BALDINWSVILLE, N.Y. -- A worldwide handwriting program made a pit stop in Baldwinsville and for a day teachers became students.
Recent studies show children who handwrite well do better overall in school. The program is called Handwriting Without Tears. Using wooden shapes, songs, music and touch and other non-conventional methods, teachers can reinforce handwriting skills in their young students.
A worldwide handwriting program made a pit stop in Baldwinsville and for a day teachers became students.
"I'm teaching them how to incorporate music and movement and other developmental activities into their teaching lessons to help support the learning of children so that we can help develop their readiness skills and their pre-printing and printing skills so that they can be successful in school," said Sarah Matson, occupational therapist.
The handwriting without tears method is used by more than two million children in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.