Handwriting Foundations for Future Success

Funded Dec 14, 2021

A heartfelt thank you for your generous donation to my project, "Handwriting Foundations for Future Success." My students are already benefitting from the resources. Many of them are progressing from pre-writing skills like drawing shapes to letter formation and writing sentences!

The playdoh and dot paint are helping with my multisensory approach to writing. Students in prek and kindergarten are rolling, pinching, squeezing and "splatting" playdoh to help build up fine motor strength and skills in preparation for holding a pencil. My students love the scented dot paints. They want to use the "blueberry" and cherry" flavors consistently. A 2nd grader only wants the "apple" scented dot paint because green is his favorite color. This type of resource helps make writing fun and accessible (see images).

From preK through 2nd grade, my students are experiencing the impact of the multisensory Learning Without Tears handwriting workbooks in the OT room and in the classroom to help with writing shapes, letters, words and sentences. Pencil grips are helping them with pencil control to write their names and highlighted paper helps write sentences on the line (see images). My students and their teachers (and I) are so proud of the progress they have made in writing so far this school year. These resources will continue to have an impact as we head toward the end of the school year and beyond.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Daponte