The Write Stuff

Children are no longer playing with toys that develop the musculature and foundational hand skills necessary for school success. As a result, children are struggling with simple tasks such as holding and controlling a crayon or pencil, cutting with scissors, managing clothing fasteners, appropriately holding eating utensils. Additionally, curriculum demands continue to increase, creating a widening gap between curriculum expectations and developmental readiness. The Write Stuff Workshop and Handy Learning program bridges that gap.

Through the use of the well-known Handy Learning program, participants learn specific therapeutic fine motor activities which support the classroom curriculum and develop hand skills in children in a fun, relevant and easy to implement program.

Handy Learning activities offer effective, proven strategies for all children and facilitate s n integrated therapy approach that supports IDEA and RTI. This workshop is a MUST for all school-based and pediatric therapists as well as educators of young children.

The Write Stuff provides therapists and educators with a thorough understanding of the building blocks of hand development, fine motor control and handwriting as well as strategies to foster hand skills in young children. This is NOT a handwriting course, rather it emphasizes the foundational skills required for handwriting.

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Course Content**

The "Write Stuff" Workshop provides:

• Key components of hand development
• Building blocks of fine motor skill
• Assessment in 2 min or less
• Therapeutic, fun, and relevant intervention

Handy Learning Activities

• Proven fine motor activities to develop hand skills
• Use fine motor activities to support the curriculum
• Where to find appropriate educational fine motor toys
• Set up the environment for effective therapy
• Recognize significant delays and problem solve them
• Develop strategies to accelerate hand development

In the Classroom

• Become an Environmental Designer
• Create integrated hands-on activities
• Collaborate with the teacher and the curriculum
• Scavenger hunt (applied learning)

Hand Development

• Terminology
• Hand anatomy as it relates to child hand skills
• Stages of hand development
• postural influences
• Developmental sequence of prehensile patterns
• Hand skills and technology

Who Should Attend

• OTs, COTAs, Teachers, Administrators
• This workshop is appeals to all pediatric therapists and teachers regardless of years of experience.

Continuing Education Credits:

Handy Learning, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider* of continuing education (app #6125). This course is offered for 0.6 AOTA CEUs/ 6 contact hours, Intermediate Level, Domain of OT, OT Process: Intervention.

*The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

**for more information on course content please visit Handy Learning/The Write Stuff