Achieve Therapy Centre

A client-centered approach to Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy

Fine Motor & Handwriting Skills

Fine Motor Skills

  • Does your child struggle with picking up and manipulating small objects?
  • Does your child avoid using utensils, fasteners or has difficulty learning to tie shoelaces?
  • Does your child have difficulty cutting and completing crafts?

Fine motor skills refer to the movements and coordination of the small muscles of the body– notably the muscles of the fingers and the hands.  Fine motor skills are essential for a child’s independence in dressing, feeding, and for their performance in the daily activities of play and school.  Proper fine motor skill development is also imperative for handwriting.

Handwriting

  • Do you notice that your child writes their letters from the bottom up?
  • Are you concerned that your child’s handwriting is slowing down their ability to put thoughts on paper?
  • Has your child’s teacher brought forward concerns about their writing?
  • Does your child complain when it’s time to write?
  • Have fine motor concerns or handwriting been identified in a psychoeducational assessment?

At Achieve Therapy Centre, our clinicians use a fun and multisensory approach to developing age appropriate skills and strategies for handwriting. Depending on your child’s age, printing or cursive handwriting can be addressed.

Typically, children identified with handwriting difficulties can make significant changes in their handwriting in 4 to 6 therapy sessions. Your child’s success is strongly dependent on individualized home programming provided by the clinician.

Fine Motor & Handwriting Skills Assessment: To begin, you will complete an intake questionnaire prior to your child’s assessment. The initial assessment session, lasting up to 90 minutes, will consist of standardized testing to identify your child’s areas of need. Following the assessment session, we will schedule a debriefing session with parents or caregivers (child not present). You will receive the assessment summary, initial recommendations and treatment options (if required).

Are you interested in services for handwriting or fine motor skills?

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