Occupational Therapy Workshops

Handwriting Groups for Children

Using a multi-sensory approach that combines tactile, visual, kinesthetic and auditory cues, children will move quickly from forming basic shapes to writing neatly and legibly, while having fun and building self-esteem.

Pre-Writing for Pre-K

This group covers the essential skills that young children need to build a strong foundation for learning proper letter formation and mature handwriting in the future. Focus of the group will be on:

• Strengthening finger muscles
• Attaining mature pencil grasps
• Practicing eye-hand coordination skills
• Gaining an understanding of positional language
• Learning the proper production of pre-writing shapes

Getting Ready to Write (Grades K-1)

This group quickly teaches proper letter formation for lower-case letters by grouping them into clusters of similarly-formed letters. Focus of the group will be on:

• Preparing hands, eyes and body to write
• Singing to reinforce learning
• Learning lower-case letter formation
• Using fun, multi-sensory media to reinforce learning

Handwriting Detectives (Grades 2-3)

This group focuses on the common obstacles to handwriting legibility. Children will improve handwriting through meaningful and fun writing exercises that address:

• Learning obstacles to handwriting legibility
• Identifying these obstacles in one's handwriting
• Reviewing handwriting samples of peers

Groups run for six 45-minute weekly sessions after school: Pre-writing for Pre K, Getting Ready to Write (K-1), and Handwriting Detectives (Grades 2-3). Call us for schedule. $270/6 week session