Learning such simple things can be a gigantic task for many. Imagine learning to write with no foundations.

Imagine learning a new way to write, hard or easy? 

Language has existed for as long as people have. Communication is perhaps the key element to our survival as a species. Without this ability to share our thoughts and feelings, we may not have become the dominantspecies on the planet or even be around today. The written word has been in existance for over 5000 years. While this seems like a long time it is only a drop in the bucket in the history of life on earth. The amount of languages that exist today are staggering and they are still dying at an astonishing rate. How can we take this extremely complicated, relatively new ability to emergent learners? What is truely amazing is that so many people actually have the ability to convey their understanding through the written word.
The problem becomes what do we do with those students who have difficulties, perhaps through no fault of their own.