Dysgraphia information coming to SDE Handbook

OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation to increase awareness of dysgraphia among teachers, parents and students has been signed into law.

House Bill 2768, authored by Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, would require the dyslexia handbook task force to add information on dysgraphia to the State Department of Education’s Dyslexia Handbook.

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that manifests in difficulties spelling, writing numbers or certain letters, or writing by hand. There are numerous techniques to help children with dysgraphia succeed in school, but it is commonly undiagnosed.

Randleman, a psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience working with students in Oklahoma schools, said adding information about dysgraphia to the dyslexia handbook would help educators recognize dysgraphia in their students and begin the process of addressing it.

HB2768 goes into effect Nov. 1.

Photos by Tammie Johnson/ The Coffee Cup The Coffee Cup got to see one of its baristas, Mollie Oliver, graduate Saturday from Carl Albert State College. Left photograph, Oliver shares a post-graduation ceremony moment with parents Jamie and Jodi. Right photograph, Oliver, second from left, shares another post-graduation ceremony moment with her siblings Kaleb, Maggie and Kambrie.