Some individuals with learning disabilities struggle with written expression due to difficulties with spelling and or handwriting.

Common Issues (examples)

• Limited spelling vocabulary
• Letter reversals
• Dysgraphia
• Grammar and punctuation
• Vocabulary
• Structure

Possible Student Outcomes (examples)

• Individual uses technology to complete written assignments.
• Individual for uses assistive technology strategies to circumvent spelling difficulties.
• Individual uses a variety of spelling reference materials effectively.
• Individual works at their developmental spelling level.
• Individual writes with content-specific words.
• Individual writes stories using symbols.
• Individual communicates with symbols and speech.
• Individual builds good first sentences with correct conventions.
• Individual gains writing confidence.
• Draft and edit writing more focused, purposeful and reflects insight into the writing situation.
• Individual monitors their own work to ensure standard usage, varied sentence structure and appropriate word choice.
• Individual writes more and for longer periods of time.
• Individual works independently as they progress through the stages of writing, including research during prewriting, drafting, revising for mechanics and content and final draft.
• Individual writes in a variety of genres, including biographies, informational texts, speeches and poems.
• Individual's have instant access to easy-to-understand word meanings.
• Individuals locate words in dictionary using phonetic spelling.