________’s profile in written language was analyzed based on the criteria for dysgraphia in the TEA Dyslexia Handbook 2018 Update. According to the Handbook, several areas must be measured and _____________’s performance is described as follows:
Letter Formation: Based on teacher information and a review of writing samples completed in this FIE (Dysgraphia Evaluation), ________’s handwriting contains variably shaped and poorly formed letters. On Alphabet Writing (PAL-II), he was required to print lowercase letters in alphabetical order from memory. His Alphabet Writing Legible Letter Writing (AWL) Score = 5/75.
Handwriting: Mrs. _____ (teacher) reports that _____’s handwriting is not legible. The Handwriting Total Legibility Composite on the PAL-II = 4/70, which is significantly below average. _____ is described as slower to copy information, and his written work is labored.
Word/Sentence Dictation Timed: _____ was able to write _____ letters per minute which is well below expected levels for 6th grade of approximately _____ letters per minute.
Word/Sentence Dictation Untimed: Word Dictation was measured by administering a Spelling test. Words were dictated orally by the examiner. _____ obtained a standard score of 77 on this task, which falls in the low range. (OR) Sentence Dictation was evaluated informally by having _____ write _____ sentences. He correctly wrote _____ of _____ words.
Copying of Text: Two timed copying tasks were administered. Copying Task A measured _____’s ability to copy a sentence that contains each letter of the alphabet. Copying Task B measured his ability to sustain copying over time for a longer text (paragraph length). He performed in the low range in both of these areas (Sentence Copying = 5, Paragraph Copying = 4; PAL-II Handwriting Total Time Composite = 4/70).
Writing Fluency: Sentence Writing Fluency was administered. On this task, _____ was provided with 3 words and a picture and had to compose as many sentences as he could within a time limit. His score of 81 is Low Average. In addition, fluency of writing was assessed with the PAL-II on the copying tasks and _____ scored in the low range.