WriteAbility
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Eversdalheights, South Africa
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I am an Occupational Therapist with a Master's degree in occupational therapy. I am passionate about early intervention and have a special interest in Pediatrics, Sensory Integration, and ADHD. I have more than 20 years of experience in early childhood development and have worked in private practice, special education as well as public school settings.
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b/d Reversals and Confusion (Digital/ Online Activity)
Do you need something fun to challenge your child and engage them during homework? Teachers looking for less printing, laminating, and less time preparing activities? Then our new WriteAbility Digital Online games are meant for you. Two letters that often cause most reversals or confusion are the 'b' and ' d' sounds. To prevent letter confusion and reversals, this resource was created by an occupational therapist and focuses on visual and auditory perception exercises to consolidate the lette
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Visual Perceptual Skills: Occupational Therapy Bundle (Boom Cards)
Tricky Fingers Fine Motor Program
The Tricky Fingers fine motor program consists of a series of fine motor finger exercises to develop the muscles of the hand and support development of a dynamic pencil grasp. Activities are suited for children between the ages of 5 and 8 years. The program includes printable activities, a video demonstrating the desired finger movements and execution of each activity. The activities are fun, easy to prepare and low cost. This program may be copied for use in therapy, the classroom or provi
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Also included in: Fine Motor Skills: Fine Motor Activity and Cutting Skills Bundle
Cursive A-Z Animation Video and PowerPoint
A to Z Cursive Video and PowerPoint . An animated video and PowerPoint presentation demonstrates the correct formation patterns of lower case letters a- z. Cursive patterns and worksheets of letters a-z is available as a separate product or as part of the Cursive Bundle.
2nd - 3rd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: A-Z Cursive Bundle
"Funky Monkey" Letter formation PowerPoint
Handwriting is a complex process. Many aspects go into writing, of which proper letter formation is one piece of the puzzle. When letters are not formed correctly, handwriting suffers. Poor letter formation leads to handwriting that is sloppy, slow, and often hard to read. Did you know that writing patterns help us practice pencil control and letter formation? The wave pattern helps us practice the letter formation of all the letters that start at the 2’o clock position. The Funky Monkey strat
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: "Funky Monkey Letter Formation Bundle
Handwriting: Writing in lines (Worksheets)
Graded therapeutic worksheets, specifically for children struggling with writing in lines and orientating letters correctly in lines when writing. Can be used in conjunction with classroom activities or remedial intervention (2 D Spatial planning difficulties) Includes: Printable worksheets and semi-concrete activities. Can be used as an home program by parents or therapists. Educational video that supports this product is available as a separate product
1st - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Where does the letters go? Bundle : Writing in lines
Let's get moving: Gross Motor Activity for the classroom.
Let's get moving! Fun, brain-break movement activity to get the bodies moving and provide a well-deserved movement break. This activity can be used in a group setting or individually and forms part of our OT activities for the classroom series. Quick, easy, and fun! This includes a classroom activity and developmental guidelines for body scheme and body concept. Follow us on TPT for more information, resources and freebies https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Writeability
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting: Ergonomic considerations for comfortable writing.
Ergonomic considerations for comfortable writing including pencil grip, page positioning for left and right handed individuals as well as sitting posture. Includes 5 printable posters
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Writing
Also included in: Poster Bundel: Handwriting Series.
PowerPoint Presentation: Writing on lines
PowerPoint Presentation: Developed for children struggling with writing in lines and orientating letters correctly in lines when writing. Aimed at the foundation phase learners. Teaches a cognitive strategy to use when writing in lines/ Can be used in conjunction with classroom activities or therapeutic intervention (2 D Spatial planning difficulties) Includes:PowerPoint presentation: Do you know where the letters go?Written guidelines for presentation.Graded worksheets available as a separate
1st - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Where does the letters go? Bundle : Writing in lines
Fun with Visual Sequencing: Digital Activity (Boom Cards)
Visual Sequencing refers to our ability to perceive items in a specific order and remember that sequence. This skill is essential for visual and language development and is needed for reading, spelling (organizing letters in a particular order), and mathematical operations. This resource includes various activities to practice sequential visual perceptual skills needed for early perceptual and cognitive development. Self-correcting activity. This fun activity is played online on the Boom Learnin
K - 2nd
Also included in: Visual Perceptual Skills: Occupational Therapy Bundle (Boom Cards)
Visual Perceptual Skills: Form Constancy and Figure Ground (Digital Activity)
Form Constancy and Figure Ground is an online (digital) activity. NO printing needed.Figure-ground perception is the ability to see an object in a busy background. This skill allows us to distinguish, segregate, isolate or find things or stimuli in varying environments. Correctly processing our visual figure-ground helps to organize the information we see in our environment. This can include faces, figures, objects, landscapes, and letters or numbers and words. This Figure-Ground and Form Cons
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Visual Perceptual Skills: Occupational Therapy Bundle (Boom Cards)
Visual Perception: Form Constancy and Spatial Planning. Nr.3 (Digital Activity).
