Boogie into writing I stumbled upon this wonderful tool, the Boogie Board, which has helped our students with dysgraphia in so many ways. To begin with, the “Scribbler” version has four delightful, yellow writing utensils that, when used properly, help enforce a proper pencil grip. Then, the fun comes in! When writing on the Boogie …
Legible writing is important for academic success, yet more and more we are finding students struggling to perform this crucial skill.
Typically, we all start off with lofty goals but somewhere along the line we taper off and fall back into the same patterns as before.
Kids with learning problems often have sensory issues. A few weeks ago I wrote about our therapy sand, which kids love.
I’ve made it my life’s mission to be compassionate toward people with visual and especially auditory processing disorders.
I usually don’t like the thought of kids glued to Ipads or phones. It isn’t conducive to building the body and brain through physical exercise among a host of other things that can actually interfere with proper development.
It’s that time of year, and excitement is in the air. School clothes shopping, supplies, wondering who your child’s teacher will be.
Last week I shared a poignant blog posting from a mother of a child with autism. It spurred me to think, once again, what students with learning disabilities face every moment of their lives.
I was reading a blog that caught my interest, and the post literally brought tears to my eyes. I wanted to share it with you.
Okay, so now that you have a few ideas to strengthen the hand muscles, it’s time to take it to the next step.
