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Transforming Visual Motor Skills for Academic Success
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Handwriting skills are the foundational for academic success and overall development in children.
But identifying the underlying issues when a child is struggling can be complex and multifaceted, often involving fine motor skills, cognitive skills, visual perception, and more.
This comprehensive program provides essential strategies from assessment through intervention to help you make a significant impact. You’ll uncover engaging techniques to transform fine motor skill development into fun activities, eliminating the tedium of repetitive handwriting exercises.
- Gain strategies to address handwriting issues linked with ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, SPD, and more.
- Effective and play-based methods to build the necessary strength for writing
- Recognize when and how to integrate assistive technology and shift focus from handwriting to other forms of communication, such as typing
- Learn how to objectively measure and document progress
Our techniques are designed to be time-efficient and integrated into daily classroom routines, making them practical and easy to implement. Join us to enhance your skills and make a lasting impact on your students' handwriting abilities and overall development.
Kristin Valdes, OTD, OT, CHT
Kristin Valdes, OTD, OT, CHT, is an expert in upper extremity rehabilitation, with over 30 years of experience in private practice helping patients recover lost function and return to the activities they value. A past president of the American Society of Hand Therapists, her clinical expertise spans treatment of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, as well as arthritis management and orthosis fabrication.
Dr. Valdes travels nationally to present seminars on upper extremity rehabilitation and is known for her engaging, hands-on teaching style. She earned her doctorate in occupational therapy with a specialization in hand rehabilitation from Rocky Mountain University of Health Care Professions in Provo, UT, and she works as a professor at Touro University in Nevada. In addition, she has published a number of peer-reviewed studies, and she received the MacDermid Lifetime Scientific Achievement award for her contributions in research for the advancement of the field of hand therapy.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kristin Valdes has employment relationships with Touro University and Dignity Health Physical Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium from Medbridge. Kristin Valdes receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from 小蝌蚪视频. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kristin Valdes is a member of the American Association for Hand Surgery and the American Society of Hand Therapists. She is a peer reviewer and editor for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact 小蝌蚪视频.