Visual Form Constancy and Spatial Planning is an online (digital) activity. NO printing needed.Children learn best when tasks are introduced in a fun and age-appropriate way. What is more, fun to practice creating short words during an online game ? This Spatial Planning Tangram resource is designed to support children's spatial perceptual development. It was created by an occupational therapist and includes a variety of tangram activities. It provides lots of opportunities to develop spatial
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Visual Perceptual Skills: Occupational Therapy Bundle (Boom Cards)
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b /d Confusion and Reversals (3 Step strategy - Animation video)
The ‘b’ and ‘d’ letter reversal resource was compiled by an occupational therapist with specific focus on letter formation, as well as visual and auditory perception exercises to prevent ‘b’ and ‘d’ confusion and reversals. The animation video demonstrates a 3-step strategy that can be applied every time a ‘b’ or ‘d’ is written. The correct starting point and formation of letters will contribute to preventing/reducing the reversal of letters during writing tasks. Includes the following. Animate
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: b /d Confusion and reversals (Video and Worksheet Combo)
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Spacing of written work: Video
Graded therapeutic program developed by an Occupational Therapist. Aimed specifically at younger children learning to write sentences or older learners struggling with spacing of written work. Product can be used in conjunction with classroom activities or remedial intervention (2 D Spatial Planning difficulties) Product includes:Video with voice over: Why is spacing important?Printable worksheets with graded 2 D and semi-concrete activities available as a separate product or in a bundle.C
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Writing
Also included in: Spacing of written work: Video and worksheet combo
A to Z Cursive Worksheets
A to Z Cursive Worksheets. This resources includes cursive patterns and lower case letters. Build your cursive letters with playdough and practice writing cursive letters (rainbow letter tracing and cursive writing worksheets). An animated video and PowerPoint presentation for use in the classroom are available as a separate product and demonstrates the correct formation patterns for each lower case letter.
2nd - 3rd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: A-Z Cursive Bundle
Bilateral coordination: Posters for the classroom
Bilateral Integration can influence a child's ability to participate in writing related activities in the classroom. Classroom posters that includes general ideas for stimulation, guidelines and recommendations to support handwriting ability.
PreK - 3rd
Handwriting
Also included in: Poster Bundel: Handwriting Series.
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Educational Video: Writing in lines
Educational Video: Developed for children struggling with writing in lines and positioning letters correctly in lines when writing. Aimed at the foundation phase learners. Teaches a cognitive strategy to use when writing in lines/ Can be used in conjunction with classroom activities or therapeutic intervention (2 D Spatial planning difficulties) Includes:Educational video: Do you know where the letters go?Written guidelines for use.Graded worksheets for this topic available as a separate produc
1st - 2nd
Handwriting
Also included in: Where does the letters go? Bundle : Writing in lines
Fun with Fruit: Visual memory and Figure-Ground.
Do you need something fun to challenge your child and engage them during homework? Need activities to consolidate skills? Teachers looking for less printing, laminating, and less time preparing activities? Then our new WriteAbility Digital Online games are meant for you. Visual perception is the brain's ability to receive, interpret, and act upon visual stimuli. Visual memory is the ability to remember a specific shape, letter, number, word or object when removed from your visual field. This is
PreK - 2nd
b/d Reversals ; Classroom Posters
Printable classroom b/d letter formation posters and reversal strategy. This product forms part of the b/d Reversal resource (worksheet and video Combo)
PreK - 3rd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: b /d Confusion and reversals (Video and Worksheet Combo)
Let’s play “Opposites Bingo”!
Let’s play “Opposites Bingo”! A fun, easy board game to practice the concept of opposites. No prep, quick, easy, and fun! This game can be played in a small or large group. Includes a board game (color) and coloring sheets to play the game. This activity is also included in the Opposites: Activities and worksheets (follow the link to view) Follow us on TPT for more information, resources, and freebies https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Writeability
PreK - 2nd
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About the store
Experience
I am an Occupational Therapist with a Master's degree in occupational therapy. I am passionate about early intervention and have a special interest in Pediatrics, Sensory Integration, and ADHD. I have more than 20 years of experience in early childhood development and have worked in private practice, special education as well as public school settings.
Teaching style
As occupational therapists we are passionate about children and early development. Writing ability entails so much more than just fine motor skills. There are many foundational skills necessary to enable neat, legible writing with appropriate speed, spacing and quality.
WriteAbility aims to support teachers, therapists and parents with information, tools and therapeutic home and classroom activities to support and develop all aspects of writing skills for children from PreK to 3rd Grade.
If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Dedre van Wyngaard Occupational Therapist. (M.Occ.Ther)
Occupational Therapist, Educational consultant and Part Time lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch South Africa.
My own education history
B. Occ Therapy University of Stellenbosch 1999
M. Occ Therapy University of Stellenbosch 2008
Sensory Integration Certified SAISI 2009
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