Educational program How to learn to write
We need to learn how to write letters, and we need someone to teach us.
Handwriting requires perceptual-motor skills, planning, visual perception, visual-motor integration, bilateral manual dexterity, manual manipulation, kinesthesia, sustained attention, sensory processing, and the presence of adequate biomechanical components to maintain posture and pencil grip (Denton, Cope, & Moser, 2006; Egan & Feder, 2011). A highly active brain produces handwriting as a result of a neurological process.
Some children may struggle with handwriting when they have not received any specific instruction on how to write letters: bad or inefficient grip on the pencil, tiredness or pain in their hands while writing, poorly readable letters, errors in sequencing or letter inversion, children who get too close to the table or end up laying on it. We may even expect that children perform above their abilities at times.
As a result, this program is focused on the child’s maturational development, teaching the letters in a certain order while taking the child’s environment and skills into account.
What is “How to Learn to Write”?
It is a multisensory learning application for developing handwriting acquisition.
We know that working with our hands activates our brain, which is why the methodology employs multimodal materials such as playdough, foam, chalk, sponges, paper, sand, blackboards, and so on.
We improve children’s participation in learning by strengthening prewriting abilities through games and songs, increasing body awareness, cognitive and language skills, and boosting sensory and visual perception skills through multisensory materials.
Who is it intended for?
The program is designed for children who are learning to write letters and/or have difficulties with the writing process (bad pencil grip, irregular letters, children who become fatigued when writing, and so on).
What are the program’s objectives?
The goal is for children to learn letters in a pleasant way and to develop good motor planning and letter sequencing so that handwriting becomes an automatic and comfortable skill.
How does it work?
“To learn how to write” is intended to be completed totally online with a tutor via live courses of 15 to 20 minutes from Monday to Friday (as agreed upon by family and therapist).
First, with the caregiver’s assistance, we will conduct a play-based study of the child’s manipulating skills as well as his postural systems. Following that, a brief report will be given, and the program’s objectives will be established. The material will be chosen and given via email, along with preparation instructions.
In this method, the child’s abilities, skills, and knowledge serve as the beginning point, and the program is designed to adapt to the child’s needs.
