Thanks a lot for the wonderful info. Rohit ----- Original Message ----- From: "renuka warriar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:31 PM Subject: [AI] Writing dilemma
> Date:14/12/2007 URL: > http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/quest/200712/stories/2007121450200700.htm > Quest > > Writing dilemma > > DR. VIVEK SHARMA > > Dysgraphia is an inability to write, despite the ability to read. > > Writing, when properly managed is but a different name for conversation. - > Starne, Laurence > > Many people have trouble writing and even great writers face a "writer's > block". However, there are some who are diagnosed with Dysgraphia, or > agraphia > - a deficiency in the ability to write, regardless of the ability to read. > This is not due to intellectual impairment. > > It is a neuro-biologically based learning disability in which there is > difficulty in automatically remembering and mastering the sequence of > muscle motor > movements needed in writing letters and numbers. > Concern and care > > When diagnosed in children, there is a possibility for multiple > dysgraphics to be present in his/her family. A parent or close relative of > the child tends > to show signs of dysgraphia. > > Dysgraphic children need treatment for motor disorder to control the > movement of hand writing, to treat impaired memory or other neurological > problem. Consultation > with occupational therapist can improve muscle tone, dexterity and > eye-hand coordination. > > Many famous people like General George. S. Patton, Albert Einstein, Louis > Pasteur, Agatha Christie have struggled with this. > > Emotional factors arising from dysgraphia often exacerbate matters. > Caregivers and teachers should have compassion towards dysgraphics and > they should know > that this issue has nothing to do with intelligence or behaviour. > > The resulting acceptable anger and frustration can prevent their ever > reaching their true potential. > > The writer is a Jaipur-based > > Consultant Paediatrician. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Important indicators > > Little written output inappropriate to a child's age, reading and verbal > ability. > > Death grip and inappropriate grip of pencils. > > Awkard positioning of the body, bending too close to the paper. > > Avoidance of writing tasks. > > Excessive number of erasures > > Confusion in directional orientation such as mirror writing (p/a, b/d, > was/saw) and reversals. > > Poor use of space, inadequate space between letters and words, > inappropriate letter size relationship and inability to stay with in head > and box lines. > > Poor letter connections and illegible letters. > > Inaccuracies such as omissions, lack of punctuation, line skipping. > > Difficulty in dictation writing. > > What to do > > Use jumbo pencils it gives them a firmer grip. > > Use pre-lined paper, its easier to write on. > > Allow students extra time to complete assignments. > > Allow children to dictate to an adult, they can then re-copy later. > > Allow children to dictate into a tape recorder that can be written down > later. > > Give positive inputs for improvement. > > Allow them to type work instead of writing. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
