Stabilo Easy Original Rollerball Dyspraxia Dyslexia Pen Right or Left Handed. Unique ergonomically designed rollerball pen designed specifically for right handed users. Non-slip grip. Recommended for individuals with dyslexia and dyspraxia.
You can also help a child with writing by providing graph paper to guide them in letter placement and spacing. Colorful, lined paper for students who tend to write using larger letters is also a plus. Consider alternatives to activities requiring handwriting.
Poor handwriting is one of the most common symptoms of dyspraxia.
Frequent letter reversals: b/d,p/q,w/m, g/q. Transposition of letters within words: who/how, left/felt. The student's recall ability for names and words are poor.
Reading pens are pen shaped electronic devices that scan the printed text on the page and read it aloud via earphones. They are small, portable, discrete devices that, with a school application for Access Arrangements (see other blog posts) can be used in GCSE and GCE (A Level) examinations.
It can affect your co-ordination skills – such as tasks requiring balance, playing sports or learning to drive a car. Dyspraxia can also affect your fine motor skills, such as writing or using small objects.
Dyspraxia is considered to be a hidden disability as the physical signs can be difficult to recognise. Dyspraxia is also less well known and often misunderstood, many people with dyspraxia do not realise they have the condition until later in life.
Dyspraxia often co-occurs with ADHD, but the two conditions are separate. Luckily, there are support groups, online resources, and coping skills for dyspraxic individuals seeking a diagnosis.
Use dark coloured text on a light (not white) background. Avoid green and red/pink, as these colours are difficult for those who have colour vision deficiencies (colour blindness). Consider alternatives to white backgrounds for paper, computer and visual aids such as whiteboards.
Piano, ukulele, glockenspiel, xylophone and djembe drums are the primary instruments students are encouraged to explore. Learning to play an instrument encourages improvement in fine motor skills (an area of struggle for many dyslexic students).
Use a plain, evenly spaced sans serif font such as Arial and Comic Sans. Alternatives include Verdana, Tahoma, Century Gothic, Trebuchet. font. Use dark coloured text on a light (not white) background.
The child with developmental verbal dyspraxia has an impaired speech processing system, which affects their ability to make sound to letter links and to carry out phonological awareness tasks (e.g. segmenting, blending, rhyming etc) essential for literacy acquisition. Spelling is usually more affected than reading.
Causes of DCD
It's not usually clear why co-ordination doesn't develop as well as other abilities in children with DCD. However, a number of risk factors that can increase a child's likelihood of developing DCD have been identified. These include: being born prematurely, before the 37th week of pregnancy.
For children under 7 in Australia, a formal diagnosis of DCD can form the basis for an Early Child Early Intervention Plan with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Many Australian children struggle with dyspraxia, a condition that disrupts the messages that travel from a child's brain to the muscles of their body. Dyspraxia (also called apraxia) is a neurologically based developmental disability that is typically present from birth.
Fundamentally, autism is a disorder that affects socialization and communication, while dyspraxia affects motor skills and physical coordination. While coinciding symptoms aren't uncommon, the two are considered distinct disorders.
They are often creative and original thinkers as well as strategic problem solvers. However, some people with dyspraxia find it hard to achieve their true potential and may need extra support at work.
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia, is a common disorder affecting fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults.
While they do not get worse over time, their challenges may become more apparent with increasing academic demands. They have to work harder and/or differently than their peers to achieve the same goals. Despite their difficulties, pupils with dyspraxia can and do learn to perform some motor tasks quite well.
Accuracy – As technology advances, scanning pens can recognize words with greater accuracy. That means people with dyslexia can read more complex texts on the fly.
It can aid memory
This means that writing things down, by engaging the hands and the brain, helps to commit the words to long-term memory - something that children with dyslexia often struggle with. This is particularly useful if children are preparing for a test, or are writing down information they need to remember.
The C-Pen is a pocket-sized lightweight device that reads printed words aloud to the reader. It's great for those with reading difficulties, particularly dyslexia, but can also prove useful for those with visual impairments.