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Writing: A person with writing difficulties may have one or more of the following struggles:
Poor handwriting/writing illegibly:
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does not follow lines on paper;
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writes too small or too large;
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writes too light or too hard;
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pencil grip incorrect;
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does not visually track writing;
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Writes letters or numbers backwards or upside down;
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Mixes capital and lower case letters inappropriately
Poor spelling skills:
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spells phonetically and cannot remember patterns;
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spells words differently in the same document;
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reverses letters in spelling;
Difficulty with copying or completing work on a printed page:-
difficulty copying from a board;
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difficulty copying from a book or other printed material;
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difficulty filling out forms;
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difficulty completing bubble answer sheets;
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difficulty completing fill-in-blank worksheets;
Difficulty taking notes from oral presentation:-
unable to write homework assignments correctly;
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writing is too slow to get lecture points on paper;
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takes notes but unable to distinguish important information from extraneous information;
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reverses or ignores numbers,parts of sentences, and/or whole words when taking notes;
May have problems with grammar, syntax and organization:-
demonstrates inconsistent memory for sentence mechanics (e.g., lack of punctuation and capitalization);
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persistent problems with sentence structure (sentences may be incomplete or syntax may be incorrect or disassociated);
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does not have all parts of a well organized paragraph (topic and supporting sentences, transitional sentence)
Demonstrates writing skills inconsistent with verbal abilities:-
writes short and/or simple essays even though he can verbalize more complex thought;
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can verbalize answers to tests but written answers are wrong, left blank, or incomplete;
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oral vocabulary more complex than written vocabulary
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Last Modified on July 25, 2019