Events and Classes
Handwriting Without Tears Camp - PreK Camp - Wexford
Event Description:
Handwriting is an important part of every child's development. Handwriting begins with scribbling and progresses to forming lines into shapes, creating pictures and forming letters. The letters then tranform into words, which become sentences.
Today, children are expected to develop handwriting skills before they enter kindergarten. The Handwriting Without Tears program was developed by Jan Olsen, an occupational therapist. This is a developmentally based program that progresses a child's handwriting along with a child's visual skills, providing your child with the necessary handwriting skills to be successful in school. Camps will be held at Children's Pine Center in Wexford and led by an occupational therapist.
Handwriting Without Tears PreK Camp—for children ages 4-6 who are entering or will continue in a pre-kindergarten environment. This course will provide instructions on hand dominance, prewriting strokes, forming basic shapes, body awareness and developing boundary awareness through gross and fine motor activities with an introduction to upper case letter formation.
Each course consists of two sessions per week for four weeks. The cost for each course is $175, which includes instruction, materials and home activities.
Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday, June 23 - July 16.
Start Date: June 25, 2009
End Date: July 16, 2009
Time: 11 a.m. - noon
Cost: $175, which includes instruction, materials and home activities
Prerequisite: Call 724-933-3648 to schedule your child for a free screening.
Registration Information: To register, contact us at CommEd@chp.edu and include your name, address, phone number and class registration request. If registering your child, please also include their date of birth. Call 412-692-7105 for more information.
