Little Hands Handwriting Clinic
Handwriting Made Fun!
Dee Desmond, M.S., OTR/L
Certified Handwriting Specialist
(518) 469-7637
LHHandwritingclinic@yahoo.com
Classes
Sticks and Stones (Pre-K Handwriting Readiness)
Ages 3 - 5
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but lines and circles will guide you to building the fundamental skills needed for successful learning. Incorporating a multi-sensory approach, students use letter play, singing, drawing, tracing, coloring and counting to develop fine motor skills, proper pencil grasp, body awareness and pre-writing strokes.
Tickle Bugs (Kindergarten Printing)
Ages 5 - 6
Tickle your way to learning letter/number recognition and formation through a variety of sensory and manipulative activities. Students concentrate on proper pencil grasp and fine motor manipulation and they start using lines.
Busy Bees (1st - 2nd Grade Printing)
Ages 6 - 8
Buzz on over to this class and learn word formation, sizing, spacing, line orientation and sentence formation.
Leap Frogs (2nd -3rd Grade Cursive)
Ages 7 - 9
Leap forward while making the transition from printing to cursive easy. Simple strategies make letter formation and connections easy to remember while maintaining legibility.
Wiggle Worms (4th - 5th Grade Cursive)
Ages 9 - 11
Wiggle over to the final class to sharpen existing skills and improve speed and legibility.