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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WriteAbility Fine Motor Skills Mega Bundle
What is fine motor development?Fine Motor Skills are those skills that require the small muscles of the hand to work together to perform precise and refined movements. As fine motor skills develop and mature, children start to use crayons, pencils, and scissors. By the time a child goes to school, there are many fine motor skills that they generally demonstrate in a well-integrated way. Depending on the child's previous experience and exposure to different activities, the quality of these skills
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Remedial Mega Bundle
This Mega Bundle includes the following remedial product bundles. The Complete Number Bundle was developed to prevent the reversal of numbers when writing. This program focuses on teaching the correct method for forming each number utilizing an animation video and worksheets for consolidation. It includes the story of numbers 1 to 10 and a strategy for the prevention of reversal of numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10)b/d Reversal Bundle. (This resource focuses on letter formation and visual and aud
K - 2nd
Handwriting
Handwriting Bundle: Sentence writing resource bundle.
Graded therapeutic resources developed by an Occupational Therapist, aimed specifically at younger children learning to write sentences or older children struggling with the spacing of written work or orientating letters in lines when they write. Children with spatial planning difficulties, visual perceptual delays, and attention and concentration difficulties will benefit from these easy strategies to practice and consolidate the skill of using the correct spacing between words when writin
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Writing
WriteAbility Fine Motor Development Mini Bundle
What is fine motor development? Fine Motor skills are those skills that require the small muscles of the hand to work together to perform precise and refined movements. As fine motor skills develop and mature, children start to use crayons, pencils, and scissors. By the time a child goes to school, there are many fine motor skills that they generally demonstrate in a well-integrated way. Depending on the child's previous experience and exposure to different activities, the quality of these ski
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Fine Motor Skills: Fine Motor Activity and Cutting Skills Bundle
The Activity Bundle includes the Tricky Fingers Fine Motor Activity program as well as the Cutting Skills Activity resource. Both were created by an occupational therapist and aims to develop fine motor skills necessary to promote pencil grasp development and handwriting. The Tricky Fingers fine motor program consists of a series of fine motor activities to develop the muscles of the hand and support development of a dynamic pencil grasp. The program includes printable activities, a video de
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Pre-Writing Skills: Resource Bundle
Pre-writing skills are those skills that toddlers and preschoolers learn in a developmental sequence that help them develop hand muscles and dexterity to draw, copy and form letters for handwriting. Just like children need to walk before they can run, they need to master pre-writing skills before having legible and efficient handwriting by the time they go to school. Little hands should be exploring. Opening, closing, sticking, pasting, experimenting with paint, playdough, and different mediums
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Fine Motor Development: Activities to improve Pencil Control
What is fine motor development?Fine Motor skills are those skills that require the small muscles of the hand to work together to perform precise and refined movements. By the time a child goes to school, there are many fine motor skills that they generally demonstrate in a well-integrated way. Depending on the child's previous experience and exposure to different activities, the quality of these skills might vary; however, at this age and with ongoing stimulation and exposure, the quality of a
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Also included in: WriteAbility Fine Motor Development Mini Bundle
b /d Confusion and reversals (Video and Worksheet Combo)
Two letters that often cause most reversals or confusion are the ‘b’ and ‘d’ sounds. To prevent letter confusion and reversals, it is important that these letters begin in the right place and are formed in the correct way. When children learn to form their letters in a fun, multi-sensory way, the unnecessary reversal of ‘b’ and ‘d’ can be reduced or avoided. This resource was created by an occupational therapist and focuses on letter formation, as well as visual and auditory perception exerci
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Numbers; Left hand reversal strategy.
We are excited to add this new resource to our product range. We have expanded our left-hand reversal strategy to help teachers, parents, and therapists work with kids who struggle with number reversals. We have had so many positive responses from parents and teachers about the original resource (included in our Number bundle) and decided to add and expand the teaching strategy. The WriteAbility left-hand reversal strategy was developed to prevent the reversal of numbers when writing. Aimed at f
PreK - 2nd
Numbers
Also included in: Remedial Mega Bundle
Where does the letters go? Bundle : Writing in lines
Struggling with writing in lines and positioning letters correctly in lines when writing? The complete bundle: Writing in lines, consist of the following products: Video: Where does the letters go? Graded activity worksheets (PDF format) 14 pages PowerPoint presentation and guidelines for use. Classroom Poster: Where does the letters go?
1st - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Spacing of written work: Video and worksheet combo
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 and semi-concrete activities.Can be used as an home program by parents or therapists.
1st - 2nd
Handwriting, Writing
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
b /d Confusion and Reversals (OT activity program)
Two letters that often cause most reversals or confusion are the 'b' and ' d' sounds. To prevent letter confusion and reversals, it is essential that these letters begin correctly and formed correctly. When children learn to form their letters in a fun, multi-sensory way, the unnecessary reversal of 'b' and 'd' can be reduced or avoided. This resource was created by an occupational therapist and focuses on letter formation and visual and auditory perception exercises to prevent 'b' and 'd' con
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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
Fine Motor Christmas Activity Resource
Time for some fun Christmas activities! The Fine Motor Christmas activity resource was developed by an occupational therapist. It consists of a series of fine motor activities to build the hand's muscles and support fine motor development. This resource aims to develop a dynamic pencil grasp and improve pencil control for neat and legible writing. The resource can be used from age four and up. The resource includesGuidelines for use and tips to promote fine motor development,Thirteen printable
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
Also included in: WriteAbility Fine Motor Development Mini 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
Fine Motor Skills: Occupational Therapy program for fine motor development.
Fine Motor skills are those skills that require the small muscles of the hand to work together to perform precise and refined movements. An Occupational Therapist developed the Tricky Fingers' fine motor program. It consists of a series of fine motor activities to develop the hand's muscles and support the development of a dynamic pencil grasp. The program includes printable activities, a video demonstrating the desired finger movements, and each exercise's execution. The activities are fun, ea
PreK - 2nd
Handwriting
A-Z Cursive Bundle
A to Z Cursive Worksheet Bundle. This resources includes cursive patterns and 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 also included and demonstrates the correct formation patterns.
2nd - 3rd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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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
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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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