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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Complete WriteAbility Digital Resource Bundle
The Complete WriteAbility Digital Resource Bundle consists of 3 WriteAbility Digital Mega Bundles compiled by an occupational therapist to develop developmental skills (sound, numeral, and visual perception skills) in young children (4 to 9 years). It is the ideal bundle to practice and consolidate skills at home and in the classroom. No printing is needed, and all activities are played online on a computer, laptop, or tablet. Exercises are graded from easier to more complex and promise hou
PreK - 1st
Numbers, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Visual Perception: Occupational Therapy Resource Bundle
Visual perception is the brain's ability to receive, interpret, and act upon visual stimuli. Perception included the follow skills: Visual discrimination(The ability to distinguish one shape from another).Visual memory( The ability to remember a specific form when removed from your visual field).Visual-spatial relationships (The ability to recognize forms that are the same but may be in a different spatial orientation). Visual form constancy (The ability to discern similar forms that may be dif
PreK - 1st
Number Concepts: WriteAbility Number Bundle
Number Concepts: WriteAbility Number Bundle was compiled by an occupational therapist to develop number sense in young children (age 4 to 8). Number sense is a group of skills that allow kids to work with numbers. Number Sense includes skills such as: · Understanding quantities. · Ability to rote count · Form numbers correctly · Grasping concepts like more and less, and larger and smaller. · Understanding symbols representing quantities (7 means the same thing as seven). · Making number comparis
PreK - 1st
Numbers
Spatial Perception: Occupational Therapy Resource Bundle
This Spatial Perception Resource Bundle is designed to support children's spatial perceptual development. It was created by an occupational therapist and includes a variety of activities and worksheets. Spatial awareness is knowing where your body is in space in relation to objects or other people. To have good spatial awareness, you also need to understand and respond to a change in position from these objects. This is a complex skill that children develop from an early age. Spatial perception
PreK - 2nd
Other (Math)
Spatial Planning: Tangram Puzzles
Tangram puzzles can help develop stronger problem-solving abilities and is a fun way to engage kids in perceptual planning activities. What is a tangram?Invented in China approximately 200 years ago, a tangram is a two-dimensional re-arrangement puzzle created by cutting a square into seven pieces -- seven geometric shapes called "tans" (Slocum et al 2003) This Spatial Planning Tangram resource is designed to support children's spatial perceptual development. It was created by an occupational
PreK - 1st
Math
Also included in: Spatial Perception: Occupational Therapy Resource Bundle
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)
Let's write sentences: Remedial strategy, worksheets, and activities.
This resource was created by an occupational therapist, specifically for learners in the foundation phase who struggle with using the correct punctuation (e.g., capital letters, full stop) when writing sentences. The strategy is particularly suitable for visual perception and spatial planning difficulties and challenges in attention and focus. Learners with perceptual and attention, and concentration challenges often find it challenging to use punctuation correctly during writing tasks. Sent
K - 1st
Handwriting
Also included in: WriteAbility: Let's Write Mega Bundle
Number Concepts: Before and After.
Number Concepts: Before and After, is a digital (online activity) compiled by an occupational therapist to develop number sense in young children (age 4 to 8). Number sense is a group of skills that allow kids to work with numbers. Number Sense includes skills such as:· Understanding quantities. · Ability to rote count · Form numbers correctly · Grasping concepts like more and less, and larger and smaller. · Understanding symbols representing quantities (7 means the same thing as seven). · Makin
PreK - 1st
Numbers
Also included in: Number Concepts: WriteAbility Number Bundle
Let's Write 3 Letter Words-Activities and Worksheets
Children learn best through multi-sensory experiences and when tasks are introduced in a fun and age-appropriate way. This resource was developed by an occupational therapist and aims to develop letter sound/ recognition, letter formation, word building, and visual and auditory skills in an age-appropriate and creative manner. This tool includes the following:20 x 3 letter words (build the word with playdough). Print in color to laminate for repeated use.36 x Write and Wipe 3 letter word acti
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: WriteAbility: Let's Write Mega Bundle
Transportation: Perceptual Activities, Games and Worksheets.
