The Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper

Simple Stuff to Build the Motor Skills and Strength for Handwriting

The Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper
Elissa Elwick, Lauren Brukner
RRP:
NZ$ 46.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 39.94
Paperback
h244 x 172mm - 144pg
21 Apr 2020 UK
9781787751569
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
Does your hand ache when you write? Packed with fun and simple ideas to help kids feel good about writing, this handwriting book with a difference helps children embed the strength and skills they need to get the most out of their written work, at home and school!From different kinds of cushions, hand warm-ups, and cool eye scan exercises, and pencil grips to yoga balls in cardboard boxes, personalized activity binders, playdough, lego, and Velcro on pencils, this book is filled with fun stuff to help kids focus, get stronger, and be in control of their writing. The strategies in the book are accompanied by cartoon-style illustrations, and the author includes useful tips for parents and teachers as well as handy visual charts, a quiz to identify areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress. Armed with the strategies and exercises in this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and the positive self-esteem that goes along with that. Suitable for children with writing difficulties aged approximately 7 to 12.
Lots of practical tips to help kids have better writing skills. When I was eight, I was the last student in my class to have good handwriting. I would have loved all the pencil grips that you showed in your book. Another tip that I completely agree with is heaving a soft pencil. -- Temple Grandin, Author Thinking in Pictures, The Autistic Brain Know any kids struggling with writing? Lauren Brukner' s empathic writing style is straight-forward, empowering and kid-friendly. Using her do-able strategies, students feel prepared to overcome resistance or anxiety, organize ideas and details, and tackle grade-level written assignments. Read this book with your students. You' ll learn something, too!! -- Beverly H. Moskowitz, DOT MS OTR/L FAOTA The real value of the book is its uncomplicatedness and relevance to the world, in which children hold tablets as often as pencils. No child struggling with writing should be considered at risk of poor achievement before they have tried Lauren' s tricks of the Occupational Therapy trade. The visual-motor coordination strategies feel natural and unpretentious, and that' s why they work. -- Lidia Stanton - dyslexia specialist and psychologist
Lauren Brukneris a senior occupational therapist. She specializes in sensory integration and self-regulation strategies for children and young people, and their implementation in home, school, and community settings.
Status: Indicates in stock with Supplier
ISBN-13: 9781787751569
Published: 21 Apr 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 244mm
Width: 172mm
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 306g
Pages: 144

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information

Details of the product above will be automatically included with your enquiry.