Unlock the world of imagination for your elementary students with these 100 unique story starters! Categorized and tailored to spark creativity, these prompts are perfect for fostering writing skills and overcoming the daunting blank page. The opening line for different short stories can be used as creative writing prompts. These story starters are appropriate for […]
Kindergarten writing prompts are an excellent way to inspire young children to express themselves creatively. Writing skills are an important skill, and starting early with fun writing prompts is a great way to encourage young students to begin their writing journey. Of course, writing skills also provides wonderful opportunities for handwriting practice too! TYPES OF […]
Copying skills are important for both school and daily life because they let you write down something quickly and without mistakes. However, no one has studied these skills in children who learn easily and children who learn differently. A new study investigated this topic by looking at how well kids can complete copy tasks and […]
Students can practice pressing light versus hard to shade the owl pictures. You can download it at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freeshade.html.
Self regulated strategy development (SRSD) is an instructional model to teach writing strategies to students. SRSD has been researched and shown to result in significant and meaningful improvements in writing knowledge, writing quality, writing approach, self-regulation skills, and motivation. School based occupational therapists may focus on the actual skill of handwriting and also the […]
Do you need some motivational ideas for children to create artwork (fine motor skills practice) or write stories (handwriting practice) over the summer? Check out this comprehensive list of art and writing contests going on this summer with awesome prizes like a trip to London, iPad, $10,000 scholarship and more! Thanks Brimful Curiosities.
The Texas Assistive Technology Network has published online information regarding technology supports for struggling writers. The objectives of this module are to “understand a framework for the writing process, identify research-based, technology supported strategies to assist struggling writers and to locate available technology resources that will assist those struggling writers”. The module also offers many […]