I Use Another Handwriting Program - Should I Attend?
YES! While we believe in the First Strokes program, we strongly feel like therapists need to not use just ONE program. The main objective of the workshop is to develop strategies for multi-sensory handwriting – no matter what program you use! Even Jan uses other programs, depending on the individual student! Come and you will augment whatever program you do use!
Here are some facts about the workshop:
- 90 percent of the workshop is on research, techniques, and information for any handwriting program
- Only 10 percent of the workshop is devoted to the actual First Strokes Print or Cursive Program – and even then, many of the techniques can be generalized to any handwriting program.
- Day 1 participants receive a Pencil Gymnastics kit – this works on grasp development – and is not a handwriting program. This kit is appropriate for neurotypical preschoolers – K, as well as well students with special needs
- Day 1 afternoon session – all the techniques work with any program
- Day 2 – One Hr to Legibility Program – this is not a handwriting program – it is techniques that can be used with older students for quick remedial handwriting for print
- RESOURCE CD: This has over 3 inches of printed material (keep on CD) with:
- The First Strokes Assessment (worth $45),
- Adapted curriculum for pre-writers
- Adapted worksheets and curriculum for students with special needs
- Inservice training handouts for YOU to train
- Pictures of all labs
- Resource list of labs for multisensory handwriting and grasp development
- Resource list of zany writing topic recipes (the coolest, fun recipes to keep students motivated to write
- Numbers curriculum and templates
- Posters for the classroom
- Posters for things for students to remember
- Cue cards for students with autism
- Clip art and printables for use in your curriculum and labs for grasp development
- Tracing worksheets
- Homemade theraputty recipe with putty exercises
- Handouts on grasp development for you to inservice teachers
- Protocols for students with joint laxity
- Printable adapted papers – for you to print and use – this does not go with the First Strokes program – it is for students who have visual impairments or significant visual motor delays
- Handouts of all slides shown through workshop
- Reversal tip flashcards
- Summary of remedial strategies – for you to train
- Sensory suggestions for home and school
- Chart of highly visible multi-sensory strategies for medium motor learning
- Dysgraphia handout
- Assistive technology and keyboarding resources handout
- Developmental log forms
- Skills checklists
- PECTS symbols for work schedule cards of all fine motor and milti-sensory handwriting tools shown in workshop
- TIP Grip training handout