3. Let them use a computer to type instead of write, and teach typing skills early
This is a tip that is seemingly so obvious in an age where computers and technology are taking over virtually every area of our lives, but something that doesn’t seem to have caught on in schools just yet.
If you were to stop and ask yourself when the last time you had to write with a pen or a pencil was, you’d be hard pushed to remember an occasion where you did, and even then, you’d struggle even more to think of a time when technology wouldn’t have provided a suitable alternative.
Virtually everything in the workplace is done on a computer these days and even signing for packages and important documents can be done with an e-signature. There are very few if any things leftover in life that is only suitable for handwriting, which makes it seem a little bit strange that there is such an onus put on it in schools.
Sure, there does need to be a focus on handwriting for the sake of letter formation and things like fine motor, but if a child has dysgraphia, just let them type!