{"id":344917,"date":"2024-04-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/how-can-handwriting-therapy-help-struggling-students\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:00:00","slug":"how-can-handwriting-therapy-help-struggling-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/how-can-handwriting-therapy-help-struggling-students\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Handwriting Therapy Help Struggling Students?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A survey conducted by Opinion Way<\/em> in 2022 showed that 40% of French parents believe their children are experiencing learning delays because of the covid-19 crisis<\/strong>, whether in socialising, language acquisition, or handwriting. In the latter case, a child may be dealing with dysgraphia, dysorthographia, or simply poor habits affecting their handwriting: whatever the situation, handwriting therapy<\/a> can help your child overcome some of these difficulties.<\/p>\n

When should you consult a handwriting therapist (graphotherapist)?<\/h2>\n

“While handwriting problems very often appear around Year 1 (age 6)<\/strong>, I sometimes see older children, some even in secondary school<\/strong>!”<\/em> said Claudia Cohen to the website “Parents.fr” in 2021.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

Note that dysgraphia<\/strong> is a lasting learning disorder that affects handwriting movements, causing malformed letters and irregular spacing. Dysorthographia<\/strong>, meanwhile, is another lasting writing disorder<\/a> that affects how spelling rules are learned and applied.<\/p>\n

But seeing a handwriting therapist isn’t reserved solely for these diagnoses<\/strong>. Messy, hard-to-read, or simply slow handwriting can be reason enough to book an appointment. In fact, it’s worth knowing that this can affect a child’s self-confidence and push them towards certain behaviours: handwriting reveals a lot about a child’s inner state<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What do handwriting therapy sessions involve?<\/h2>\n

After carrying out a graphomotor assessment<\/a> (discussions and tests), the handwriting therapist reviews the results and, where relevant, diagnoses dysgraphia. In every case, they build a personalised rehabilitation plan<\/strong> to help the child overcome their difficulties or, in the case of dysgraphia, to compensate for them.<\/p>\n

Usually set over 5 to 10 sessions<\/strong>, it aims to correct the issues identified using tailored methods<\/strong>. For example, this might involve working on fine motor skills for younger children, before revisiting the basics of handwriting.<\/p>\n

How do you find a professional to help your child?<\/h2>\n

Handwriting therapy naturally influences the quality of a child’s handwriting<\/strong>, but also their behaviour<\/strong>. Take Axel, 11 and a half, who struggled with his handwriting for a long time before opening up through his work with Linda Paquantin, a handwriting therapist in Calais.<\/p>\n

After just a few sessions, Axel’s parents noticed real changes in their son, both in his schoolbooks and in his attitude overall. Once rather fearful due to a lack of confidence, he is now much more self-assured<\/strong> and surprises them by taking initiative and daring to try new things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the handwriting therapists on the Ora-Visio platform<\/a> to find out how they can help your child<\/strong>, whether they have temporary writing difficulties or are affected by dysgraphia or dysorthographia.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Source: https:\/\/www.tf1info.fr\/education\/difficultes-d-ecriture-parents-comment-la-graphotherapie-peut-permettre-a-votre-enfant-de-rattraper-son-retard-2259344.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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