This Transport themed resource includes various games, activities, and worksheets to develop early learning skills. It was created by an occupational therapist and incorporate the theme of transport using early developmental skills. These skills include visual and auditory discrimination, figure-ground perception, eye-hand coordination, spatial planning, and fine motor activities to improve pencil control and cutting skills. The resource includes Flashcards, Vocabulary posters, and hands-on ga
PreK - 1st
Vocabulary
Fun with Sounds: Digital (online) Mega Bundle.
Fun with Sounds: Digital (online) Mega BundleThis resource includes 5 WriteAbility Online resources. Activities are aimed at consolidation of beginning, middle and end sounds, letter recognition and building 3 letter words in a game format. These games introduce beginning, middle and end sounds, expands vocabulary, and develops auditory and visual perceptual abilities) as well as critical thinking. It can be played independently depending on the child's age and skill level. It consists of 5 reso
PreK - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Let's Write: Shuffle Words and Sentences.
Children learn best through age-appropriate, fun, and multi-sensory experiences. This fun 'Shuffle Words and Sentences' resource includes various games, activities, and worksheets. It was developed by an occupational therapist and aims to develop visual and auditory analysis and synthesis skills. It will also consolidate skills such as letter formation and word and sentence building in an age-appropriate and creative manner. This resource includes the following:'Shuffle words' interactive game.
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: WriteAbility: Let's Write Mega Bundle
Figure-Ground Perception: Occupational Therapy Activity program
An occupational therapist developed the Figure-Ground Perception Activity program to support visual perceptual development. This resource focuses on Figure-Ground Perception and includes information about perceptual development, various games, activities, and worksheets. 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
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Visual Perception: Occupational Therapy Resource Bundle
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
Visual Perception: Spatial Awareness and Orientation. Nr.1 (Digital Activity).
Spatial Awareness and Orientation 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 Awareness Activity resource is designed to support children's spatial perceptual development. Spatial awareness is knowing where your body is in space in relation to objects or other people. To have good spatial awareness, you also need to un
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Visual Perceptual Skills: Occupational Therapy Bundle (Boom Cards)
Number Concepts: More of Less (Digital Online Activity)
Number Concepts: More or Less. (BOOM CARDS) is a digital (ONLINE activity) compiled by an occupational therapist to develop number sense in young learners (age 4 to 8). NO printing needed. Number sense is a group of skills that allow kids to work with numbers. The resource includes skills such as:· Understanding quantities. · Ability to rote count · Form numbers correctly · Grasping concepts like more and less, and larger and smaller.· Understanding symbols that represent quantities (7 means t
PreK - 1st
Numbers
Also included in: Number Concepts: WriteAbility Number Bundle
Fun with Numbers: Subtraction (Digital /Online Activity).
Fun with Numbers: Subtraction is a fun digital (online) activity compiled by an occupational therapist to develop number sense (subtraction of number concepts smaller than 5, in young children. (age 4 to 8). Number sense is a group of skills that allow kids to work with numbers. It includes skills such as:• Understanding quantities. • Ability to rote count • Form numbers correctly • Grasping concepts like more and less, and larger and smaller. • Understanding symbols representing quantities (7 m
PreK - 1st
Basic Operations, Numbers
Also included in: Number Concepts: WriteAbility Number Bundle
Fun with Sounds: End Sounds (Digital Activity Boom Cards)
This fun self-correcting activity is played online on the Boom Learning platform and aims to consolidate end sounds and letter recognition in a game format. This game introduces end sounds, expands vocabulary, and develops auditory and visual perceptual abilities as well as critical thinking. It can be played independently depending on the child's age and skill level. It consists of 30 task cards that can be played online or printed for classroom use (optional). It's fun and easy to use. Age
PreK - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Fun with Sounds: Digital (online) Mega Bundle.
Fun with Middle Sounds: Digital (online) activity.
Fun with Middle Sounds: Digital (online) activity. NO PRINTING needed!This fun self-correcting activity is played online on the Boom Learning platform and aims to consolidate middle sounds and letter recognition in a game format. This game introduces middle sounds, expands vocabulary, and develops auditory and visual perceptual abilities as well as critical thinking. It can be played independently depending on the child's age and skill level. It consists of 30 task cards that can be played on
K - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Fun with Sounds: Digital (online) Mega Bundle.
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)
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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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