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Posted by Nancy Brunetti on 7/13/2007, 7:30 am, in reply to "Re: 22qll.2 and Learning to write" --Previous Message--
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Hi Sam, we just had an assistive technology specialist come in from the school ( it was in my son's IEP for school). She was talking about teaching him to write his name and address, etc. And then use a laptop. She showed us a program that says the letter as it is typed, and then you press another to make it say what is typed ( the word, sentence, ....). It helps him because he learns better by hearing than seeing. It was pretty neat.
It is hard for me to know what to do, because I do want Jack to write, but on the other hand this seems promising so. I have a hard time. The occupational therapist working with Jack, did give him "wicky sticks", which helped. They are little wax strips that are placed on the upper and lower margins, so that the children can feel how far to go. She also gave him a slant board and a pencil with a grip. These have helped also.
His teacher, since Jack is an auditory learner, uses the sunform method. While he is writing each letter, she will say a phrase for each letter, such as, c -cat catching- and the sound for c. This does help. Maybe these suggestions will help you. If you come up with anything please let me know. Nancy
: Hi Nancy. My son turned 6 in April and
: can't write his name. He has
: someone go see him at school to help
: him with his fine motor skills but
: it's not doing to much. I am also
: looking for suggestions. He has
: very little patience especially when
: it's mommy trying to help him!
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: Does anyone have any good
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: on how to teach a child with 22qll.2
: how to write. My son is 6 1/2 and
: we struggle with this.
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