SPCH3112 DYSGRAPHIA

Deep Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

SS, POL, GOL, PGC

Deep Dysgraphia: Routes Impaired

all routes are impaired (regular words, irregular words, non-words)

Deep Dysgraphia: Features

error types - semantic errors (e.g. go to write time and actually write clock)

psycholinguistic features - imageability, frequency, grammatical class

Deep Dysgraphia: Treatment

written word picture matching giving semantic information (e.g. pants are for the lower body, shirt is for the upper body)

Surface Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

GOL

Surface Dysgraphia: Routes Impaired

impairment in irregular words (lexical)

Surface Dysgraphia: Features

error types - regularization errors (e.g. write irregular words the way they sound), confusion when writing homophones

psycholinguistic features - frequency (more success in high frequency words)

Surface Dysgraphia: Treatment

training of pairs of homophones, anagram & copy treatment (ACT), copy and recall personally relevant words

Phonological Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

PGC

Phonological Dysgraphia: Routes Impaired

impairment of non-words and unknown words

Semantic Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

SS, PGC

Semantic Dysgraphia: Routes Impaired

spontaneous writing and written naming for all words/non-words. spelling from dictation is impaired for non-words only

Semantic Dysgraphia: Features

error types - semantic errors (e.g. write time instead of clock)

psycholinguistic features - imageability

Orthographic buffer dysgraphia: Impairment Level

orthographic buffer (GAB + Beyond)

Orthographic buffer dysgraphia: Features

error features - errors occur at the middle or end of the word

error types - omissions (jumpr for jumper), substitutions (peanul for peanut), transportations (jumepr for jumper), additions (jumpear for jumper)

Physical Letter Code Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

pnysical letter CoDeS (GAB and Beyond)

Physical Letter Code Dysgraphia: Features

features - mix upper and lower case

mix styles of writing (e.g. cursive and print)

inability to use a certain case or style

substitution and reversal of allographically similar letters (e.g. B and P, m and n)

Apraxic Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

graphic motor programs (GAB + Beyond)

Apraxic Dysgraphia: Features

features - errors in letter formation but correct letter is selected

copying and oral spelling are better than writing to dictation

Transitional Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

disconnect of alographic to motor planning (GAB + Beyond)

Transitional Dysgraphia: Routes Impaired

impaired - written spelling

spared - oral spelling and typing

Transitional Dysgraphia: Features

impaired - written spelling

spared - oral spelling and typing

errors are well formed but letters are incorrect

Spatial Dysgraphia: Impairment Level

graphic details (GAB and Beyond)

Spatial Dysgraphia: Features

spared - spelling and legibility

errors - over repetition of strokes and letters, incomplete letters, progressive widening of margin, deviation from horizontal