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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Handwriting; Zig Zag Letter Formation Video and PowerPoint
The " ZIg Zag" letter formation resource was created by an occupational therapist to help children practice the letter formation, which is guided by the formation of the “zig zag” writing pattern. It involves letters formed by a diagonal downward and diagonal upward movement of the pencil and starts in the same position or orientation. To prevent letter confusion and reversals, letters must always start in the right place and be formed correctly. When children learn to form their letters in
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Zig Zag Letter Formation Activity Resource 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. Bunny Hop Letter Formation Video/PowerPoint
The “ Bunny Hop” letter formation resource was created by an occupational therapist to help children practice the formation of the letters, which are guided by the formation of the “bunny hop” pattern. It involves letters formed by a downward and upward movement of the pencil and which start in the same position or orientation. To prevent letter confusion and reversals, letters must always start in the right place and formed correctly. When children learn to form their letters in a fun, multi-
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Handwriting: Bunny Hop Letter Formation Activity Bundle
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
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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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