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Handwriting and grammar help for dyslexic dd12

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Hghlandlooo · 06/01/2026 08:55

Dd12 is bright with so many fantastic ideas she rushes to get them all down on paper. She will write and write but her handwriting is barely discernible (even to her) and rarely adds capital letters, commas or full stops. School knows she is dyslexic but don’t seem to be able to offer her additional support. Any suggestions on how I can support her

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LadyMacbethssweetArabianhand · 06/01/2026 17:40

Voice activated laptop. Or A laptop for any writing work. There's a book called Toe by Toe(I think) which learning support used with dyslexic children. Any colour of paper which helps? I know it's generally been discredited but I may help. Get her to use visual aids for writing too ie cartoon style planning

OhCrumbsWhereNow · 08/01/2026 14:50

Move her to using a laptop for everything and do a touch typing course (my dyslexic DD liked English Type Junior and was able to touch type in under 2 weeks using that).

We found an iPad with generic keyboard and e-pen worked out best in terms of weight, holding a charge all day and overall cost.

She can have a laptop for all her exams as part of access arrangements, but needs to be normal way of working.

YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 08/01/2026 15:08

Try a chalk board and focus on the shapes, so larger than she's attempting and see if that helps with practice and the glow of the letter shaping.

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