Dysgraphia is perhaps one of the most mistaken learning differences, with thousands of children and adults across the world being misdiagnosed with its more well-known counterpart – dyslexia.

So what is dysgraphia and why is it so commonly mistaken?

Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder which can be defined as “a disorder in written expression”. Dysgraphia is a Greek term which in English translates to “impaired at writing by hand”.

Students with dysgraphia are known for making a number of spelling mistakes in their writing, just as students with dyslexia are. However those with dysgraphia can spell these words orally and can select the correct spelling out of a list (unlike dyslexics). It is in fact the process of writing the word that they have difficulties with and thus misspell it.

The impacts these disorders have on learning outcomes are often identical, but the symptoms are very different, and in developing strategies to overcome them, two wholly different approaches are required.

At Dysgraphia Help we offer an online dysgraphia test for students (over the age of 8) for £36.86.

After completing the test and sending us a sample of the student’s handwriting, you will receive a detailed report on whether or not we believe the student to have dysgraphia.

If we do believe that dysgraphia is present, you will also receive some supporting information on dysgraphia and a number of activity materials for the student to work through.

Many use this testing as a preliminary diagnosis of dysgraphia, or to rule out/confirm whether the student may need testing for dyslexia.

You can find more information on dysgraphia and testing for dysgraphia at: www.dysgraphiahelp.co.uk or alternatively you can email admin@dysgraphiahelp.co.uk.

How can we explain to pupils that particular letters, written in a particular sequence, represent a particular number?

Roman Numerals were something of a failure. To a fair degree they worked, but they were extremely cumbersome due to their lack of a zero.

But despite this it seems to we can’t quite let go of the numerical, historical, artistic and linguistic value they hold.

This becomes evident when we see how frequently Roman Numerals are still used in our everyday lives, from the ordering of the preliminary pages in a book to the markers on an analogue clock – making them something of a necessity to know.

But they are curious, and it does take the establishment of the difference between Roman and Arabic numerals and the totally odd concept of “nothing” to show pupils exactly why “nothing” is so important.

Indeed it is the conundrum of nothing that has led us to develop a KS2 Roman Numerals resource which contains a range of engaging activities to help pupils to easily identify their meaning.

The activity book covers the following for each year group:

Year 3 – learning Roman numerals from 1 to 12 (I to XII)
Year 4 – learning Roman numerals from 1 to 100 (I to C)
Year 5 – learning Roman numerals from 1 to 1000 (I to M)

What’s more, notes for teachers, discussion pages, information sheets and photocopiable activities are also included.

This resource is available as a book, a download, or on CD, and you can view free sample pages on our website.

If you would like to know more please call us on 01772 863158 or email us at sales@topical-resources.co.uk

You can order the Roman Numerals Activity Book in any of these ways:

On our website
By phone on 01772 863158
By fax to 01772 866153
By email to sales@topical-resources.co.uk
By post to Topical Resources, P.O. Box 329, Broughton, Preston, Lancashire PR3 5LT.

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