1. Dysgraphia
By: Josephine Bokuniewicz

2. Objectives
• I will be able to define dysgraphia
• I will be able to list the signs of dysgraphia.
• I will be able to identify ways
to encourage students with
dysgraphia to thrive.

4. Define Dysgraphia
• Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects
writing, which requires a complex set of motor
and information processing skills (National
Center for Learning Disabilities Inc.).
• Students struggle with:
– Handwriting
– Spacing
– Spelling
– and Putting their thoughts on paper

5. Illegible printing and cursive
writing (despite proper time
and attention given to task).
Shows inconsistencies: mixtures of
print and cursive, upper and lower
case, or irregular sizes, shapes, or
slant of letters.
Has unfinished words or letters, or
omitted words.
Exhibits strange wrist, body,
or paper position.
Copying or writing is slow or labored.
Shows poor spatial planning on paper
Has cramped or unusual grip. May
complain of sore hand.
Has difficulty thinking and writing at the same time.

6. Encourage students to be Successful.
• Avoid chastising student for sloppy, careless work.
• Use oral exams when possible.
• Allow use of a tape recorder for lectures.
• Allow the use of a note taker.
• Provide notes or outlines to
reduce the amount of writing.
• Allow use of wide ruled paper
and graph paper.
• Suggest use of pencil grips or
writing aids.
• Provide alternatives to written
assignments.

8. Resources
• Learning Disabilities Association of America. (n.d.).
Dysgraphia. Retrieved: http://ldaamerica.org/types-of-
learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/
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• National Center for Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). Dysgraphia.
Retrieved: http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-
disabilities/dysgraphia
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• Wrights Law. (n.d.). Understanding dysgraphia. Retrieved:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.dysgraphia.facts.ht
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