Edutopia – Jessica Hamman
“If you feel uncertain about what dysgraphia is, you’re not alone. Michael McCloskey and Brenda Rapp, researchers at Johns Hopkins University, explain that dysgraphias are “common and have significant consequences for those who suffer from them, yet these deficits have received relatively little attention from researchers.” Currently it’s estimated that students with dysgraphia make up 7 to 15 percent of students in general ed classrooms. In order to support all our students, it’s critical that teachers better understand what dysgraphia is, what it looks like, and how to support students who struggle with it in the classroom.” (more)