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Disorder of written expression
Introduction
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Background
Background
Disorder of written expression is a childhood condition characterized by poor writing skills. To some extent, 3 – 10% of school-age children are affected by this disorder. This disorder appears by itself or in conjunction with other learning or developmental disabilities.
Symptoms
Symptoms
- Avoids written work.
- Poor spelling
- Errors in grammar
- Errors in punctuation
- Poor handwriting
- Composition is poor relative to oral expression skills; uses simple vocabulary to avoid spelling difficulty.
Assessments
Assessments
- Oral and Written Language Scales (OWLS)
- Test of Adolescent and Adult Language–3 (TOAL-3)
- Test of Early Written Language
- Test of Written Expression (TOWE)
- Test of Written Language–3 (TOWL-3)
- Woodcock Johnson Psychoeducational Battery–Revised, Tests of Achievement
Other disabilities often linked with the disorder of written expression
Other disabilities often linked with the disorder of written expression
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