Writing Help

[Guest guest]

Good Evening,

I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her name but I

have made little success. Does anybody have any suggestions as to teaching an

Apraxic child to write her letters and numbers?

Thanks again for all the posts.

Bonnye - Faith's mommy

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[Guest guest]

Have you ever tried the program " Handwriting Without Tears " ? Our OT

recommended it and gave us some stuff from the program, but honestly

I haven't really tried to implement it yet. There is a website

www.hwtears.com, but if you look around you might be able to find

some free downloads.

Kerri

>

> Good Evening,

>

> I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her

name but I have made little success. Does anybody have any

suggestions as to teaching an Apraxic child to write her letters and

numbers?

>

> Thanks again for all the posts.

>

> Bonnye - Faith's mommy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnye,

I strongly recommend the program Handwriting Without Tears for

teaching how to write letters and numbers. There's a web site, which

I believe is www.hwt.com, but Google it and it should be easy to

find. Sets are also sold on Ebay, but the web site will give you a

good overview of the program. Not only is it effective, it's fun.

Which, of course, only makes it more effective.

I often felt extremely frustrated by my now 6.5 yo globablly dyspaxic

son's lack of progress in writing. In fact, I remember posting msgs

on this listserv that were along the lines of, " Please, hasn't ANYONE

experienced this? " At 5, he was still learning how to draw a circle,

and only began writing his name at the beginning of this school year,

at 6. If you read my recent " A report card to be thankful for " post,

he is doing very well in his mainstream kindergarten class. Among the

grades he earned was a " satisfactory " for " writes one's own name. "

Had you told me we'd be where we are now a year ago, I never would

have believed you. Meanwhile, his progress in writing numbers and

letters has been steadily picking up speed thanks, in large part, to

occupational therapy with a therapist who uses the Handwriting

Without Tears program. Tonight his occupational therapist was

explaining to me that where before it used to require constant

repetition for my son to pick up a newly introduced letter, nowadays

she only needs to demonstrate it once and he's ready to give it a

try. We used HWT at home, too, over the summer but now just keeping

up with his homework keeps us busy enough - especially since he still

attends private speech and OT after all-day preschool. Anyway,

whether or not you have an OT (and I hope you do), you can still make

significant headway on your own with the guidance of HWT - just don't

expect immediate gains. I did, and I think that was a big part of my

frustration & worry (which did neither me nor my son any good).

Best of luck to you.

>

> Good Evening,

>

> I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her

name but I have made little success. Does anybody have any

suggestions as to teaching an Apraxic child to write her letters and

numbers?

>

> Thanks again for all the posts.

>

> Bonnye - Faith's mommy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnye,

My son's school district is using a new program called " Handwriting Without

Tears. " My 3 1/2 yr. old son is very disinterested in writing, coloring,

etc. I can't say how good it is yet, but I used to be a teacher and like a

lot of their activities, like building a " Mat Man. " You can Google the name

of the series. Products are sold to anyone, not just schools. I'm going to

purchase a few components (like the Mat Man) just to reinforce concepts at

home.

Have you tried a pencil grip yet? I found a really good one. My son

resists using it, but... it has taught him how to hold his pencil

correctly!

PS I've used the grip on a pen, too. I know I shouldn't let him use a pen

all the time, but I have to use something he'll try to write with.

On 11/28/06, Bonnye <durhamregional@...> wrote:

>

> Good Evening,

>

> I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her name but I

> have made little success. Does anybody have any suggestions as to teaching

> an Apraxic child to write her letters and numbers?

>

> Thanks again for all the posts.

>

> Bonnye - Faith's mommy

>

> ---------------------------------

> Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited.

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son had problems with writing and I started him working with the system,

Handwriting without Tears Program. His OT suggested we use this program,

because it starts with very simple strokes and block letters beginning in the

left corner. After a year, he is writing full sentences and is doing great.

You can go to their website _www.handwritingwithouttears.com_

(http://www.handwritingwithouttears.com) I am very happy with the results

just by using this

program. Hope this helps. Phyllis - mother of Nicolas 5 years old - dx

apraxia and PDD/NOS.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I read your email. I went to Toys R Us to leapfrog products, they have

many products.. They have some fun teaching how to write products. I

recently just purchased one on handwriting skills.

Suzie

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnye,

I strongly recommend the program Handwriting Without Tears for

teaching how to write letters and numbers. There's a web site, which

I believe is www.hwt.com, but Google it and it should be easy to

find. Sets are also sold on Ebay, but the web site will give you a

good overview of the program. Not only is it effective, it's fun.

