unedited: i have gotten luckey and got into ucas it is a school that only accepts about 10 juniors and 150 sophmores i was applying as a junyor so i was very unlikely to get in im the last one accepted so i am quite pleased about that but it now provideds a more difficult problem that anything i have faced yet. ucas is a school that lets high school students go to collage and graduale with there assoates for free. so i will graduate coloage about a month before i graduate high school not that wouldent be a problem if i diddent have to take english 1010 witch is a class foucoused around writing i had no idea what to do because even though i am going to take that class next year i am still takeing classes where i have to take extensive notes and have to be able to read them so writeing them is not an option so i have to type my notes. now as you may konw from reading my earler posts i have in years past taken notes on my iPod now i thought at the beggining of the year that this is what i was gonna do when i got there the first day though i saw tons of kids bringing there own laptops to school to take notes so i decided to do that instead now that took care of the note takeing problem i thought i was good to go until i had my first test where the essay questions are long and have to be hand written with out special accomdations so i had to fugure out how to get those accomdations with it being a coloage class in a highschool i had to go through bouth the high school and the coloage to get the accomdations so after talking with bouth the coloage counsler and the highschool i got permission to not only type essays but have spelling not count in everything but english. i am very glad i can type my notes and tests its also nice on the parts of tests that i have to hand write even though they dont show up often its nice to know i can be doct for spelling.
Edited: I got lucky and got into UCAS. It is a school that only accepts about 10 juniors and 150 sophomores. I was applying as a junior so it was very unlikely that I would get in. I was the last one accepted, so I am quite pleased about that, but it now provides a more difficult problem than anything I have faced yet. UCAS is a school that lets high school students go to college and graduate with there Associates Degree for free. So I will graduate college about a month before I graduate high school. Now that wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have to take English 1010, which is a class focused around writing. I have no idea what to do because even though I am going to take that class next year, I am still taking classes where I have to take extensive notes and have to be able to read them. So hand writing them is not an option. I have to type my notes. Now as you may know from reading my earlier posts, I have in years past taken notes on my iPod. I thought at the beginning of the year that this is what I was gonna do. When I got there the first day though, I saw tons of kids bringing their own laptops to school to take notes. So I decided to do that instead. Now that took care of the note taking problem. I thought I was good to go until I had my first test where the essay questions are long and have to be hand written (without special accommodations). So, I had to figure out how to get those accommodations. With it being a college class, in a high school, I had to go through both the high school and the college to get the accommodations. After talking with both the college counselor and the high school, I got permission to not only type essays, but to have spelling not count in everything except English. I am very glad I can type my notes and tests. It's also nice on the parts of tests that I have to hand write even though they don't show up often, it's nice to know I can't be docked for spelling.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Tools for dealing with Dysgraphia
unedited: these are somethings that i have found help me with little things like how to spell little words and fix mistakes if not the first time the second. i will make up little rules for how to spell things that i spell often sometimes they stick and sometimes they dont but the ones that stick are very very useful. i also will look for classic mistakes that i know i make every time even though i dont notce it at first going through it a second time helps me fix them like how i always use the wrong witch i dont know how to spell the right one but i can know that im wrong and usualy am allowed to ask how to spell it. i also know that i often dont use capitals so i know when going through a papper to look for words that might be caplized. and lets face it nothing can beat spell check i can usually reli on it most of them time there are always those times when i stump it in witch case i will revert to a dictanry. i am going to put my edited version that only i edit under this then the version that my mom edits under that.
My edited version: These are somethings that I have found help me with little things like how to spell little words and fix mistakes if not the first time around the second. I will make up little rules for how to spell things that I spell often sometimes they stick and sometimes they don't but the ones that stick are very very useful. I also will look for classic mistakes that I know I make every time even though I don't notice it at first going through it a second time helps me fix them like how I always use the wrong which I don't know how to spell the right one but I can know that I'm wrong and usually am allowed to ask how to spell it. I also know that I often don't use capitals so I know when going through a paper to look for words that might be capitalized. And lets face it nothing can beat spell check I can usually rely on it most of them time there are always those times when I stump it in witch case I will revert to a dictionary. I am going to put my edited version that only I edit under this then the version that my mom edits under that.
