Dyspraxia or Developmental Coordination Disorder affects fine and gross motor development and can make it difficult for kids to learn, but there are ways teachers can help.
These are the students who fall out of their chairs for no apparent reason or trip over their own feet daily, who leave a trail of their things wherever they go, who seem to need to drag a finger along the wall, who have illegible handwriting, or who can’t jump or catch or throw or tie their shoes. Whether a student checks every box on that list or just some of them, the issue may be more than just disorganization or clumsiness.