[SENco-forum] Handwriting slow and neat

How old? "Speed up" by Lois Addy is incredibly messy and may be what he

Hi,
Many thanks to you all for such positive advice - much appreciated.
The lad is in year 8, and at the moment no extra time has been awarded.

Take care,

Greg
SENCo  Lancs

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Subject: RE: [SENco-forum] Handwriting slow and neat

> How old?  "Speed up" by Lois Addy is incredibly messy and may be what he
> needs.  It is for 8-13 and could be done at home.
>
> The problem is that if you improve his speed he cannot have time 
> allowances!
> If he start with ICT now he has to use it in every subject that he needs 
> to
> take an exam in using ICT.  You have to show it is his normal method of
> working, and that it is faster than doing it by hand.
>
> My son cannot type fast. He gets too distracted.  His writing is all but
> illegible. He probably needs a scribe but is unlikely to get one as he
> cannot possibly have one in a mainstream classroom. Catch 22 and the poor
> sausage is just left floundering with his 132 IQ barely keeping his little
> head above water in Year 6.
>
> Sharon Tringham
>
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> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of Greg
> Sent: 17 April 2007 20:22
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senco-forum] Handwriting slow and neat
>
>
> Hi,
> We have a student who writes very very neatly but very very slowly and 
> this
> may affect his exams.
> He writes at 10 words per minute (approx).
> Has anyone any strategies that we could try to improve his handwriting
> speed?
>
> Take care,
>
> Greg
> SENCo Lancs
>
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