A One Day Workshop, Presented by Tania Ferrandino - Occupational Therapist Handwriting Without Tears is a programme that originated in America which has demonstrated success in teaching children to write.
This one day workshop is suitable for therapists, teachers and parents who would like a structured approach to teaching writing. The workshop will focus on teaching children between four and eight years of age, and in particular those with special needs. Further information on the programme is available from
Course Aims & Objectives
At the end of the HWT Workshop,attendees will be able to:
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Plan new activities to teach body awareness and other school readiness skills
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Understand how to use music to prepare children for school
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Identify developmental stages in writing readiness
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Understand how to use multi-sensory, hands-on manipulatives to prepare children for handwriting
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Teach a correct and effective “crayon grip” and other fine motor skills to children
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Teach counting, drawing, shape recognition, and letter/number formations to children at the Pre–K level
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Plan new activities to develop fine motor skills and posture for writing
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Understand the developmental sequences involved in handwriting
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Identify appropriate transition times from readiness to printing and printing to cursive
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Prevent reversals of letters and numbers
