The Write Way: Foundation Skills for Handwriting, Understanding Their Impact and Innovative and Engaging Ways to Improve Them (on-demand)

Description

Graphomotor skills are the foundation for learning and growth from an early age all the way through adulthood. Understanding and identifying the underlying skill sets for good graphomotor skills and creating interactive and engaging treatment plans to address these deficits will ensure that students have the foundation necessary to meet the writing demands in the academic setting. This course will break down what is needed to master graphomotor skills, as well as fun and engaging treatment ideas to help students develop the skills necessary for writing.

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About the Instructor

Dena Isaacs, MA OTR/L, brings nearly 25 years of experience in school-based occupational therapy to her roles. She currently serves as a staff OT in a private school while also managing her own private OT practice. Additionally, she is an esteemed Level I and Level II fieldwork supervisor at Touro University. Dena's expertise extends to the development and implementation of a prewriting and writing program tailored for 4 and 5-year-olds. Her innovative, multisensory approach ensures students achieve proficiency in writing through weekly lessons customized to their needs. As an occupational therapy school consultant, Dena supervises therapists, designs support services for students facing classroom challenges, conducts student screenings, and provides teacher training in executive functioning skills. 
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What Our Course Participants Say

"very engaging speaker and great actual therapeutic activities to use in therapy sessions " – Elana

"Full of practical applications to treatment" – Leora

"What a comprehensive class for school based therapy. As a fairly new grad (4 years in the field) I've been looking for a class that touches these exact areas and I really loved how clearly and thoroughly it was presented. Such great content and so engaging even after a tiring day :)" – Meira

"how to incorporate tasks both one on one and in group/classroom - also with academics" – Henia

"easy to understand. lots of practical examples that cam be easily incorporated into sessions, therapist seems to have wealth of experience" – Atara

"The course was very practical. I loved all the examples. " – Julie

"Presenter shared many useful tips for day to day practice. I liked that she targeted a few ideas for each performance area." – Ginette