Throughout this fieldwork rotation, I have been able to implement the knowledge I've gained through all of my extra certifications and additional learning objectives. For example, I have been able to use the knowledge I gained through my HWT certification to plan intervention sessions and remediate specific handwriting components within the school districts. I want to share a few examples of the difference that Handwriting Without Tears has made. The top image is from August. A 3rd grader who was struggling with line placement and letter size was having difficulty using the HWT two lined paper as intended. The bottom image is a handwriting sample of the same individual writing the same sentence in December, after having received HWT interventions. You can tell that this student demonstrated more accuracy with line placement, sizing, and even letter formation based on a comparison on these two samples.
Furthermore, here is another example of a student who showed improvement in spacing and line placement after receiving HWT interventions. The top image was completed in August and the bottom image is from December. In the top image, you can tell that the student had no idea that he needed to leave a space between his words. He was not able to visually discriminate the need for appropriate spacing. With HWT intervention methods and remediation strategies, this student learned to leave spaces between words, still requiring intermittent verbal prompting but performing much more accurately than before.
These are just a few examples of how Handwriting Without Tears can improve a student's handwriting and increase legibility of written work across all subjects matters. Parents and teachers will be excited to see these improvements in just a few months. :-)
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