DYSGRAPHIA Ivana Marova, Ph.D.
DYSGRAPHIA
DYSGRAPHIA - DEFINITION
Dysgraphia is a condition that causes trouble with written
expression. The term comes from the Greek words dys
(“impaired”) and graphia (“making letter forms by
hand”).
It's very messy writing, that is often illegible and
incomprehensible.
DYSGRAPHIA - SYMPTOMS
Visual-Spatial Difficulties
oHas trouble with shape-discrimination and letter spacing
oHas trouble organizing words on the page from left to right
oWrites letters that go in all directions, and letters and words that run together on
the page
Fine Motor Difficulties
oHas trouble holding a pencil correctly, tracing, cutting food, tying shoes, doing
puzzles, texting and keyboarding
oIs unable to use scissors well or to color inside the lines
oHolds his wrist, arm, body or paper in an awkward position when writing
Spelling Issues/Handwriting Issues/Grammar Issues
oHas a hard time understanding spelling rules
oHas trouble telling if a word is misspelled
oDoesn’t know how to use punctuation
Organization of Written Language
DYSGRAPHIA IN THE DEVELOPMENT
Preschool children may be hesitant to write and draw and say that
they hate coloring.
School-age children may have illegible handwriting that can be mix
of cursive and print. They may have trouble writing on a line and
may print letters that are uneven in size and height. Some children
also may need to say words out loud when writing or have trouble
putting their thoughts on paper.
Teenagers may write in simple sentences. Their writing may have
many more grammatical mistakes than the writing of other kids their
age.
Von Dresner, Kara Sandor. "Criteria and Assessment of Dyslexia and Dysgraphia." Cba-va.org.
Chesapeake Bay Academy.
DYSGRAPHIA IN VIDEOS
What is Dysgraphia ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfl5kqSWmk
STIMULATION
• Gross and Fine motor Skills
• Excercise for graphomotor
excercise
• Letter shape – Letter size –
Letter linking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2tBH_XyeJc
Finger excersice