Tools4Students is a great app to facilitate the writing process for dysgraphic kids. It has lots of templates for writing, including a graphic writing organizer, a template for a "compare and contrast" paper, a document analysis template, a character study template etc. DS finds just getting started and organizing his ideas to be slow and very painful. The visual templates ease the pain some.
iThoughts is a mind mapping program for outlining as well that is helpful for spatial thinkers.
The Type on PDF app is also great for dysgraphic kids. You can turn anything into a pdf by taking a picture of it with the iPad in a number of apps (DS uses My Scans) and then pull it up in Type on PDF and types right on it-great for worksheets and the like.
Quizlet is a godsend to replace the torture of flashcards for dysgraphics. It is an app and also a website. Your DC will have to create a log in and type the cards. The site or app can then test you on the fronts and backs (standard) but also generate multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank tests as well. It also has a large number of public sets of flashcards so your child can search his or her book and chapter and likely find a set of cards already created. Classmates can also collaborate with each other and share sets. DS loves to race the quiz clock and actually studies on Quizlet with a minimum of struggle.
We are an Apple family so I am happy to hear that Efofex equation is in beta for the Mac. DS needs it!
