Do your students have the pre-writing, visual-motor, fine motor and executive functioning skills that they need?
Author: Print Path
Apples or Oranges, Handwriting Practice or Instruction?
Functional handwriting is a key to both learning and expressing one’s self. Automatic handwriting skills open doors for children, allowing them to take in, process, and recall new information, and to express themselves through written language. If you are a parent, teacher, or therapist and you tend to think of ‘handwriting instruction’ and ‘handwriting practice’ as one in the same, check out this post!
Cat’s Play For Strong Hands
Use an enticing game to add power to shoulders, arms, and hands by adding a simple twist to this classic children’s activity.
Top 5 Reasons Why So Many Children Have Poor Handwriting
As an occupational therapist, I get many referrals for children who have difficulty with handwriting speed & legibility. Teachers and parents often assume that the reason for a child having problems is that they have fine-motor difficulties or delays.
What do Special Education and Support Teachers Do?
And why do we love our jobs? I was honored to be a part of this great blog post from Apples & Bananas Education!
The Print Path Story
After two decades of working as a school-based occupational therapist, I followed my passion for teaching handwriting and returned to school and eventually to start publishing.
Bouncy Chair Band Alternative – On the Cheap!
Do you have students who are troubled by anxious energy, the overwhelming need to move, or difficulty with focus?
6 Ways To Help Young Children ENJOY Non-Preferred Tasks
Whether you are a parent, teacher, or therapist, do you know children who would benefit from play experiences and practice performing tasks that do not come easily?
Part 3. Ten Tips and Tricks To Support Pencil Grasp In The Moment
After you have identified and started to address the root issue interfering with pencil grasp, see Part 1 & 2, you can apply a variety of strategies to specifically facilitate and teach pencil grasp.
Looking for a fun way for your students practice letter sounds?
Hand strength and endurance is one-factor limiting sustained writing. As an occupational therapist, I am always looking for ways to improve kid’s hand strength! Since punching holes is so motivating for kids, I use punch cards as an engaging way to combine phonics and motor skills into a fun task for independent or partner work. Punching is so fun children will choose to do it during free choice or privilege time!