My moms edited version: These are some things that I have found help me with little things, like how to spell little words and fix mistakes, if not the first time around, the second. I will make up little rules for how to spell things that I spell often. Sometimes they stick and sometimes they don't, but the ones that stick are very, very useful. I also will look for classic mistakes that I know I make every time, even though I don't notice it at first, going through it a second time helps me fix them. Like how I always use the wrong "which". I don't know how to spell the right one, but I can know that I'm wrong and usually ask how to spell it. I also know that I often don't use capitals, so I know when going through a paper to look for words that might be capitalized. And lets face it, nothing can beat spell check. I can usually rely on it most of the time. There are always those times when I stump it, in which case I will revert to a dictionary. I am going to put my edited version that only I edit under this then the version that my mom edits under that. (Mom's note - She actually is getting better at catching some of her consistent mistakes, but only when she really goes through everything with a fine tooth comb!)
My edited version: These are somethings that I have found help me with little things like how to spell little words and fix mistakes if not the first time around the second. I will make up little rules for how to spell things that I spell often sometimes they stick and sometimes they don't but the ones that stick are very very useful. I also will look for classic mistakes that I know I make every time even though I don't notice it at first going through it a second time helps me fix them like how I always use the wrong which I don't know how to spell the right one but I can know that I'm wrong and usually am allowed to ask how to spell it. I also know that I often don't use capitals so I know when going through a paper to look for words that might be capitalized. And lets face it nothing can beat spell check I can usually rely on it most of them time there are always those times when I stump it in witch case I will revert to a dictionary. I am going to put my edited version that only I edit under this then the version that my mom edits under that.
My moms edited version: These are some things that I have found help me with little things, like how to spell little words and fix mistakes, if not the first time around, the second. I will make up little rules for how to spell things that I spell often. Sometimes they stick and sometimes they don't, but the ones that stick are very, very useful. I also will look for classic mistakes that I know I make every time, even though I don't notice it at first, going through it a second time helps me fix them. Like how I always use the wrong "which". I don't know how to spell the right one, but I can know that I'm wrong and usually ask how to spell it. I also know that I often don't use capitals, so I know when going through a paper to look for words that might be capitalized. And lets face it, nothing can beat spell check. I can usually rely on it most of the time. There are always those times when I stump it, in which case I will revert to a dictionary. I am going to put my edited version that only I edit under this then the version that my mom edits under that. (Mom's note - She actually is getting better at catching some of her consistent mistakes, but only when she really goes through everything with a fine tooth comb!)
Friday, July 12, 2013
how do i explain this
unedited: ive been think ing of a way to explain my dysgraphia to people that dont have it now im not totaly shure how much sense this makes but this is what i have so far. when i write i dont think about the letters that im typing i type the whole word and dont think about contenet and though i will often hit the wrong key (the weird thig is they keys are almost never even close to each other) i still get a lot of spellings wrong on my own that when i think it through i know how to spell for example when im not thinking about it i spell diddent like this even though when i think about it i know that it is really spelled didn't though some times i think that this is the correct spelling did'nt i dont really understand the apostrphy thing and then there are words i really genuinly dont know how to spell there are a couple in here ill highlight them there arent as many of these generaly they are longer and not even close to how they sound but i still find it weird that i can know how diddent is spelled and still not spell it right there seems to be some sort of disconnect from one to the other i just dont know what.
