The “Size Matters” Handwriting program is a proven,
practical strategy for teaching and remediating handwriting. It is now being implemented at Wellsville
Elementary School with students in preschool through grade 6. Writing letters by hand is more beneficial
for students than typing as handwriting helps with fluidity, speed and
output. This is a fantastic program,
which will help students to learn about the touch points of each letter, where
the letters are placed on the line, using three-lined paper to give boundaries
while spacing and keeping letters and words spaced correctly. Writing begins to be fun with the “Dice
Game.” The Dice Game is a way of playing
and having fun, but also making corrections of the letters and practicing
writing each letter.
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| The darker baseline is helping to improve student work |
The Occupational Therapy (OT) Department at Wellsville Elementary
School has implemented the “Size Matters” handwriting program. I attended a conference in 2016 and was
trained by Beverly H. Moskowitz, DOT MS OTR/L.
Several OTs from the Jones Memorial Hospital also attended the same
conference.
The students in Mrs. Wyant’s class have used this program
while in the OT setting. The three-lined
paper is also used in the classroom by Mrs. Wyant. The bottom line is darker to give the visual
cue to rest the letters on the line. The
students have shown improvements with the percentage of the letters with proper
placement on the line. In September, the
percentages were only 14%, but now the youngsters are at 57% accuracy with
letter placement on the line.
We are so proud of our students and we are so glad we can
collaborate as a related service and the classroom. Thank you, Mrs. Wyant, for all your
enthusiasm in learning how to remediate handwriting! This has been another SUCCESSFUL School Year.
