One of our recent projects at work was to make tactile letters. Our therapists used various tactile surfaces such as duct tape, felt, cardboard, bumpy paper, glitter paper, denim and any … [Read more...]
Taking the visual out of handwriting practice
I love having students in our practice. Not only do they challenge us as therapists to be deliberate and think about why we do what we do, but they also bring an influx of ideas in and add to our … [Read more...]
Color by Number
Who remembers color by number? I loved them. Such a simple idea and yet it can help kids work on several things (while creating artwork for the refrigerator)! The coloring itself will work on hand … [Read more...]
Handwriting Stencils
I saw a blog post the other day on using handwriting stencils for pre-writing and I immediately sent it to our OT's because I thought it was a great idea. One of our OT's used it the next day and … [Read more...]
TV Teacher – Another Handwriting Tool
image retrieved from: tvteachervideos.com I just wanted to share another great handwriting tool for people to put into their bag of tricks. Sarah, one of our OT's reviewed The TV Teacher for … [Read more...]