Researchers say between 7 and 15 percent of children they studied had what they call "written-language disorder," which they say is different from dyslexia and attention-deficit disorder, according to this article on Forbes.com. An excerpt:
Education specialists define written-language disorder as the inability to write near the level expected based on a person's age, intelligence and education. People who suffer from the condition may have problems with such skills as grammar, spelling, paragraph organization and handwriting, Katusic said. For the new study, (researchers) looked at the school and medical records of 5,718 students in Rochester, Minn. The researchers found that between 6.9 percent and 14.7 percent of the children had the condition, depending on the formula used.
Have any of the readers of this blog heard about such a disorder? Anyone have an opinion about it? Feel free to make comments to this post.
Kelly Puente joined the Press-Telegram in 2006 as an editorial assistant and eventually worked her way up to general assignement reporter. Over the years, she’s covered everything from crime and breaking news to human interest and the cities of Bellflower and Cerritos. Kelly is a Long Beach resident and graduate of Cal State Long Beach. She’s new to the education beat and is looking for great stories.
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