AOTA Classifications

Multi-sensory Handwriting Workshop (Day 1)

AOTA Education Level for Day 1 and Day 2 Workshops: Introductory

Course Objectives

AOTA Classification Category 1: DOMAIN OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (Motor Skills)

COORDINATION

STRENGTH AND EFFORT

• Review selected research on grasp development and intervention and discuss reasons and strategies to change or “tweak” grasps when needed

AOTA Classification Category 2: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROCESS

INTERVENTION

• Recognize the typical progression of handwriting in school and how to adapt ANY handwriting program to be more successful for students that struggle
• Observe intervention techniques for remedial handwriting for number reversals, letter reversals, worksheet legibility, math legibility, kinesthetic learning and recognition of handwriting errors for students with poor visual motor skills
• Identify strategies for working with students with vision related learning differences through a power point presentation and written handout
• Identify activities for grasp and writing labs within a classroom or clinical setting and receive a resource list of activities
• Practice CREATIVE therapeutic techniques for large, medium and small motor learning of letter formation in print and cursive through walk-around labs that can be integrated into classroom or clinical settings
• Recognize remedial intervention techniques for letter formation, letter reversals, number reversals, kinesthetic handwriting
• Observe lab resources for creating zany writing ideas for generalization of handwriting into words, sentences and paragraphs
• Observe how to modify handwriting curriculum for students with low cognitive skills or autism
• Recognize assistive technology options for students with poor handwriting

Experiential Lab /Training Day (DAY 2)

Course Objectives

AOTA Classification Category 1: DOMAIN OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (Motor Skills)

COORDINATION

• Practice therapeutic strategies to teach the First Strokes Print and Cursive programs through group labs and demonstration.

AOTA Classification Category 2: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROCESS

INTERVENTION

• Practice therapeutic strategies to teach the First Strokes Print and Cursive programs through group labs and demonstration.
• Identify and practice remediation techniques for visual memory, visual cueing, and visual motor integration of handwriting within labs
• Recognize techniques for improving integration of handwriting from therapeutic intervention into generalization of skills into classroom.
• Make “take home” materials for intervention for handwriting, number reversal curriculum, grasp/fine motor skills
• Discuss case studies and treatment planning for fine motor, visual motor and handwriting intervention, and how to integrate skills into a classroom or clinic setting.

EVALUATION

• Review the Assessment for Older Students (2nd grade and above)