Edited: I've been think ing of a way to explain my dysgraphia to people that don't have it. Now i'm not totally sure how much sense this makes, but this is what I have so far. When I write, I don't think about the letters that i'm typing, I type the whole word and don't think about content. And though I will often hit the wrong key (the weird thing is they keys are almost never even close to each other) I still get a lot of spellings wrong on my own, that when I think it through I know how to spell. For example, when i'm not thinking about it, I spell diddent like this, even though when I think about it i know that it is really spelled didn't. Though some times, I think that this is the correct spelling did'nt. I don't really understand the apostrophe thing. And then there are words I really genuinely don't know how to spell. There are a couple in here, i'll highlight them. There aren't as many of these. Generally they are longer and not even close to how they sound, but I still find it weird that I can know how didn't is spelled and still not spell it right. There seems to be some sort of disconnect from one to the other, I just don't know what.
Edited: I've been think ing of a way to explain my dysgraphia to people that don't have it. Now i'm not totally sure how much sense this makes, but this is what I have so far. When I write, I don't think about the letters that i'm typing, I type the whole word and don't think about content. And though I will often hit the wrong key (the weird thing is they keys are almost never even close to each other) I still get a lot of spellings wrong on my own, that when I think it through I know how to spell. For example, when i'm not thinking about it, I spell diddent like this, even though when I think about it i know that it is really spelled didn't. Though some times, I think that this is the correct spelling did'nt. I don't really understand the apostrophe thing. And then there are words I really genuinely don't know how to spell. There are a couple in here, i'll highlight them. There aren't as many of these. Generally they are longer and not even close to how they sound, but I still find it weird that I can know how didn't is spelled and still not spell it right. There seems to be some sort of disconnect from one to the other, I just don't know what.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Jobs
Unedited: i have recently relized that it is going to be hard for me to find any job that has writeing in it because i have a hard time with spelling and grammer. the problem is that if i want an internship or when im writeing books or research papers it takes a lot more to edit those papers then it does for someone else so why hire someone that it will be harder to hire. my aunt had a job opeaning and she offered it to my cousin its simmlar to a internship and she told me when i aked what the job was that it ws answering calls and responding to emails so i made the joke that i would be hoorible for thaat because i cant spell and thats when she said thats what made her pause is asking me because she couldent check all the emails for errors so i wouldent be the best person to hire she was nice about it and the fact that she doesnt want to hire me it was the relization that this wont be the first time this will happen that upsets me its frustrating that something i have little to no controll of can affect my future.
Edited: I have recently realized that it is going to be hard for me to find any job that has writing in it because I have a hard time with spelling and grammar. The problem is that if I want an internship or when i'm writing books or research papers, it takes a lot more for me to edit those papers then it does for someone else. So why hire someone that it will be harder to hire. My aunt had a job opening and she offered it to my cousin. It's similar to an internship and she told me when I asked what the job was that it was answering calls and responding to emails, so I made the joke that I would be horrible for that because I can't spell, and that's when she said that's what made her pause in asking me because she couldn't check all the emails for errors. So I wouldn't be the best person to hire. She was nice about it. The fact that she doesn't want to hire me, it was the realization that this won't be the first time this will happen that upsets me. It's frustrating that something I have little to no control of can affect my future.
Edited: I have recently realized that it is going to be hard for me to find any job that has writing in it because I have a hard time with spelling and grammar. The problem is that if I want an internship or when i'm writing books or research papers, it takes a lot more for me to edit those papers then it does for someone else. So why hire someone that it will be harder to hire. My aunt had a job opening and she offered it to my cousin. It's similar to an internship and she told me when I asked what the job was that it was answering calls and responding to emails, so I made the joke that I would be horrible for that because I can't spell, and that's when she said that's what made her pause in asking me because she couldn't check all the emails for errors. So I wouldn't be the best person to hire. She was nice about it. The fact that she doesn't want to hire me, it was the realization that this won't be the first time this will happen that upsets me. It's frustrating that something I have little to no control of can affect my future.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
state testing
unedted: i mentioned that i was takeing a state test in my last blog it did not have a writing part so i could not find any accomdations to use it was on the computer and consisted of a few spelling quistions that i believe i got wrong and sevral grammer questions there were a lot of reading questions as well. i have an above collage reading level (though shakespear still eludes me) and have always excelled in the reading section of tests. grammer and spelling though i have always struggled with when they give me a question with four sentences each with different puncuation i wont see a difference in any of them they all look the same. and i got sevral of thoses questions i am shure that i got those wrong i am almost postive that i ether got all of or at least most of those questions right. i got the results of the test today i got a c now i am a streight a student and usualy do very well on testing now it wouldent bother me as much dont get me wrong i would have been ticked any way but i would have been able to deal a lot better if it hadent broght my grade down 9% in one shot i had worked hard and done lots of extra credit to get 101% in the class and was very very proud of it especaly because i have disgraphia i had hoped to end the year with at least a 98 or 99% i have been working hard and get a report card every week so you could immagin my suprise when i looked at my eport card today and saw a 92% where i had previously had a 101% i was shocked so i went to the computer lab during lunch and looked at my grade online and saw the state test on my grade i was even more suprised to find that i got a c on it.
