The Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper

The Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper

by Lauren Brukner and Elissa Elwick
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 21/04/2020

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Does your hand ache when you write?


Packed with fun and simple ideas to help kids feel good about writing, this handwriting book with a difference helps children embed the strength and skills they need to get the most out of their written work, at home and school!


From different kinds of cushions, hand warm-ups, and cool eye scan exercises, and pencil grips to yoga balls in cardboard boxes, personalized activity binders, playdough, lego, and Velcro on pencils, this book is filled with fun stuff to help kids focus, get stronger, and be in control of their writing. The strategies in the book are accompanied by cartoon-style illustrations, and the author includes useful tips for parents and teachers as well as handy visual charts, a quiz to identify areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress.


Armed with the strategies and exercises in this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and the positive self-esteem that goes along with that. Suitable for children with writing difficulties aged approximately 7 to 12.

ISBN:
9781787751576
9781787751576
Category:
Educational: English language: reading & writing skills
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
21-04-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Lauren Brukner

Lauren Brukner is a Senior Occupational Therapist who lives in New York City with her husband and her three children, two of whom have emotional and sensory integration difficulties. Lauren has appeared as a guest on The Autism Show and The Manhattan Neighborhood Network's School-Home Connection.

Her books have been listed as resources on websites such as Real Simple Magazine, Everyday Health, AOL's Health and Wellness, MSN Health, Mothering.com, About.com, and Friendship Circle, as well as numerous school district curricula around the world.

She specializes in sensory integration and self-regulation strategies for children and young people, and their implementation in home, school, and community settings. She holds advanced training and certification in Integrated Listening Systems, and is a Certified Screener for Irlen Syndrome/Scotopic Sensitivity.

Lauren is the author of The Kids' Guide to Staying Awesome and In Control and How to Be a Superhero Called Self-Control, which won gold in the Mom's Choice Awards, 2016 for family friendly media, products and services. Lauren is also a contributing author to Autism Parenting Magazine

Elissa Elwick

Elissa Elwick collobrated with Philip Ardagh on the Little Adventures trilogy of picture books. She writes as well as illustrates, and is also the author-illustrator of The Princess and the Sleep Stealer and the Stick and Fetch series. She conjures up ideas from her home in Cardiff, Wales.

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