Strategies

• Have your child learn to type.

  • Type to Learn — A research-based typing program (K-12)

  • TypingClub — Web-based, free (used by schools)

  • Mavis Beacon — producer of typing education software since 1987

• Use transcription.

  • Record (audio or video) your child’s writing assignments.

  • Then, another person or voice recognition software can transcribe your child’s words.

  • After that, your child and an adult (a parent or teacher) can work together to edit the work, either orally or on paper.

• Leverage other tech, such as:

• SnapType — OT-designed app that “makes it easy to complete any school worksheet on an iPad/ Tablet”

• Speech-to-Text software, such as: Dragon Anywhere, Voice Control for Mac (free), Google Type with Your Voice (free), Windows Speech Recognition (free)

Curricula / Materials

For Parents/ Educators

• Handwriting Brain-Body Disconnect: Adaptive teaching techniques… — Written by an OT with 25+ years experience

• Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students — Lesson plans based on SRSD, a research-based program

For students

• How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step

• Spelling Time - Master the Top 150 Misspelled Words: Do-It-Yourself Homeschooling

• Top 30 Grammar Mistakes: A Do-It-Yourself Homeschooling Handbook

• Writing Fabulous Sentences & Paragraphs (Grades 4-6)

For School

Example Accommodations:

• Allow the use of tech for assignment completion, such as:

  • Outlining and organization software

  • Dictation software

  • Audio- or video-recordings (for responses)

• Assign fewer and/or shorter:

  • Written assignments

  • Essay responses on tests (and for essays to to be “weighed” less on test scores)

• Provide class notes (before class, so the student can follow along), or a note-taker