Dysgraphia: evaluating an Arabic training program for remediation of Egyptian dysgraphic children

Abstract

Abstract Background Dysgrahia is a learning disability that affects writing; it requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills. Dysgraphia makes the act of writing difficult and leads to problems with spelling, poor handwriting, and putting thoughts on paper. People with dysgraphia can have trouble organizing letters, numbers, and words on a line or page. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate an Arabic training program for remediating Egyptian Arabic-speaking dysgraphic children. Results The Arabic training program through a quasi-experimental study (pre-post-test) showed significant results in remediating dysgraphia on twenty cases that had attended the phoniatric unit complaining of learning disability having dysgraphia with or without dyslexia. Conclusion The Arabic dysgraphia training program is an effective multisensory approach tool in the training of different types of dysgraphia.

Keywords

• Dysgraphia
• Learning disabilities
• Multisensory program