Handwriting Jumpstart

Handwriting Jumpstart provides a boost to develop stronger developmental movement and handwriting skills in young learners. Early Essentials OT can look at your child’s bilateral coordination, hand strength, pencil grip, and visual-motor/sensory-motor development to design a program to help your child increase fine motor skills.

Fine motor skills are measured, not only by neatness and precision, but also by speed. To say it another way:

It matters how legibly, quickly and efficiently your child can write.

Fine motor strengthening, combined with full-body coordination, and multi-sensory letter formation techniques can help your child build new confidence and consistency to show people how smart they are through handwriting.

Handwriting Jumpstart is an 8-session package with your student working directly with the OT. Each 60-minute session will build on your child’s strengths, to help accomplish handwriting efficiency.

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If it’s easier, just call or text Angie 636.448.7358

Frequently Asked Questions for the OT:

Why are the sessions 60 minutes? –Because that’s a “just right” amount of time to do strengthening, sensory motor warm-ups, visual motor games, fine motor activities, and handwriting.
Why 8 sessions? –This allows the time for new habits to become steady, and for your child to work on the specific formation of letters or numbers that have been most difficult.
Can I request more sessions when my child has completed 8 appointments? –YES! Just contact Early Essentials OT.
Do we meet with the OT weekly? –Ideally, yes. However, during summer we can meet 2 times per week if requested. I understand that life gets busy and sometimes we have to work around hectic schedules during the school year too.
Why is this service considered private pay? –Handwriting Jumpstart provides an educationally-relevant program. This is not considered a medical service, and your insurance won’t be billed.
Will my child have to do homework between sessions? –Likely, the OT will recommend fun strengthening activities for your child to do on their own. Often daily practice in developmental movements, such as crossing midline, will help facilitate gains. Or maybe your child will have a new checklist to self-monitor their homework from school, putting new habits into practice right away.