Fantastic Fingers® Handwriting Foundations Screen

How can you tell if a child is ready to start printing their letters? Does this student have the underlying skills for success?

I developed the Fantastic Fingers® Handwriting Foundations Screen to identify early handwriting needs quickly & monitor progress.  The screen provides standardised observations of functional skills in context.

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This 9 page screen document:

• Use with children between ages of 3.5 & 7 years

• Is based on research & best OT practice to establish what foundations are important for early handwriting performance

• Focuses on motor foundations as many children are vulnerable or at risk in their motor development

• Consists of 5 relevant & meaningful tasks for young children in preschool & school settings

• Takes under 15 minutes to administer

• Can be used with one child or a small group

• Also captures important qualitative observations

• Uses a scoring rubric that is sensitive & reliable enough to measure changes over time when the same person administers the screen

• Includes an easy report template with intervention guidelines & cover letter in Word format for quick electronic sharing

• Comes with a pencil grip lesson with story & song plus intervention guide with free activities online

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