HI everyone Thanks for all your help, I didnt realise people were so kind, Taking time to read about Katies problems (she is fifteen by the way, but in someways she is alot younger) I will certainly try the coloured envelopes that is a good idea !!! I will look out for a reverse spelling dictionary too, that sounds like a great idea. She is waiting for something called a Alph-smart from her school, she should have had one over 2 years ago, her old school never came up with it(even tho it said in her Statement of special needs she needed it) then we moved here and over a year on we have just been told it should be here after xmas!!! WE ARE NOT HOLDING OUR BREATH!!!! Katie is remarkably good on the keyboard, she can write whole paragraphs without looking at the keyboard, I cant write my own bloody name doing that! I have told her about the drawing suggestion, she does try to draw but gets frustrated when it goes wrong, thanks again for your help it really is appreciated, Katie says thanks too   bye for now sue and katie