Does my daughter have any chance....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School director here, wishing you the best of luck in your search.

Just food for thought, a student of ours this year was having some difficulty with his writing grip, but has shown marked improvement--and less frustration--since his teachers began using the Handwriting Without Tears program. Other students have realized similar benefits.

By the way, we're in MoCo, the average FSIQ at our school is well above 130, each and every child at our school is happier than he or she has been at any prior school, and we would love to receive your application!

[Anonymous]

Okay what is fine motor skill problems? How would you know if your child had them or would this be something a teacher at preschool would bring up? I am not understanding how a child with this kind of problem would do so great on the WPPSI as I thought that had some writing on it? FYI-maybe I am wrong and the WPPSI doesn't have any writing..went in there blind. In any event if the WPPSI does and your child did so well..might your worry about this issue be just a worry (more like something just to practice) and not something really to hold back?

[Anonymous]

What school are you from?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School director here, wishing you the best of luck in your search.

Just food for thought, a student of ours this year was having some difficulty with his writing grip, but has shown marked improvement--and less frustration--since his teachers began using the Handwriting Without Tears program. Other students have realized similar benefits.

By the way, we're in MoCo, the average FSIQ at our school is well above 130, each and every child at our school is happier than he or she has been at any prior school, and we would love to receive your application!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School director here, wishing you the best of luck in your search.

Just food for thought, a student of ours this year was having some difficulty with his writing grip, but has shown marked improvement--and less frustration--since his teachers began using the Handwriting Without Tears program. Other students have realized similar benefits.

Our child also benefitted from the Handwriting Without Tears - along with the use of one of those rubber pencil grips to help encourage the "correct" way to hold the pencil.

We were alerted to an odd (and persisting) pencil grip by our child's preschool teacher of 2 years. Child could write legibly (but somewhat awkwardly) and teacher was concerned the grip would become an issue later on when the speed of writing would become more important in school - she was worried it would be hard to break the habits learned writing with the current grip. She recommended a rubber pencil grip.

I can also say that the person who administered the WPSSI test also noted the non-traditional grip and recommended the HWT book. (child had to circle answers during test...grip was noticed at that point)

We used a rubber grip to help child hold the pencil in a new way. I taught child some tricks to help remember how to position hand and pencil, eraser when picking up the pencil off the table. Amazingly, child was holding the pencil in a new way without the aid of the rubber grip in a day.

Child then used the the HWT book to "practice" writing the letters/numbers that our child already "knew" how to write - but now needed to practice writing them while holding the pencil in a whole new way. HWT also helped child overcome some habits in the way letters were being formed - changing to a way that was more "amenable to writing faster (stroking left to right for example instead of right to left)

Child is 6.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely think she will get in to more than 3 or 4 of those listed--keep us posted

Anonymous wrote:School director here, wishing you the best of luck in your search.

Just food for thought, a student of ours this year was having some difficulty with his writing grip, but has shown marked improvement--and less frustration--since his teachers began using the Handwriting Without Tears program. Other students have realized similar benefits.

School Directors....what do you come to the blog for? To get unabridged feedback? I am surprised Directors have time for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What school are you from?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School director here, wishing you the best of luck in your search.

Just food for thought, a student of ours this year was having some difficulty with his writing grip, but has shown marked improvement--and less frustration--since his teachers began using the Handwriting Without Tears program. Other students have realized similar benefits.

By the way, we're in MoCo, the average FSIQ at our school is well above 130, each and every child at our school is happier than he or she has been at any prior school, and we would love to receive your application!

Feynman School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely think she will get in to more than 3 or 4 of those listed--keep us posted

Anonymous wrote:School director here, wishing you the best of luck in your search.

Just food for thought, a student of ours this year was having some difficulty with his writing grip, but has shown marked improvement--and less frustration--since his teachers began using the Handwriting Without Tears program. Other students have realized similar benefits.

School Directors....what do you come to the blog for? To get unabridged feedback? I am surprised Directors have time for this.

Primarily, to have my ego crushed. Also, occasionally, to correct false information that has been posted about our school. And, also--don't we all wish we had more time for this--to provide helpful advice to parents who have posted legitimate questions.