Jagaiah et al. (2019) suggest developing a series of checklists as a way of supporting students who find the writing process difficult. Ideally, these checklists should be constructed in conjunction with the student. The construction of the checklist is a … Continued
Dysgraphia is a Greek word: ‘dys’ meaning ‘impaired’, ‘graph’ meaning ‘to write’ and ‘ia’ meaning ‘the condition of’. Dysgraphia, therefore, is a specific learning disability that affects writing. It can include difficulties with handwriting, spelling and/or expressing thoughts in writing … Continued
In completing any writing task, you need to consider the purpose (inform, entertain, persuade, instruct) and the audience as your style of writing needs to vary accordingly. Once students have been taught different forms of writing, they can practise these … Continued
The following amazing short story was written by 11 year old Josh (with diagnosed dyslexia) after completing a 6 week Writing Creatively program. We brainstormed the story, but Josh then typed the story completely unassisted. The only editing to the … Continued
An onomatopoeia is a word that mimics, resembles or in some way suggests the sound associated with a particular object or creature. We commonly use onomatopoeias in relation to animal sounds like moo, cluck-cluck, oink and woof. They are also … Continued