Sloppy Handwriting? Tips and Techniques to Improve Common Handwriting Problems

Course overview

Even in this age of technology, students are writing for most of their day. Due to increased academic expectations, teachers rarely have enough time to teach handwriting. Illegible handwriting may lead to poor grades, low motivation to complete written tasks, and behavior issues. Handwriting should be an automatic skill; kids should be able to think and write simultaneously. This 3-hour, view-on-demand, recorded webinar based on recent research includes inexpensive and simple adaptations and techniques that can be used in the classroom, at home, or during therapy sessions. Free resources are included for pediatric occupational therapists to use clinically as well! At the end of this course, you will be able to (1) list handwriting expectations per grade level; (2) identify screening tools that can be used with all handwriting styles; (3) identify readiness skills for preschool-level children; (4) describe strategies to improve or correct the eight components of handwriting including (a) memory, (b) reversals, (c) placement on the line, (d) size, (e) starting position, (f) letter formation, (g) spacing, and (h) speed; (i) state the importance of therapist-lead, whole group, handwriting lessons on fine motor skill development. This distance-learning, independent format is offered at 0.3 CEUs, Introductory Level, OT Service Delivery, and targeted to introductory- to intermediate-level occupational therapists, teachers, and parents. Course instructor Kim Wiggins, OTR/L, is an experienced occupational therapist specializing in the treatment of children since 2001. She is a full-time therapist at a City School District in upstate New York, owner of www.OTKimWiggins.com, and has been a nationally known speaker since 2011. Kim is certified in Mobile Devices for Children with Disabilities, Puzzle Art Therapy, Handwriting Without Tears, Zaner Bloser, The listening Program, and as an Irlen Screener. For more information on our live courses, visit our website: https://www.sensationalbrain.com/product-cagtegory/ceu/on-demand-webinars/. To stay abreast of our latest live and view-on-demand course offerings, sales, and FREEBIES, consider subscribing to our newsletter: bit.ly/3tkOSAX. Send questions to celeste@sensationalbrain.com.