Teach Strategies

Children with DCD have the ability to learn with their peers, but they may require a slightly different teaching approach since they do not learn in the same way. You will have to think of other ways to teach your child to help them to experience success.

Examples of Teaching Strategies

Children with DCD do not typically learn from experiences or by simply watching others do a task. Some alternative teaching strategies include:

• Break a task down into steps and teach each step separately
• Focus on your child’s strong verbal and thinking skills by asking questions. For example, What do you think you need to do next? How will we know when we are done?
• Give clues and use questions to draw attention to key aspects of the task such as body positioning, materials and distance. For example, Where are your feet? How close does your body need to be to your desk?
• Engage your child in evaluating what works for them so they start to see the strategies that lead to success.