Whilst most of the general population experience these problems to some extent, they have a much more significant impact on the lives of dyspraxic people.
My son is dyspraxic and therefore finds reading a blackboard immensely difficult because of the way his eyes move.
Thirty years ago, dyslexic and dyspraxic children suffered because the nature of their specific difficulties was misunderstood and there were no remediation programmes to help them move forward.
Pupils with a dyspraxic profile are also winners in the technology revolution.
Ideally, dyslexic and dyspraxic pupils need laptops or access to a computer in every classroom and the facility to send their work to a printer.
This article is principally concerned with the learning opportunities afforded by computers for dyslexic and dyspraxic pupils.
