Dysgraphia, getting it onto paper
DESCRIPTION
Dysgraphia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a student’s handwriting ability and fine motor skills.
This webinar will help educators to assist students by understanding the two types of dysgraphia and implementing teaching strategies to assist:
– Motor-based dysgraphia: involving difficulty with the mechanics of writing, awkward pencil grip and handwriting that is tiring, slow and sometimes physically painful
– Language-based dysgraphia: relating to difficulty in processing and sequencing ideas in writing
APST requirements met:
1.2 Understand how learners learn
1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific needs of learners across the full range of abilities
3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs
Presented by:- Gail Preston
B.Ed, GDSE, MEPA, TEACCH Certified Practitioner