When you are picking up school supplies why not add two small dry erase boards and some markers? They are a perfect option for some of the tedious homework tasks that can drag kids with learning disabilities down. Consider the benefits of using such user friendly homework practice boards.
Dry Erase Boards Are Kid Friendly
Mistakes are easily erased and corrected on a dry erase board. No time is spent erasing and erasing with a traditional marker, hopefully not tearing the paper.
The markers come in a variety of fun colors. Also, using different colors make visual discrimination easier. Students with learning disabilities can better focus on the important information. A different color can be used to emphasize a letter pattern in spelling words or to show the next step in a math problem.
Dry Erase Boards Are Environmentally Friendly
Instead of using lots and lots of paper, dry erase boards can be used again and again. Designate an old sock for the eraser. Use simple water to clean the board’s surface.
Dry Erase Boards Are Homework Friendly
After a day of paper-pencil work, kids tend to think of dry erase boards as fun. They will be more motivated to stick with their homework since it seems to be taking a break instead of tackling an assignment. The result is finished school work without all the hassle. Sure, the work must be copied onto regular paper, but the hard work of figuring it out is over.
Here are more activities to try with your child’s dry erase board:
- Drawing basic shapes (lines, circles, squares, triangles, Xs)
- Drawing a face (good practice for young children)
- Drawing a person (body, neck, head, facial features, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes)
- Writing the letters of the alphabet (printing and cursive: uppercase and lowercase)
- Math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
- Making a web before writing a paragraph
- Writing vocabulary words
- Writing a complete sentence when given a word (capital letter, complete thought, end punctuation)
- Writing the days of the week
- Writing the months of the year
- Practice writing numbers
- Writing simple yes-no or true-false answers
- Brainstorming a list of describing words for a particular item
Keep the dry erase boards just for school practice. They are not for just-for-fun drawing or other games. By keeping them for a designated activity, kids will see them as special and will be more interested in the practice work that you have planned.
Dry erase boards offer an easy, affordable way to practice skills that are tricky for children with learning disabilities.
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