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Am I ready to handwrite? A3 Poster
Year Level: Early Years, Foundation, Year 1 & 2Am I ready to handwrite is a poster providing solid introduction to the beginning of handwriting
Ideal for student and teacher reference, this poster is designed to provide explicit instruction on the following:
- Letter formation and size
- Letter placement
- Reminders of correct posture
The poster covers:
- Do I have good posture?
- Do I have good pencil grip?
- Do I have the paper ready to write on?
- Do I have the heel, of my writing hand, on the paper?
The following implementation booklet outlines how PLD OT designed programs can be applied to schools. Refer to pages 6 and 10.
Books: PLD’s books may be used by the authorised purchaser within their classroom, however there are restrictions regarding modifying, copying or sharing. Full details can be found here.
eBooks: eBooks will be stamped with the name and email address of the purchaser and may only be used by the authorised purchaser (an individual user) within their classroom. eBooks may NOT be shared with other users or stored on a shared drive/portal/server/LMS. Learn more here.
School Licences: A School Licence allows access to a resource to be shared with an unlimited number of employees who are employed by the ‘Authorised purchaser’. These resources can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously and can be printed (subject to restrictions) or displayed by employees of the ‘Authorised purchaser’ within their classroom. Learn more here.
Downloadable resources & screening tools: These resources can be viewed, downloaded, printed and shared providing the resources are not modified in any way. Learn more here.
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Foundation Parent Education Sheets and Downloads – Semester 1
This booklet outlines key information to be provided to parents, caregivers and the wider community within semester one. Children benefit when home and school work together. To support this, PLD offers an extensive range of parent milestone information sheets and videos. These resources are ideal to be disseminated to parents and the wider community through […]
This booklet outlines key information to be provided to parents, caregivers and the wider community within semester one. Children benefit when home and school work
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Fine and Gross Motor Developmental Milestones – 4 years old
This fine and gross motor development milestone poster/sheet for 4 and 5 year old children outlines tips for home and causes for concern.
Designed by Occupational Therapists this resource promotes awareness of early motor developmental milestones. The sheet outlines: What children be able to do with their body. Tips
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The Development of Appropriate Pencil Grip & Drawing Skills – 1 to 6 Years Old
These milestone and information sheets identify the age-related milestones for hand function, pencil grip (grasp) and drawing skills in children aged 1 to 6 years. They present images of good and NOT good pencil grip and also outline hints for making a good pencil grip easier.
When children first begin to draw using crayons, pencils or brushes they use a dagger grasp. In a natural developmental sequence, they will hold the
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Correct Pencil Grip
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The range of motor skills that support handwriting in Early Years students.
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