 3 Ds: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia.JESS ARCE is the CEO of I am Not Dumb, Inc. and Program Director of Lexia Learners, a tutoring company specializing in online private tutoring and small group homeschool classes for students of all ages with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and similar learning differences.A self-diagnosed Dyslexic herself, Jess understands the struggles first hand and it became her mission in life to share the truth about what Dyslexia is and make the journey of success easier for others currently suffering.
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing ability, fine motor skills, and information processing skills. This particular disability can manifest itself in a variety of ways in people of all ages. In all cases of dysgraphia, writing takes copious amounts of energy and focus. Unfortunately, many parents ignore the potential signs of their child having a learning disability, preferring to remain in denial. However, it is much more dangerous to ignore the signs rather than face them head on, especially because the strain of overcoming such a difficult hurdle in your child's life will take patience, understanding, discipline, and a high level of encouragement. This book is designed to help you move forward in identifying and accommodating your child's learning needs, one step at a time.
