The Write Stuff

Summer Handwriting Day Camp

...a developmentally-based program for handwriting skill achievement

About Concorde Kids

Concorde Kids is a multidisciplinary group pediatric therapy practice integrating physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech & language therapy in an innovative and exciting clinical environment. We're excited to be able to expand our services beyond the clinic to bring unique, comprehensive services to children with challenges within our community.

Why Handwriting?

Writing is a complex task, incorporating components of coordination, organization, speed, strength and endurance. Very few children develop good handwriting skills independently. For many children, integrating these components represents a challenge.

Penmanship and self-esteem are closely linked. Children who write well and easily do better in school and enjoy it

more. Those who have difficulty with the quality and/or speed of their handwriting are frequently at a disadvantage in the high paced classroom setting.

Clearly, effective handwriting is a critical tool for succeeding in school, but acquiring this important skill does not have to be a burden.

What is “The Write Stuff”?

“The Write Stuff” is a summer handwriting program for children of all ages based upon the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum. Children will be divided into one of four groups ranging from beginning printers to struggling cursive writers.

What is Handwriting Without Tears?

Handwriting Without Tears is a simple, developmentally based curriculum developed by Jan Olsen, OTR/L. The mulitisensory lessons teach to all learning styles -- visual, auditory, manipulative, tactile and kinesthetic. The workbooks and materials are designed to prevent/remediate problems with reversals, letter formation, neatness, spacing and cursive connections.

Who Should Attend?

Handwriting Without Tears is a method that works with both the typically developing child and the child with special needs. This method takes a child from pre-printing skills to mastery of cursive and is designed to meet the abilities, learning style and needs of each child.

Students will be divided into four groups depending upon current handwriting skill level

Printing I: pre-printers and beginning printers

Printing II: children struggling with printing

Cursive I: beginning cursive writers

Cursive II: struggling cursive writers

What are the goals of “The Write Stuff?”

“The Write Stuff” summer handwriting program was designed to help children develop ease and efficiency in handwriting.

Specifically, the program aims to help children:

Develop strong,dynamic, appropriate, mature pencil grasp

Address sitting posture needs

Ensure proper paper placement

Increase awareness of the role of the helping hand

Recognize the importance of desk/chair height

Prevent letter reversals

Develop ability for quick recall of letter formation

Develop consistency of letter size and position on paper

What will program participants do?

Warm-up exercises

“Wake up hands”--preparatory sensorimotor activities

Strengthening activities for hand/pencil control and endurance

Handwriting instruction and practice

Homework assignments

The Nuts & Bolts

Four week program

Two days per week

90 minute sessions

Preliminary evaluation

Small group interaction

Parental involvement

Entertaining activities

Easy & effective home carryover

Handwriting without Tears is offered in small group sessions to enhance the quality of learning and offer a more affordable method of intervention. Although this program is not intended as an alternative to individual therapy, it is a highly effective tool in addressing many of the issues challenging our children in the development of this critical learning and performance tool.

Contacting us...

We would enjoy the opportunity to share additional information about this very exciting program with you and your family. Please feel free to contact us at (330) 478-1752 for additional information on program features, scheduling, costs, and payment options.

Other Services

We also offer comprehensive therapy services by licensed physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech & language therapists. In addition to these highly specialized individual services, we also offer group and computer-based programs related to speech & language performance, including the Fast ForWord Program.

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