9-9:30                                          Literature Review

9:30-10:00                            Foundations of Handwriting

10:00-10:30                            Assessments   (Standardized and Informal)

10:30- 11:00                            Break

11:00-12:30              Linking foundations of handwriting to use of appropriate assessments

12:30-1:30                            Lunch

1:30-2:30              Models of Intervention

2:30-3:00              Video of various intervention programs

3:00-3:15                            Break

3:15-4:30                            Intervention Activities                            

4:30-5:00                            Questions

Course Objectives

The participant will be able to:

1. Generally describe the research related to handwriting, grasp patterns, and handwriting assessments
2. Analyze the neuromuscular components of grasp patterns
3. State at least five underlying reasons or foundations that would impact a child’s handwriting
4. Identify specifically what a child’s handwriting would look like based on each underlying reason/foundation
5. State the primary attributes and shortfalls of at least three assessments of handwriting
6. Choose the appropriate assessment to address the suspected underlying reason/foundation for a child’s handwriting difficulty
7. List activities to address each foundation of handwriting
8. Describe at least four models of handwriting intervention
9. Determine how to economically create materials to promote handwriting skill
10. Design a handwriting program with specific activities