tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post3813699024367510969..comments2024-03-19T18:36:41.875-04:00Comments on Yes, That Too: Speaking, Reading, WritingAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-80451336092312422462013-01-18T20:42:35.543-05:002013-01-18T20:42:35.543-05:00My son has difficulty writing also. Fortunately hi...My son has difficulty writing also. Fortunately his IEP includes accommodations letting him use a keyboard or having someone scribe for him (his aid at school or me at home). Not all the time, but we've worked out a pretty good balance about when that is really needed. <br /><br />My son is a big talker now (non-stop chatter sometimes), but learning to speak and the basics of communication was a challenge. He spoke very few words before the he of 3. At 3 he started in an integrated preschool program 5 days a week. It was a communication-based program with an SLP in the classroom, so lots of effort spent helping the kids develop communication skills. Before he learned to speak we could see his frustration - we knew he understood a lot and had things he wanted to communicate, he just couldn't. Picture boards and other tools helped, but for him it wasn't the same as talking. It took a while and a lot of work for him, but then it finally clicked. It was fascinating to watch the language develop. As he learned words you could tell he already understood many of the concepts and just needed the words to go with them. A completely different learning process, basically the reverse order from how many allistic children learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-28942933944867403762013-01-15T12:13:10.696-05:002013-01-15T12:13:10.696-05:00Yup. Get it in her IEP that she can type ALL THE T...Yup. Get it in her IEP that she can type ALL THE THINGS ALWAYS.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-32841619509523432492013-01-14T22:03:52.497-05:002013-01-14T22:03:52.497-05:00I have serious dysgraphia. I can write by hand now...I have serious dysgraphia. I can write by hand now but it's slow and I mainly only do it for grocery lists. In school, I did almost zero percent of my homework and other assignments because I couldn't write them and I wasn't allowed to type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-1912168371705426752013-01-14T18:43:05.186-05:002013-01-14T18:43:05.186-05:00This is SO awesome. My child has never been able ...This is SO awesome. My child has never been able to grip a pencil. Coloring is painful and not enjoyable. He's 8. I am fortunate that I follow the unschooling philosophy, which says it's not important at which age the child learns to read or write. As long as learning remains enjoyable, he will learn. Also fortunate that our OT shrugged and said, he's gonna be a computer writer. <br /><br />Also - I'm buying my child an oversized computer keyboard. He has vision and fine motor challenges. It's Kinderboard - on Amazon - about $60.Brenda Rothman (Mama Be Good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399227210081662280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-91945853719488915272013-01-14T11:50:18.290-05:002013-01-14T11:50:18.290-05:00due to emma's slow writing pace, she receives ...due to emma's slow writing pace, she receives a hard copy of all the class notes. (lectures, movies, etc - it's in her iep) writing has always been very difficult for her - large, loose letters... she gets very frustrated when she has to write. i don't know why i never thought of it before, but this year while in her meeting it was as if a light bulb *finally* went off inside my head. i suggested to the team: 'what if we had her key her work?' they all looked at me the same way i felt two minutes before i asked the question. it seems like an obvious solution, although i'm sure one we will have to work on - not just throw her in with. *emma is in the fifth grade.<br /><br />idk... any thoughts, suggestions? she's fairly proficient with the computer and the keyboard. (she also LOVES the mini computers they have in the school)fasten her seatbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637064737906667310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-78580562746648439452013-01-14T11:21:12.228-05:002013-01-14T11:21:12.228-05:00I have been contemplating trying to design an over...I have been contemplating trying to design an oversized keyboard. Think it might help if I could?Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-1444050818629368022013-01-14T11:14:42.329-05:002013-01-14T11:14:42.329-05:00Lily has a really tough time with the "pre-wr...Lily has a really tough time with the "pre-writing" goals that she gets on her IEP. I'd be inclined to blow them off entirely but she doesn't seem to be able to resort to the keyboard yet either (though during our last discussion I realized we've made some broad assumptions about "because she can't do THIS, she must not be able to do THAT." <br /><br />With her vision issues, fine motor is difficult. Finding letters on a keyboard might be pretty challenging, but I have it in the back of my mind to start trying, and to talk to her Learning Support Teacher.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538573774184028004noreply@blogger.com