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Tools for Handwriting Success
Tools for Handwriting Success
The following links are provided as a source for staff encountering difficulties in the classroom related to handwriting. Interventions activities should be attempted for 6 to 8 weeks before referring a student for an Occupational Therapy evaluation.
Included are prerequisites for handwriting, developmental components necessary for handwriting, compensatory strategies/activities for trails, a worksheet to assist in guiding you in determining the needs for your student, and a glossary to define terms.
We encourage you to utilize these activities as a starting point in determining your student's strengths and needs as a related to written communication.
- Pre-Writing Readiness: Strategies/Activities
- Preparing the Student to Write
- Stages of Normal Pre-Writing Development
- Visual Motor Skills: Activities and Strategies
- Visual Perceptual Skills: Activities and Strategies
Additional Resources
- Educationally Relevant vs. Medically Relevant Therapy
- Glossary of Terms
- Handwriting Trials Worksheet
- Teachers Support and Technology Resources
Occupational Therapy