Written Expression

I wasn't going to post this here, because I posted it on my blog Dedicated to Hailey's medical journey, But it fits so well here. So for those of you that read both sorry, and for the other's I hope you find this helpful.

Hailey has been having some difficulty getting up to speed with Written Expression. I posted week before last on my Home school blog (this one) that we had hit a bump in the road. Actually, I think I have created the bump. I couldn’t understand why a child that is so smart couldn’t put together a simple sentence, or make up a story. We tried several different approaches to try and help with this like; Writing Prompts, Spoken Dictation, I would write as she made up the story, Work Sheets, etc. None of those have seemed to work. Out of frustration I pushed her harder to succeed at this and got a result I wasn’t expecting. She completely shut down. It got to the point where she couldn’t even count. That’s when I decided to take a break.

Hailey was ahead in most all of her school subjects so we have been working on making things more fun. We did a Unit Study on Australia, and we have been memorizing her Math Facts, and doing lots of crafts. The time I would have spent arguing with her about why she can’t seem to "get" that portion of her work, I have spent researching how to make accommodations for her, and how to help her with Written Expression. Today, I read a great blog post by Penny from A Mom’s View of ADHD. She addresses this exact issue. If you are having these problems with your child, take a look at the links on her blog.