Handwriting Intervention: BUNDLE

Once a child has developed inefficient motor habits for writing, it can be very difficult to re-learn new patterns of movement. Even in occupational therapy, we can often teach a child conventional handwriting formations, but as soon as they go back to their classrooms, they use their old letters that start at the bottom, go the wrong direction, are slow to produce, and more importantly are difficult to read. We all know students who have abundant ideas to share but because of poor handwriting skills are reluctant to write. When they do write, they are not able to express their ideas, or read their own handwriting.

I have found that “blocked” practice at the word level is immensely helpful as a method to bridge the gap between a student’s learning how to form letters and starting to develop new handwriting habits. This research-based method has been pivotal for children on my caseload with and without visual-motor delays, including students with dysgraphia, learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism. Using these SIMPLE strategies, I am able to make a real difference in helping clients gain automaticity of handwriting. And you will too!

HANDWRITING REPAIR: A - Learning Letter Forms

A  systematic, structured, efficient, & effective method to re-teach letter and number formation skills.  This intervention starts at the beginning, includes differentiated materials, and will allow you to guide your struggling writer to feel confident and successful, regardless of age.  

HANDWRITING REPAIR B: Blocked Practice using High Frequency and Developmental Words - Grade 1-10

* I will teach you how to use motor learning principles to improve the effectiveness of your interventions.

* Comprehensive therapeutic protocols for implementing “blocked practice” at the word level are included. 10 pages

* You will receive paper tools for learners at a variety of ages and with varying motor control skills. 71 pages

* Both in-class inclusive intervention strategies, 29 pages, and pull-out intervention strategies are included.

* To help you individualize services, I provide 400 of the most frequently used English words to use with pull-out services.

HANDWRITING REPAIR C: Blocked & Random Practice using Phrases & Sentences - Grade 1-10

* I will teach you how to use motor learning principles to improve the effectiveness of your interventions.

* You will get comprehensive therapeutic protocols for implementing “blocked practice” at the phrase and sentence level.  These are used as pull-out intervention strategies.

* You will receive paper tools for learners at a variety of ages and with varying motor control skills.

83 Phrases: From the first 100 Fry High Frequency Words with picture cues

25 Sentences: From CVC Words

25 Sentences: From CVCC, Final Blend Words    

25 Sentences: From CCVC, Initial Blend Words

20 Sentences: From CVCC, Glued Sound (-ng, -nk) Words

91 Sentences: From the First 200 Fry High Frequency Words

* I offer an optional progress data collection system.

* You will find fun hero posters and motivational graphs for girls or boys.

These principles, protocols, and tools can be used with your school district’s officially adopted font and curriculum, whether it be Zaner-Bloser, D’Nealian, Handwriting Without Tears, or Print Path.

Blocked & Random Handwriting Interventions do not teach letter formations.  These resources are for the student who has been retaught how to make conventional letter formations in isolation but is not able to maintain correct formations when composing. This is not a glitzy creative product.  It is a practical application of research-based Motor Learning Principles that I have found extremely useful for the repair of inefficient handwriting habits. Do not purchase this product unless you are interested in providing a one-to-one intervention at least 2 times per week for a minimum of 10 weeks. If you are an Occupational Therapist who is already applying blocked practice in your therapy interventions, then this will be of little value to you.

Sequence of Interventions:

A: Re-Teaching Letter Formations

B: Blocked Practice at the Word Level

C: Blocked and Random Practice at the Phrase Level

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⁍ Excellent product! I have needed this for so long! Thanks for such fine work! We are adopting your materials in our private practice.

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⁍ Working nicely for my RTI

⁍ Lots of info!

⁍ Easy to use intervention

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⁍ Wonderfully put together!

⁍ I am so pleased to find this! You clearly have the child's interest at heart! :)

⁍ Another great activity by Print Path

⁍ Works really well!! Thanks for providing this product. This works so well with my kids! Thanks for making handwriting important!

⁍ This is my first year providing handwriting intervention to many of my special education students and this resource is AMAZING. Thank you!

⁍ A practical resource that can be instantly applied. Thank you for sharing.

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♥ AS an OT, I like using this blocked practice for generalizing letter formation and repair of reversals while writing frequently used words and phrases. Nice format to apply in a short period of time.

♥ A great addition to your other products that I love. Everything is really helping.

♥ This assisted all of my students with their handwriting!

♥ Awesome, easy to use resource!!!

♥ This was recommended to me by a colleague and I love it. The important thing is that my students are enjoying it as well. I'm excited to see improvement in their writing.

♥ Easy to use--great resource for my fourth graders with dysgraphia and other handwriting issues. Thanks!

♥ A very easy intervention that is not frustrating for my ksi students. Thank you so much.

♥ Very helpful for those kids that need the visual

♥ Really helps! Really helpful for struggling writers!

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