Edited: I mentioned that I was taking a state test in my last blog. It did not have a writing part, so I could not find any accommodations to use. It was on the computer and consisted of a few spelling questions, that I believe I got wrong, and several grammar questions. There were a lot of reading questions as well. I have an above college reading level (though Shakespeare still eludes me) and have always excelled in the reading section of tests. Grammar and spelling though, I have always struggled with. When they give me a question with four sentences, each with different punctuation, I won't see a difference in any of them. They all look the same, and I got several of those questions. I am sure that I got those wrong. I am almost positive that I either got all of, or at least most of, the reading questions right. I got the results of the test today. I got a C. Now I am a straight A student and usually do very well on testing. Now it wouldn't bother me as much, don't get me wrong I would have been ticked any way, but I would have been able to deal a lot better if it hadn't brought my grade down 9% in one shot. I had worked hard and done lots of extra credit to get 101% in the class and was very, very proud of it! Especially because I have dysgraphia. I had hoped to end the year with at least a 98 or 99%. I have been working hard and get a report card every week, so you could imagine my suprise when I looked at my report card today and saw a 92% where I had previously had a 101%. I was shocked, so I went to the computer lab during lunch and looked at my grade online and saw the state test included in my grade. I was even more surprised to find that I got a C on it.
Edited: I mentioned that I was taking a state test in my last blog. It did not have a writing part, so I could not find any accommodations to use. It was on the computer and consisted of a few spelling questions, that I believe I got wrong, and several grammar questions. There were a lot of reading questions as well. I have an above college reading level (though Shakespeare still eludes me) and have always excelled in the reading section of tests. Grammar and spelling though, I have always struggled with. When they give me a question with four sentences, each with different punctuation, I won't see a difference in any of them. They all look the same, and I got several of those questions. I am sure that I got those wrong. I am almost positive that I either got all of, or at least most of, the reading questions right. I got the results of the test today. I got a C. Now I am a straight A student and usually do very well on testing. Now it wouldn't bother me as much, don't get me wrong I would have been ticked any way, but I would have been able to deal a lot better if it hadn't brought my grade down 9% in one shot. I had worked hard and done lots of extra credit to get 101% in the class and was very, very proud of it! Especially because I have dysgraphia. I had hoped to end the year with at least a 98 or 99%. I have been working hard and get a report card every week, so you could imagine my suprise when I looked at my report card today and saw a 92% where I had previously had a 101%. I was shocked, so I went to the computer lab during lunch and looked at my grade online and saw the state test included in my grade. I was even more surprised to find that I got a C on it.
Monday, April 22, 2013
whats the cause
unedited: the hardest thing for me with haveing disgraphia is probly the fact that there is only spectulaction about what causes it. i tend to be very analiticle so haveing no cause to say this is what wrong and then with that info fugure out what might help. and might make it so i can do what i want to do in life with little or no help. why dysgraphia will affect me is that i love writeing wether i end up writeing on the side or doing it full time i love to tell stories i also love to read( unlike what some people think dyslexia and dysgraphia are not the same i can read at a coloage reading level it is my writeing that is the problem) witch is where i get my insperation. i want to be able to write and not have to sit next to the editor to explain what i want to say. if i have a point of witch to jump off of to go alright heres the problem and heres how i can fix it its hard that i cant do that. i love hearing what you think of my posts please comment and share your opyons.
