Dysgraphia
Students with dysgraphia often struggle with transcribing ideas that
are in their head onto paper. Often these students are excellent in expressing
themselves verbally. The trouble comes when dysgraphic students have to
transcribe their ideas into written text. One dysgraphic student described
his experience as, "I know what I want to say, I just can't write it
down" (Roberts, 19). Often these students also have trouble in class
when taking notes because they have difficulty translating what they hear
or see into written words.
The main themes and ideas in an essay by a dysgraphic student often appear to be disorganized and out of place (Corrigan, 2). Their sentences appear "short, concrete and may or may not flow in a logical sequence"(Roberts, 20). A dysgraphic student may be able to verbally spell out a word but ends up writing it down on paper incorrectly. Often these students go to great lengths to try to convince their professors to allow them the opportunity to give their assignments orally instead of on paper. When given the opportunity to do this, they will usually excel.
Some things to consider when suspecting dysgraphia
On-line link: When writing's a problem, A description of dysgraphia