Dyslexia and dysgraphia are both neurological language difficulties that cause learning difficulties. While dyslexia predominantly affects reading, dysgraphia affects writing. Children with dyslexia have difficulty learning to read, spell and write. On the other hand, children with dysgraphia have impaired handwriting and struggle to put words together in writing. Notably, the two conditions share a lot of symptoms and mainly occur together. Dysgraphia and Dyslexia learners greatly struggle to become organized, creative, and passionate writers.
We came up with the following FOUR strategies to help your special child love and enjoy writing.
Build their Confidence
Children with dysgraphia or dyslexia are more likely to feel unworthy and not good enough due to their limitations. You can do several things to improve your child’s confidence in writing despite their learning disability. First, you should spend quality time with them as they practice writing. It would help if you also appreciated their effort in writing by publishing it and rewarding them regardless of its quality. Your child’s confidence in writing can grow if you utilize positive reinforcement on them. A hug, a smile, or a pat on the back are good examples of positive reinforcement.
Give Positive Feedback over Criticism
It is crucial to correct your child’s spelling and grammar to help improve and strengthen their writing. However, it would help if you overlooked some of the mistakes made by your child with dyslexia or dysgraphia as a way of reducing levels of criticism. Take more time to identify and appreciate their creativity, rather than just concentrating on their errors. Embrace their work always since you encourage them to write more, which will lead to increased grammatical improvement.
Encourage Drawing:
The desire to draw normally comes before the passion of writing. Also, creative writing goes hand-in-hand, withdrawing. While your child may have a problem with writing, they can successfully articulate their through in drawing. Drawing also boosts your child’s self-esteem and helps kids with learning differences to communicate effectively and express their thoughts in a manner that makes sense to them.
Improving your child’s creativity through art helps them develop their emotional and social intelligence. It encourages them to look at their education from a unique perspective. Art bridges the gap between well-abled and struggling kids and gives your child a chance to guide their learning experience. There is no right or no wrong way to teach art! Allow your child to explore their thoughts through drawing freely.
Encourage Copying:
Teach your child to copy text from different sources of writing. You can, for instance, provide words that you want your child to copy from a book or an online journal. In addition, you can use assistive technology to help your child improve their fine motor skills. You may also use scanning technology, AAC selection displays, and adapted keyboards to enhance your child’s writing ability.
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence- is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill
What’s More?
How does Kids on the Yard Tutors Support Dysgraphia and Dyslexia Kids?
At Kids on the Yard, we believe that successful Tutors build strong, personal relationships with their students and families. We offer personally tailored instruction and support to students with learning differences. We are keen on providing positive and gentle feedback to encourage imagination and creativity among the special kids.
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia kids, just like other kids, love positive feedback on their writing. Therefore, our tutors work more on improving special kids’ creativity and writing skills than highlighting their grammatical and spelling errors. This way, we improve your child’s confidence and creativity in writing.
What types of tutoring do we offer special needs learners?
Kids on the Yard tutors offer extra instruction outside of the classroom to help your child work on different skills, prepare for tests and get better grades. Tutors are often former or current teachers. Sometimes they’re older students skilled in certain subjects, such as geometry or biology. There are also online tutoring services and learning centers that hire certified teachers to provide tutoring.
Not all tutors specialize in working with kids who learn and think differently. Depending on your child’s needs, you might want to consider using an educational therapist or a special education teacher instead of a tutor.
How can you reach us?
At Kids on the Yard, we love hearing from students, parents, teachers, and school administrators, so please feel free to contact us for any reason! Follow the following link to get to us. https://kidsontheyard.com/contact/
