Writing Disabilities

Dyslexia is a common disability that has to do with langauge aquistion. Here is a video that describes the four types of dyslexia:

Dyslexia is a problem within the area of the brain that deals with language. Here is a video explaining how the brain and dyslexia are related:

Here is an interesting problem of a boy who writes a word, then goes back and re-reads his sentence before he writes the next word. Bonnie Terry explains why he might be doing this and possible methods to help him write faster:

Writing disabilites can also occur in students who have strong reading skills and/or gifted. This has been dubbed 'stealth dsylexia' and below is a video describing a case study of a student who has this:

Spelling Difficulties:

Some students have severe challenges when it comes to spelling. Below is a video detailing some strategies that parents and educators can employ to overcome it:

The book that Bonnie Terry mentions in this video can be purchased via this link:

http://www.bonnieterrylearning.com/products/Learning-Difficulty-Disability-Pre-Screening-Tool-and-Informal-Comprehensive-Identification-Tool.html