HANDWRITING

Handwriting Package

Handwriting is such an important part of childhood, both during school life and at home.

Good handwriting enables and encourages your child to express their cognitive ability and assists them in reaching their full potential with their learning. We will help to address all of the underlying aspects of handwriting and provide a high-quality analysis and treatment plan for your child.

Difficulties include:

Poor fine motor control
Difficulty drawing pre-writing shapes
Poor handwriting legibility
Difficulty with spacing and/or staying on the lines
Poor letter formation
Poor posture
Not being able to identify mistakes made

How can we help?

We can help to improve your child’s handwriting, through a combination of assessment and treatment approaches. We will analyse the underlying aspects behind your child’s handwriting difficulties and provide strategies to help improve their overall handwriting.

We will use a variety of treatment approaches and strategies which may not always involve a pen or pencil and paper. We would also consider underlying skills which influence good handwriting, such as:

Pincer grip
Pencil tripod grip
Hand, wrist and finger strength and dexterity
Shoulder strength and stabilisation
Upper body strength and posture
Visual perception
Figure-ground discrimination
Pattern formation
Understanding concepts of spacing, alignment and letter size

We will help to address these underlying aspects of handwriting through analysis and provision/implementation of a treatment plan. This will be incorporated into fun and meaningful activities during the sessions, to ensure your child is motivated, engaged and enjoying their time with their Occupational Therapist!

Implementation of an intensive handwriting programme will include: