This course/lecture will examine underlying visual perceptual motor issues that impact student acquisition of efficient, effective, and legible handwriting skills. Treatment strategies will be provided for therapist use, whether in direct therapy sessions or in consultation with parents and teachers.
Live Webinar
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 7:00 pm ESTUnder Review: AOTA/0.2 - Application has been made to the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Approved Provider Program.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify visual perceptual motor difficulties that can impact handwriting success.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain an individualized series of construct>>draw>>write tasks that reasonably begin at a student’s baseline skill level in order to track visual perceptual motor progress related to prewriting/handwriting development.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize what types of adapted paper are best suited to different motor and/or spatial planning needs.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction ~ Importance of preschool construction skills and their effect on handwriting development |
| 5-60 Minutes | Addressing visual perceptual motor issues impacting handwriting development using a Construct>>Draw>>Write approach |
| 60-90 Minutes | Tips for success, IEP planning, & managing task avoidance behaviors |
| 90-105 Minutes | Review of various adapted paper options (pros/cons; best starting point depending on visual perceptual motor needs), spacing tools, and additional task ideas |
| 105-120 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
Presented By
Kristen Tompkins
OTR/L
With over 25 years of experience as a school-based occupational therapist in Las Vegas, NV, Kristen has developed a high skill level to navigate this unique and often challenging practice setting. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy in 1996 from Loma Linda University and worked as a traveling therapist in adult settings for the first 2 ½ years of her career. Ultimately, she settled on school-based practice in Nevada. Throughout her career, she has regularly provided in-service training on various topics that impact therapy outcomes in the school setting. Based on her extensive experience with handwriting development issues, she is the author of the Construct>>Draw>>Write program, and she has also created TALL HOUSE/short mouse Adapted Writing Paper with a supporting flashcard activity to aid students in developing letter sizing and placement skills.
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Financial: Kristen Tompkins has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Kristen Tompkins has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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