Letter School is an app that was just released. I just tested it out because it looked so interesting. I have to admit I am pretty impressed for $2.99 (there is even a free version so you can test it out yourself before buying). Here is what it has to offer: different fonts to practice […]
Check out this CBS news story entitled A Farewell to Handwriting? Great video to show to start a discussion at school districts debating between handwriting, cursive and keyboarding.
Check out this free activity, Raining Letters, to print to encourage letter identification, matching lower case to upper case letters and physical activity. You can download it at YourTherapySource.com
Recent research in Pediatric and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics examined the use of a neoprene splint on the hand/wrist and its effects on the handwriting of 4 ninth grade students with joint hypermobility and pain. The statistical results indicated that the neoprene splint resulted in a significant decrease in handwriting speed in 3 of the […]
Pediatric occupational therapists spend a significant of time working on the handwriting skills of students. With all of the technology that is available today, more and more children are not getting the handwriting practice they once were (nor are adults for that matter). Now 44 states have adopted the Common Core Curriculum Standards which does […]
When assessing students for written productivity, handwriting speeds are frequently compared to keyboarding speeds. There are several helpful documents on the internet to help evaluate students: 1. Developing a Written Productivity Profile: Comparing handwriting to keyboarding 2. Handwriting Speeds – from Montgomery Schools Maryland 3. Handwriting / Keyboarding Rates – from the National Assistive Technology […]
Here are some creative ideas to practice handwriting outdoors. Summer Handwriting Activities: Get over 30 pages of summer handwriting templates, visual motor and visual perceptual worksheets. Only $4.99. Get more information.
Check out this super fun, handwriting app on the iPad or iPhone – skywrite. Basically, you can draw letters, objects or words on the screen and the plane writes them in the sky. You can even modify how the letters and shapes are drawn by changing the width of the smoke from the plane, the […]
The Center for Early Literacy Learning has published several hand out on scribbling and writing tips for young children, infants through preschool. Each tip sheet has some good ideas although encouraging a child to mark, scribble or write when they are not developmentally ready may not always be beneficial. It is my opinion that children […]
CanChild has a research based, informative hand out for school staff and parents on whether children with coordination problems should learn how to use a word processor or continue to focus on handwriting. It answers questions such as: Why should children with DCD use a computer or word processor? Does keyboarding mean we are giving […]