ABSTRACT
Most learning disabilities exist only within a school-based context. Some see learning disabilities as a disorder related to a basic psychological process. A disorder is an abnormal physical or mental condition. The medical model views a disability as something within the person that must be fixed or cured. The social model views a disability as an impairment in which restrictions are put in place on the social plane. Dysgraphia, motor dysgraphia, spatial dysgraphia, and linguistic dysgraphia are all fancy-sounding names, but they have more to do with letter-formation skills and little to do with writing. This chapter ends with nine strategies that can be used with students who struggle with writing.
