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*In this episode, Jill Stowell explores the challenge of dysgraphia*
✅ What's behind the terrible spelling and handwriting?
✅ Experience what it feels like to be dysgraphic.
✅ Learn tools to help your dysgraphic child and what treatment to eliminate the struggles looks like.
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01:09 Click [ Ссылка ] to download a free copy of Jill's book "At Wits End"
02:42 What does dysgraphia look like?
04:33 Common characteristics of a child with dysgraphia
06:00 A dysgraphia experiment with the audience
07:39 How dysgraphia training is done at Stowell Learning Center
08:59 Exercises that can help your child
13:54 The writing technique Jill demonstrated is the Herman Method. Find more information about this strategy here: [ Ссылка ]
15:05 Handwriting Without Tears paper explained
15:48 Why handwriting is so important
19:45 Question: How old is too old to work on handwriting?
22:42 Question: At what point should I tell the school to allow accommodations for my child’s handwriting?
24:53 Question: Issues with holding a pencil
25:40 Question: How often should we practice the technique that was shown?
26:50 Question: Where can I go to get my child tested for dysgraphia?
28:30 Question: Where can I get my child tested for dyslexia?
29:47 Question: My child is high functioning autism, and is struggling with reading comprehension
30:25 Question: My child has great penmanship, but he has a difficult time putting thoughts onto paper and getting started. Is this dysgraphia?
36:39 The challenge of organizing the ideas on paper quickly for kids with dysgraphia
37:58 5 minutes power writing
40:16 Demonstration of this technique
45:34 Speech and language delays- how power writing can help with these kids
47:17 Question: Is a written expression disorder the same as dysgraphia?
47:58 Question: How to help to translate thoughts into writing once the fine motor skills are fine tuned?
48:32 Question: Do kids with auditory processing issues have writing issues as well?
49:55 Question: Can fine motor problems be connected to dysgraphia or are they a separate issue?
51:28 Comment- How dyslexia and dysgraphia is handled in schools- the alphabet no longer being in the classroom
53:06 Question: Can dyslexia and APD look like the same thing?
54:59 Find resources and community with other parents who "get it" in our private Facebook group SLC Mom Squad. You can join here ➡️ [ Ссылка ]
55:36 Our next PEACE meeting will be an Executive Function workshop for parents on September 23. Spaces are limited, so register now to save your spot ➡️ [ Ссылка ]
57:17 Find more information about the Strategies Intervention Model as referenced by Jill here: [ Ссылка ]
1:01:02 When you can identify the underlying skills that are not working properly, you can help the higher level issues
1:01:47 Next week’s show
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