Handwriting without Tears

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In a message dated 1/14/02 4:47:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,

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> Karyn, Does have any exercises that he does for the vision, hand eye

> coordination thing? I wonder if a Vision Therapist might be helpful in this

>

> area or if the OT is the primary therapist to help here.

> Diane

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>

> Wearing his glasses would probably help the most but that isn't happening.

has (what I call) twitchy eyes. His eyes wiggle too much when he is

trying to focus on something so he turns his head to the side to stabilize

it. We do lots of hand eye coordination things. Mostly he just has to

accomodate. He will finally draw and scribble.

Karyn

[Guest guest]

nathan has been using handwriting without tears for a

few years now, at school, and it does have many

peices, the books, the chalk board, the sticks, and

the wirting paper too. Maybe the AEA can loan it to

you or a version of it. shawna.

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shawna

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Jackie,

I say try it, you've got nothing to lose. can sign her first name in

cursive now and was in tears before when they were trying to teach it to her

in 3-5th grades. I've got on the IEP that all work will be done in printing.

But I dont see anything wrong with trying it now going slowly and if

feels too frustrated, then dont continue.

As an aside - I know a young adult with DS around 22 yrs old who just learned

how to ride a bike last year. I guess none of us are never to old to learn

something new!

~ Mom to 12 DS and Diabetes Type 1 and 8 NY

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Can someone tell me what this is? They do this at the mainstream

preschool I am sending my son to and I was shocked at the beautiful

printing of the NT kids. I have heard it referenced here before but do

not know the ins and outs.

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I am using this with my daughters... http://shopping.hwtears.com/

You can click on the level you think your child would be in, and print

a couple of practice pages... I have the teacher manuals, but nothing

else... it has helped my 4th grader successfully handwrite, where other

workbooks really did leave her in tears... We begin our school day with

this

hth

Aubrey

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> Can someone tell me what this is? They do this at the mainstream

> preschool I am sending my son to and I was shocked at the beautiful

> printing of the NT kids. I have heard it referenced here before but

do

> not know the ins and outs.

>

[Guest guest]

I don't know the ends & outs..but my son's school uses it and he went from

not being able to hold a pencil to writing his name w/o help ..knows how to

write all his letters....theirs a unique methodology on how they teach our

kids how to write and the pencils themselves are about 1/2 the normal size.

My son does not like the crayons..which are also tiny..he's a lefty and

finds them hard to hold.

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Can someone tell me what this is? They do this at the mainstream

preschool I am sending my son to and I was shocked at the beautiful

printing of the NT kids. I have heard it referenced here before but do

not know the ins and outs.

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Hey,

I actually just got a Birth to Three newsletter that describes it! Here's some

of what it says:

Teaches letters in a developmental sequence using a variety of multi-sensory

activities to

reinforce letter formation. The kit includes: wood piece set (containing big

and little

wooden lines and curves); capital letter cards, mat, roll-a-dough letters, stamp

and see

screen, slate chalkboard.

Each of these is used to reinforce directionality and letter formation. Music

and movement

are also incorporated to make learning letters a positive experience. Can be

used as early

as preschool years throughout the early years of elementary school.

Program begins by addressing the foundation of handwriting, including posture,

paper

placement, and pencil grip. These are important components constantly

reinforced

throughout the program. The 3 stages of learning letters are then taught, which

include

imitation, copying, and independent writing.

Letters are taught developmentally by grouping them according to similarity of

formation.

Was designed by an occupational therapist.

For more info: www.hwtears.com

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Liz,

I implemented this program while teaching K. Our principal was BIG on child

development and emphasized active learning environments -- so she sent all K-2

teachers for this training. I liked it a lot. It's multi-sensory, great for

fine motor, and I think it was developed by an OT. It's very effective.....I

think it's great that your son's preschool includes this in their program.

@...: lizlaw@...: Wed, 20

Feb 2008 16:07:34 +0000Subject: [ ] Handwriting without Tears

Can someone tell me what this is? They do this at the mainstream preschool I am

sending my son to and I was shocked at the beautiful printing of the NT kids. I

have heard it referenced here before but do not know the ins and outs.

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Just voice your concerns to the teacher -- let them know he's a lefty, and have

them keep a watchful eye. It was my experience that the program helped with

those issues, though. HWT incorporates the " whole body " , so it should help with

issues of hand dominance and crossing the midline. There are (I'm sure) other

children that won't have the " hand dominance " and midline crossing perfected at

this early age (he's 3 -- right?), so the preschool program will incorporate

activities for thoses issues. I personally didn't implement the program geared

toward preschoolers, but I certainly worked with kids that had midline issues --

and the program was perfect for that. Ask the teacher for " at home " strategies

that will strengthen his skills, too. There should be a parent's info section

to the program. Even if the school didn't purchase it, the teacher can give you

a quick list.

@...: lizlaw@...: Thu, 21

Feb 2008 15:27:15 +0000Subject: [ ] Re: Handwriting without

Tears

I am very excited at this bonus. One concern I have is that since he only

recently got evened out hand pressure and still has not completely crossed the

midline could this mess with that if they pick the wrong hand...though he seems

to be a lefty. Any thoughts