I just came from spending the morning at DD's school where they spent the morning doing fun 100th day activities. It was fun but sooo depressing for me. They had to write about what they would do with $100. DD easily came up with her idea - answering the who, what, where etc. Instantly - the concept is super simple. Getting on paper though was absolute torture. Does she focus on placing her letters properly? Or does she focus on forming them properly? Or how about not writing them backwards? Or wait - how about spelling? No wonder she has headaches and anxiety...
So what do you parents of kids with both dysgraphia and dyslexia recommend? I saw the special Ed teacher as I was leaving and asked her. She agreed that we need to prioritize. That's a good idea so why do I have to ask to get them to see it that way? It seems like no matter what she focuses on there will still be something that she is doing wrong. Focus on letter placement and she will write them backwards and certainly spell them wrong. Concentrate on spelling and they will alternate in size, placement, etc. And never mind that she has a fun, innovative answer to the original question.
At least because I was there I could help with the fine motor stuff like stringing 100 fruit loops on a necklace. On a normal day there is no way she could have possibly kept track of her counting while doing that too.
I just feel so sad...
