[senco-forum] Handwriting

If these are the type of exercise advocated by Lois Addy and described by her in Write from the Start and Speed Up then they will work whatever the age of the pupil-as Lois Addy shows from samples she brings to her courses BUT they will only be effective if they are done regularly and consistently ie every day -once weekly sessions are of very little use.

Maggie Downie <maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:  
"Occupational therapists will make that statement - usually it's an LEA
policy based on funding criteria - and there are secondary schools
using methods which disprove that 'theory'."

I'm very glad that you've said that, as I am about to embark on supervising a range of exercises provided by the specialist dyspraxia teacher for improving handwriting and perceptual skills for some children in Ys 8 & 9!

Maggie 

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