Edited: The hardest thing for me with having dysgraphia is probably the fact that there is only speculation about what causes it. I tend to be very analytical, so having no cause to say, "This is what is wrong" and then with that info figure out what might help and might make it so I can do what I want to do in life, with little or no help. Why dysgraphia will affect me, is that I love writing. Whether I end up writhing on the side, or doing it full time, I love to tell stories. I also love to read (unlike what some people think dyslexia and dysgraphia are not the same. I can read at a college reading level. It is my writing that is the problem.) which is where I get my inspiration. I want to be able to write and not have to sit next to the editor to explain what I want to say. If I have a point of which to jump off of to go, "Alright, here's the problem and here's how I can fix it." It's hard that I can't do that. I love hearing what you think of my posts, please comment and share your opinions.
Edited: The hardest thing for me with having dysgraphia is probably the fact that there is only speculation about what causes it. I tend to be very analytical, so having no cause to say, "This is what is wrong" and then with that info figure out what might help and might make it so I can do what I want to do in life, with little or no help. Why dysgraphia will affect me, is that I love writing. Whether I end up writhing on the side, or doing it full time, I love to tell stories. I also love to read (unlike what some people think dyslexia and dysgraphia are not the same. I can read at a college reading level. It is my writing that is the problem.) which is where I get my inspiration. I want to be able to write and not have to sit next to the editor to explain what I want to say. If I have a point of which to jump off of to go, "Alright, here's the problem and here's how I can fix it." It's hard that I can't do that. I love hearing what you think of my posts, please comment and share your opinions.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
unfair
unedited: i took the Act this saturday. i had no accomadations because i was not takeing the writeing portion. but when i was working on the english section i had a very hard time with grammer i had to guess on a lot of questions. in english right now we are working on grammer witch is really hard for me but there isnt a single accomdation( other than not doing it and i dont think that will fly )i can find for it so i will be takeing the final and the crt (witch i think is like a state test) with a signifcant disadvantige next to the others in my class i hope i can pull the five seconds before the test study trick cuz studying for hours a day doesnt seem to work i just cant seem to remember no matter how much i study. im not saying dont study all im saying is that even though i do study and have tryed for years to get grammer right it still evaids me.
Edited: I took the ACT last Saturday. I had no accommodations because I was not taking the writing portion, but when I was working on the English section I had a very hard time with grammar. I had to guess on a lot of questions. In English right now, we are working on grammar, which is really hard for me, but there isn't a single accommodation (other than not doing it, and I don't think that will fly) I can find for it, so I will be taking the final and the CRT (which I think is like a state test) with a significant disadvantage next to the others in my class. I hope I can pull the five-seconds-before-the-test study trick, because studying for hours a day doesn't seem to work. I just can't seem to remember no matter how much I study. I'm not saying don't study, all i'm saying is that even though I do study and have tried for years to get grammar right, it still evades me.
Edited: I took the ACT last Saturday. I had no accommodations because I was not taking the writing portion, but when I was working on the English section I had a very hard time with grammar. I had to guess on a lot of questions. In English right now, we are working on grammar, which is really hard for me, but there isn't a single accommodation (other than not doing it, and I don't think that will fly) I can find for it, so I will be taking the final and the CRT (which I think is like a state test) with a significant disadvantage next to the others in my class. I hope I can pull the five-seconds-before-the-test study trick, because studying for hours a day doesn't seem to work. I just can't seem to remember no matter how much I study. I'm not saying don't study, all i'm saying is that even though I do study and have tried for years to get grammar right, it still evades me.
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