United Cerebral Palsy Assn of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties, CAServing all people with disabilities and their familiesHow effectively can I write (compose)?
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Ability
Difficulty
Approach
Tool
Write at a lower than expected level Organizational skills  
Writing ideas		 Train in composition Writing composition programs
Compose single sentences Vocabulary 
Grammar/Syntax 
Spelling 
Writing ideas		 Support vocabulary 
Support grammar 
Support spelling 
Train in composition		 Electronic reference tools 
Word prediction 
Grammar/spell checkers 
Writing composition programs
Combine words and phrases Communicating meaning Train in composition 
Enter whole words and phrases		 Writing composition programs 
Alternate keyboards
Use alternative to writing Communicating meaning Use graphics with voice output 
Speak sentences to computer		 Software: custom programs, graphics 
Alternate keyboards 
Speech synthesizers 
Voice recognition
Ability
Difficulty
Approach
Tool
 
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