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Size Matters Handwriting Program: Promoting Legibility and Carryover

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1.  According to the Size Matters Handwriting Program, treatment should… Focus on form. Size with follow. Focus on Size. Form will follow. Focus on Starting Points. Finish Lines will follow. Focus on Workbooks. Carryover will follow.

2.  Research supports Motor Learning Theory as a way to teach a discrete motor skill. Motor Learning Theory supports… Two 15-minutes of practice in workbooks each week Teacher instruction and therapeutic intervention Constant and blocked practice, followed by random and variable practice Correcting pencil grips and core strength as precursors to legibility

3.  In addition to Direct Instruction and an embedded handwriting instruction program, the best way to promote legibility is… A mnemonic… a memorable sound bite Self-instruction and self-monitoring Frequent visual cuing All of the above

4.  If errors exist in Letter Size for upper case letters, therapists, teachers or students should ‘sing and dance' the correct RULE, which state: Size One letters touch the Top Line, touch the Bottom Line, can’t go higher, can’t go lower and can’t float in the middle. Size Two letters touch the Top Line, touch the Bottom Line, can’t go higher, can’t go lower and can’t float in the middle. Size Three letters touch the Top Line, touch the Bottom Line, can’t go higher, can’t go lower and can’t float in the middle. Size One letters touch the Dotted Line, touch the Bottom Line, can’t go higher, can’t go lower and can’t float in the middle.

5.  SMHP concepts and strategies to correct errors in letter shape include: Letter practice inside individual letterboxes Playing the Dice Game Scoring for Letter Size All of the above

6.  SMHP Strategies to address errors in spacing across the curriculum are… Scoring Spaghetti spaces between words, Meatballs spaces between letters, and lasagna between sets of writing lines Scoring Spaghetti spaces between letters, Meatballs spaces between words, and Mr. Brown is Upside Down Scoring Spaghetti spaces between margins, Meatballs spaces between paragraphs Using Finger Spacers as bookmarks

7.  Go Lines and Finish Lines… Promote left to right directionality and can be found in the workbooks and Letterbox Worksheets Promote top-down directionality and can be found in the workbooks and Letterbox Worksheets Promote reversals and can be drawn on blotters, paper or desktops Help with directionality. Movement of a letter line toward the Finish Line is considered backward movement. Movement toward the Go Line is considered forward movement.

8.  If errors exist in copying, therapists, teachers, and students should… Start with a far point sample and sing the letters. Start with a direct line or near point copy, and chunk 1-3 letters or words at a time. Start with removing visual distractions like writing lines in the copying prompt. Ask the classroom aide to scribe for the student.

9.  The Magnetic Rectasquare Board and Alphatrangle are great ways to remind students about Letter Size and can be used… All day across all subjects, and as a near point aide to correct case substitutions To graph spelling and vocabulary words As a game…. Write on the board… Cover the letters up with the correctly colored magnets… Guess the word All of the above

10.  Embedding Letter Size awareness across the curriculum builds… Student frustration and teacher carryover Student takeover and teacher resignations Student buy-in and teacher carryover Student dropouts and teacher hangovers