Writing disabilities overlooked, researchers say
May 6th, 2009From Forbes, WLS-TV Chicago, Reuters UK:
A new study in the journal Pediatrics reports that writing disorders are just as common as reading disorders, although they are not well researched or understood. Writing disorders are more frequently seen in boys.
Researchers found that between 7 percent and 15 percent of the children studied had the condition, depending on the criteria used.
Educators define written-language disorder as the inability to write near the level expected based on a person’s age, intelligence and education. People who have the condition may have problems with such skills as grammar, spelling, paragraph organization and handwriting.
While the majority of children with a writing disability also had a reading disability, researchers said one quarter of those diagnosed with a writing problem did not have trouble reading.
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May 6th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I don’t doubt this at all. Some people seem to be very fluent readers and yet have something akin to dyslexia when writing — in a way that more instruction doesn’t often help.