Day 1: Fine Motor Gymnastics to Multi-Sensory Print Objectives

• Review selected research on grasp development and intervention and discuss reasons and strategies to change or “tweak” grasps when needed.
• Practice assessment for fine motor/handwriting skills for preschool through older students.
• Recognize remedial intervention techniques for letter formation, letter reversals, number reversals, kinesthetic handwriting.
• 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.
• Identify activities for grasp and writing labs within a classroom or clinical setting and receive a resource list of activities.
• Identify incorrect grasp patterns and learn intervention for specific grasp pattern errors.
• 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.