Dysgraphia treatment - how can you help?


Dysgraphia treatment - developing skills through play

Handwriting-LogoYou can help a student with dysgraphia, by using Multi-Sensory Teaching Methods, developing skills through play and hand strengthening exercises.

 

What is Multi-Sensory?

 

I am frequently being asked by parents and students, 'what does multi-sensory mean'. Multi-Sensory simply means, using: eyes, ears, touch, taste and smell.


Dysgraphia treatment - playing with things like:

• Practising letter formation in sand/salt trays. (I use cat litter trays they are very cheap.)
• Using chalk or coloured pens, to do letter formation on black/white board.
• Shape and pattern copying.
• Tracing.
• Using ‘Spirograph’ to practice writing – write, shake it and it goes away.
• Tracking objects to their 'homes', i.e., tracing along the line back to the rabbit hutch etc.
• Colouring in ‘mosaics’ or 'paint by number' are excellent to improve ‘fine motor’ control, (much better than simply writing).
• Colouring in old-fashioned 'doylies' (for cakes) is another way to improve fine-motor control.
• Threading coloured beads.
• Jigsaws.
• Juggling.
• Swimming.

 

Dysgraphia treatment - Hand Strengthening Techniques:


• Squeeze balls.
• Play hockey, tennis etc.


Dysgraphia - developing skills, including:

 

* Sequencing
* Space organisation
* Directional awareness
* Strategies.