School-based Enrichment Groups

We offer enrichment groups during or after school organized with your child’s school. Group focuses may include Fine Motor Development, Gross Motor Coordination, Pre-Writing and Handwriting Groups, and Kindergarten Readiness Groups.

“Write to the Point”

Handwriting is a complex process that incorporates an immense amount of skill.  It requires producing written language by using motor planning and control, fine motor coordination, visual perceptual skills, ocular-motor skills, muscle strength and endurance, sensory awareness, and so much more. Occupational therapists evaluate and remediate the underlying foundational challenges that may be interfering with a child’s success in pre-writing and writing development. 

Cortney is a certified handwriting specialist,  She uses the Handwriting Without Tears™ program with a strong focus on strengthening deficits in foundational skills, to carry out her handwriting sessions, as well as within individual occupational therapy sessions.  Groups are encouraged when your child would better benefit from socialization to enhance the learning process, and skills do not require intensive individual attention.

Write to The Point small handwriting groups are available as requested and typically include 3-5 children. Children are placed in appropriate groups as determined by age and skill level and group programming may be modified to best serve the needs of the particular children in the group.

Write to The Point- Pre-K Writing Readiness

Write to The Point- Printing

Write to The Point- Cursive

All groups begin with an occupational therapy and pre-writing screener to informally assess your child’s current skill level.  Areas that will be screened:

Fine motor coordination and control (including development of grasp, letter/number placement and size)

Ocular motor skills (tracking, convergence, divergence, pursuits, saccades)

Visual Perceptual Skills (discrimination, figure ground, visual closure, form constancy)

Core strength and endurance (needed for posture and stability)

General sensory processing

Ability to recall and form letters and numbers

Cortney will provide each family with a pre-screen and post-screen, individual materials to carry out the HWT program, and weekly communication to monitor and facilitate progress and carry over including home based activities.