To all of my readers,
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends. I know I sure enjoyed going home to Chicago and spending quality time with my family and enjoying a delicious meal! Now.... back to blogging. Below is my latest post.
During the writing process do you ever experience a moment when you can't figure out what exactly to write down on the page?
As a student with a learning disability, whenever I am assigned a writing assignments I tend to experience this form of what many people would call writer's block. Most people who do not have disabilities experience writer's block for a certain period of time and then overtime disappears. However for students who have learning disabilities, when we approach a writing assignment our writer's block never seems to disappear for each assignment. This is because our brain can't process quickly enough to allow us to think and write at the same time.
So, What Is The Solution?
As a student with an LD, whenever I approach a writing assignment one of the best solutions that I use is a graphic organizer. Right before I even write a paper, a graphic organize helps me plan out all of my ideas so eventually they will become specific topics that are organized into topics and paragraphs. The great thing about graphic organizers is that there are so many versions and vairiety of models that you can use to help you in the writing process.
Below I have listed some websites to some great graphic organizers that can help students with LD succeed in writing. Don't be afraid to give one of them a try!
The Venn Diagram Organizer
The Sequence of Events Organizer
The Five Pararaph Essay Outline
The Concept Map (My Personal Favorite!)
The Time Line Graphic Organizer
Happy Writing!
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