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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 393976" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We also found our kids had a lot of pain when writing. To such an extent, that when they had any writing task to do, the bulk of the kid's mental effort was spent in trying to calculate how to give the answer in the fewest number of pen strokes possible. So we had put in place that both boys could use a computer for all written answers more than a couple of words. The Dept of Ed actually bought a small word processor called Alphasmart Neo, on which to draft his responses. It is very simple, very cheap and very portable. It stayed at the school, changed schools when difficult child 3 did then came home when he transferred to correspondence (which is also public education, for us). The Alphasmart downloads via USB to Mac or easy child, as text only file. It's fast, it's easy. it has a small screen which can scroll the test, about three lines visible at a time. it has nine (I think) text file save options. He should be downloading these to another computer or printing out his responses then erasing the work anyway. </p><p></p><p>With asking for use of computer, there are strict rules for us - the most important one, we have to prove there is a problem with handwriting. Either pain, or serious legibility issues. Some of these problems will improve with practice so use of computer is then not advised. But if it is the best that he can ever do and still not good enough, then use of computer is the next step. After that - you need to then demonstrate that he can produce work faster when typing, than when handwriting. For us this requires assessment by an Occupational Therapist (OT) to professionally determine the degree of problem, the type of problem and just how much better he can perform when typing than writing. Sometimes the school SpEd can do the typing/writing test - our Dept of Ed has guidelines on how to have this assessed.</p><p></p><p>Homework - we asked for it to be stopped. Or if they insisted, we asked for difficult child 3 to be able to do homework over a weekend, because he could not work on schoolwork in the evenings. It can be insisted on, especially if there is a medical reason. But kids need their break times form school, difficult children doubly so. They shouldn't be spending all weekend doing homework.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 393976, member: 1991"] We also found our kids had a lot of pain when writing. To such an extent, that when they had any writing task to do, the bulk of the kid's mental effort was spent in trying to calculate how to give the answer in the fewest number of pen strokes possible. So we had put in place that both boys could use a computer for all written answers more than a couple of words. The Dept of Ed actually bought a small word processor called Alphasmart Neo, on which to draft his responses. It is very simple, very cheap and very portable. It stayed at the school, changed schools when difficult child 3 did then came home when he transferred to correspondence (which is also public education, for us). The Alphasmart downloads via USB to Mac or easy child, as text only file. It's fast, it's easy. it has a small screen which can scroll the test, about three lines visible at a time. it has nine (I think) text file save options. He should be downloading these to another computer or printing out his responses then erasing the work anyway. With asking for use of computer, there are strict rules for us - the most important one, we have to prove there is a problem with handwriting. Either pain, or serious legibility issues. Some of these problems will improve with practice so use of computer is then not advised. But if it is the best that he can ever do and still not good enough, then use of computer is the next step. After that - you need to then demonstrate that he can produce work faster when typing, than when handwriting. For us this requires assessment by an Occupational Therapist (OT) to professionally determine the degree of problem, the type of problem and just how much better he can perform when typing than writing. Sometimes the school SpEd can do the typing/writing test - our Dept of Ed has guidelines on how to have this assessed. Homework - we asked for it to be stopped. Or if they insisted, we asked for difficult child 3 to be able to do homework over a weekend, because he could not work on schoolwork in the evenings. It can be insisted on, especially if there is a medical reason. But kids need their break times form school, difficult children doubly so. They shouldn't be spending all weekend doing homework. Marg [/QUOTE]
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