Which, of course, only makes it more effective.

I often felt extremely frustrated by my now 6.5 yo globablly dyspaxic

son's lack of progress in writing. In fact, I remember posting msgs

on this listserv that were along the lines of, " Please, hasn't ANYONE

experienced this? " At 5, he was still learning how to draw a circle,

and only began writing his name at the beginning of this school year,

at 6. If you read my recent " A report card to be thankful for " post,

he is doing very well in his mainstream kindergarten class. Among the

grades he earned was a " satisfactory " for " writes one's own name. "

Had you told me we'd be where we are now a year ago, I never would

have believed you. Meanwhile, his progress in writing numbers and

letters has been steadily picking up speed thanks, in large part, to

occupational therapy with a therapist who uses the Handwriting

Without Tears program. Tonight his occupational therapist was

explaining to me that where before it used to require constant

repetition for my son to pick up a newly introduced letter, nowadays

she only needs to demonstrate it once and he's ready to give it a

try. We used HWT at home, too, over the summer but now just keeping

up with his homework keeps us busy enough - especially since he still

attends private speech and OT after all-day preschool. Anyway,

whether or not you have an OT (and I hope you do), you can still make

significant headway on your own with the guidance of HWT - just don't

expect immediate gains. I did, and I think that was a big part of my

frustration & worry (which did neither me nor my son any good).

Best of luck to you.

>

> Good Evening,

>

> I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her

name but I have made little success. Does anybody have any

suggestions as to teaching an Apraxic child to write her letters and

numbers?

>

> Thanks again for all the posts.

>

> Bonnye - Faith's mommy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Access over 1 million songs - Music Unlimited.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Handwriting Without Tears is great! At the beginning of the school year, we

asked that the school use the system with Josh (8 yo, apraxia, dyspraxia,

sensory integration, etc., etc.). His handwriting was atrocious before - could

not form any letters really even though he could identify letters by sight.

They started using the system with him in late October (nothing like starting

right away but....). He works with it with the OT and his classroom teacher.

He is now writing several letters - still with a bit of difficulty but they are

recognizable letters and are what he says they are! It's also kind of cute -

the system, as you noted, starts all letters in the upper left corner. Josh

loves to use a Doodle Pro Doodle Board (excellent practice work and saves a lot

of trees!) and every time he picks it up, even if only to draw or draw shapes,

he automatically now goes to the upper left corner to start! If only the cost

were not so high, I'd buy the system for use at

home as well!

Highly recommend the system and check out the website, it's very helpful.

Sherry (and Josh)

Ratliffp@... wrote:

My son had problems with writing and I started him working with the

system,

Handwriting without Tears Program. His OT suggested we use this program,

because it starts with very simple strokes and block letters beginning in the

left corner. After a year, he is writing full sentences and is doing great.

You can go to their website _www.handwritingwithouttears.com_

(http://www.handwritingwithouttears.com) I am very happy with the results just

by using this

program. Hope this helps. Phyllis - mother of Nicolas 5 years old - dx

apraxia and PDD/NOS.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I read your email. I went to Toys R Us to leapfrog products, they have

many products.. They have some fun teaching how to write products. I

recently just purchased one on handwriting skills.

Suzie

[Guest guest]

Multi sensory- Have her trace her name in sand or rice, roll out playdough and

write each letter- then press down each letter- pixie sticx, like flexable staws

but they bend every which way- and they have her trace over the letters- get

help from ot- she also might not be ready yet.

Chris

From: Bonnye <durhamregional@...>

Date: 2006/11/28 Tue PM 06:17:16 CST

Subject: [ ] Writing Help

Good Evening,

I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her name but I

have made little success. Does anybody have any suggestions as to teaching an

Apraxic child to write her letters and numbers?

Thanks again for all the posts.

Bonnye - Faith's mommy

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Good Evening Parents,

I just want to thank all of you who responded to my call for help. I was at a

hurdle with the writing technique and did not know what to do other than pray.

I continuously pray for all that are dealing with our special blessings; our

children. I pray that we as parents never give up and that we have a peace of

mind when it's all said and done.

Thanks again,

Bonnye - Faith's mommy

Bonnye <durhamregional@...> wrote:

Good Evening,

I have been trying to teach my 5 year old daughter to write her name but I have

made little success. Does anybody have any suggestions as to teaching an Apraxic

child to write her letters and numbers?

Thanks again for all the posts.

Bonnye - Faith's mommy

---------------------------------

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