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CPD Activities - RuReSA
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Vision, Mission and Plans. AGM and Minutes of meetings. Conference, Awards and CPD. About the Award and Award Winners. Projects, Students and Jobs. Rural Mental Health Campaign. Students and Community Service. South African Rehabilitation Links. Government Departments and documents. DoH Policies and Guidelines. International Policies and Guidelines. For more information regarding the CPD points system. Click on the highlighted words to link to the organisations offering regular CPD courses. A calendar of...
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Dyspraxia and Best Resources ~ Dyspraxia Days
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A dyspraxic mom parenting her dyspraxic kid. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Dyspraxia and Best Resources. Jam is currently 4.75 years old. Much of what's available online is the general 'introduction to dyspraxia' stuff- what it is, symptoms, treatments, all that. Easy to find and very basic. If you're here, though, I'm sure you've found all of that stuff on your own already. CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. Out of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, the. There's so much here I can't even...
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Promoting Drawing and Handwriting | SfA Handwriting Gym
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Skip to main content. Promoting Drawing and Handwriting. How the brain controls movement. Understanding how the brain controls movement: a practical approach. All drawing and handwriting starts with movement. Although pencil grip and sitting posture get lots of attention, it is in fact shoulder/elbow control and finger movements that move the marker across the page. Promoting good control and stamina for sitting and working at a table. Pencil grip and finger movements for drawing and handwriting. Why tra...
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Handwriting Gym Blog | SfA Handwriting Gym
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Skip to main content. Roan school and home drawings: why the difference in quality? I was browsing through Roan’s art file from school with last week’s work and was once again struck by the difference in the quality of the drawings done at school and those she produces ar home. The next three images are from her school file and somehow do not reflect Roan’s drawing abilities. Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 09:32. Teaching and learning a new skill. Monday, May 12, 2014 - 08:11. Toesies paints his first picture.
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Toesies paints his first picture | SfA Handwriting Gym
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Skip to main content. Toesies paints his first picture. Mon, 11/11/2013 - 13:07. Today I got brave and sat Toesies (1 year and 10 months) at a table with two pots of point and a paint brush. He knew exactly what to do - he dipped the brush into the paint, took it out and applied it to the paper without a moments hesitation. He repeated the process several times. He describes three basic early drawing action - the sideways arc, push and pull movements and. Pencil grip and finger action. Toesies paints his...
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Teaching handwriting | SfA Handwriting Gym
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Skip to main content. Understanding how the brain controls drawing and handwriting. Letters are formed by a series of strokes that are controlled by a motor plan. Fluent handwriting involves rapid movements that are preplanned and can be executed with minimum need for visual feedback. This article uses a series of practical activities to demonstrate how the brain plans and controls the direction and length of the strokes (lines) that make up letters and create pictures. Writing surfaces and grids. In thi...
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Dyspraxia, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder, Perceptuo-Motor Dysfunction, Motor Learning Difficulties - HDCD Links
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If you are not a member, sign up and gain exclusive access to documentation and media such as:. Support Guidelines and Strategies. To become a member. All donations are welcome too and can be made using PayPal below. Thank You! AbilityNet details the huge range of techniques and adaptations that can make computers useable and friendly for those with special educational needs. Lots of links to organisations working in the fields of alternative and assistive technology. A resource site for Dyslexia Informa...
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Drawing with prompts | SfA Handwriting Gym
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Skip to main content. Wed, 11/13/2013 - 13:02. Some months ago I had been working with a 5 year old who was very reluctant to draw. In an attempt to coax him to at least try I suggested we draw something together. I made a beginning line and he reluctantly drew a second line. He was pleased with the outline he produced, added a few more features and declared that it was a fireman's helmet. Pencil grip and finger action. Roan school and home drawings: why the difference in quality?
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May 2013 ~ Dyspraxia Days
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A dyspraxic mom parenting her dyspraxic kid. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Tree Fu Tom Reviewed by a Mom with Dyspraxia. Jam is currently 4.75 years old. Have you heard of the animated series Tree Fu Tom. That started airing last fall in the UK? Here's the official blurb:. The series features exercises that have been specially developed to promote movement and co-ordination development in children with dyspraxia and similar conditions. By now, I've seen the first 13 episodes a million times. Well, really, l...
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