When writing an essay for one of your classes do you ever find yourself using the same word multiple times throughout your paper?
I know I do !
For students who have a learning disability like myself, one of the biggest issues we face when writing a paper is syntax in the English language. Syntax is the study of the rules for the formation of a grammatical sentences in a given language. As a student, often when I am writing an essay for a class I have a tendency to struggle with the formation of putting words in order and using proper grammar to make complete sentences in the English language.
The best example I can give is that a lot of times in my essays you may see words or phrases that I have already used or other times I may switching from past to present tense in one paper.
In order to help prevent this situation I look to a thesaurus, which I have nicknamed a "girl's best friend".
I can't tell you enough how grateful I am that my mom introduced to a thesaurus as a young child. If she hadn't shown me this wonderful tool, let me tell you my papers would be bloody awful!!! From using a Thesaurus over the years, I can tell you that it has helped make my writing much more precise and descriptive.
Below I have posted the link to my favorite online Thesaurus. It is free and I encourage any student with an LD who struggles with writing to use this tool. In addition, I also would recommend any teachers or parents use the Thesaurus with any child they know who has an LD and struggles in the area of writing.
Cheryl's Favorite Thesaurus Website (It really is a "Girl's Best Friend ! ")
Stay Strong and Keep On Writing !
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