Taylor: A SEALKIDS Success Story
Taylor's Story
Taylor is a seventh-grader who has dysgraphia and auditory processing delays. Her dad is an active duty SEAL. When her parents first asked for help from SEALKIDS, Taylor was in the fifth grade but working at a third-grade level. SEALKIDS matched her with a tutor who had special training in dysgraphia and other learning disabilities. With continued support from SEALKIDS, Taylor is now performing above grade level.
Her SEALKIDS service provider shared this quote about her progress:
"Taylor has Dysgraphia and fine motor problems that deepen her handwriting difficulty. In spite of all the problems, she has a great attitude with her tutor and she is developing patience that she lacked. This is letting her improve her academic work fully, with better understanding and comprehension. She is much more confident."
"Our daughter has flourished with the support of SEALKIDS. She is intelligent but lacks organizational skills and confidence. Her tutor has helped her see her potential and now there is no stopping her! She knows how to handle her dysgraphia and work through it." – Taylor’s Parents
What is Dysgraphia?
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that causes challenges with writing ability and fine motor skills. Dysgraphia can affect children and adults and interferes with most aspects of the writing process, including spelling, legibility, word spacing and sizing, and expression.
Some symptoms of dysgraphia include:
Trouble forming letters
Tight, awkward, or painful grip on a pencil
Difficulty following a line or staying within margins
Trouble with sentence structure or following rules of grammar when writing, but not when speaking
Difficulty organizing or articulating thoughts on paper
Pronounced difference between spoken and written understanding of a topic
Learn more about Dysgraphia on Understood.org
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