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Written Expressions	Writing Conventions	Producing Text
Ideation Planning to write Organization Vocabulary Transferring ideas from thinking to paper	Sentence construction/syntax Spelling Editing and revising	Endurance Handwriting Keyboarding Slow typing speed Adaptive writing paper

Producing Text

Endurance	For students who struggle with writing endurance word prediction allows the student produce text with reduced keystrokes Quick Guide: Word prediction Speech to text reduces motor output and increases the speed of text production Quick Guide: Speech to text The option to answer comprehension questions by orally recording answers Quick Guide: Voice Notes
Handwriting	Collaboration with the Occupational Therapist assigned to your school is a great first step. They are an excellent resource for students who have motor issues impacting their ability to produce text through handwriting or typing. For students who struggle with handwriting providing the option to type offers several supports including but not limited to: 1. Mitigating motor deficits that impact tool (paper/pen) use. 2. Students for whom legibility of handwriting is a concern 3. Students who struggle with endurance for handwriting 4. Reduced need to re-handwrite between editing and revising attempts (reduced workload and time) Additionally, when keyboarding, built in spelling and vocabulary supports such as spellcheck, word prediction and “look’-up” options help to free cognitive functions for higher level thinking. Many students in MCPS - grades 2 through 12 have access to a Chromebook - the following quick guides offer resources that support learning to type. Free keyboarding sites Keyboarding Practice Chart Speech to text eliminates the need to handwrite Word prediction combined with keyboarding eliminates the need to handwrite and supports spelling. It will also be helpful to collect data to measure handwriting vs. typing efficiency. This can be accomplished through administering the DeCoste Writing Protocol. This link takes you to the DWP resources on the HIAT webpage This link takes you to the materials required to administer the DWP (for MCPS staff only, login required) Although it is crucial to identify a student’s individual optimal written output regardless of “average” handwriting speeds it can be helpful to access data that represents current “norms” Handwriting Speeds
Keyboarding	If a student needs resources to learn keyboarding for writing support. Keyboarding Resources
Slow typing speed	Many students will improve typing speed with practice and exposure. Short, frequent practice sessions are most effective. Many students in MCPS in grades 2 through 12 have access to a Chromebook. The following quick guides offer resources that support learning to type. Note: research supports keyboarding instruction is critical to reach proficiency, 25-30 hours of practice is more beneficial than specialized strategies for function. Keyboarding Practice Chart It will also be helpful to collect data to measure handwriting vs. typing efficiency. This can be accomplished through administering the DeCoste Writing Protocol using these materials for the DWP (for MCPS staff only, login required)
Adaptive writing paper	Shaded Lined Paper Wide (Google doc) (gr. 1-3) and Shaded Lined Paper Narrow (Google doc) (gr. 4-5): This paper has alternating shaded lines to help students with visual perceptual or visual motor difficulties.