Multi-Sensory Handwriting Workshop Objectives

The goal of this workshop is for the attendee to have a resource of information to be able to inservice staff at their own facility!

• 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
• Review selected research on grasp development and intervention and discuss reasons and strategies to change or “tweak” grasps when needed
• Observe how to modify handwriting curriculum for students with low cognitive skills or autism
• Discuss assistive technology options for students with poor handwriting