Dysgraphia

While forming letters consumes attention, nothing is left for content. Automating handwriting is the WWC guide's first recommendation.

Planning, dictating and revising can happen without a pencil. Demanding it all at once makes the student lose the idea while fighting the letters.

Plan, draft, revise and edit as explicit, taught stages — not as something the student should already know how to do.

Teach typing alongside handwriting. For many students, the keyboard is what gives writing back to them.

A pencil grip, a slant board, paper with reinforced lines. Cheap changes that reduce motor effort before any training.

If the assessment is history, legibility should not weigh on the grade. Only assess handwriting when it is the stated objective.

Occupational therapy is often recommended, but the literature notes limited evidence when it does not include specific writing activities.