NHA 3-Day Course for Educators, Therapists and Psychologists

We are delighted to offer this hugely popular online webinar course via Zoom again. More details to follow about pricing and booking.

The final list of sessions is to be confirmed, but the provisional schedule for each day is as follows:

Day 1 – The Foundations of Effective Practice for the Whole School

Wednesday 12 November 9:30am-3:30pm

9:30-9:45 Introduction
9:45-10:45 Essential Understandings in Handwriting
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Curriculum Requirements, Assessment and Policy
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Warm Ups, P Checks and S Factors  
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:15 Practical Implementation of S Factors (How To Teach Handwriting)
3:15-3:30 Discussion and Close 

Day 2 – Handwriting: Taking a Closer Look

Thursday 13 November 9:30am-3:30pm

9:30-9:45 Introduction 
9:45-10:45 Targeted Assessment: Speed and Legibility in KS2 
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Strategies for Developing Skills in EYFS/KS1
11:30-12:00 Left Handers
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Targeted Intervention and Ways of Helping 
1:30-2:00 Keyboarding as an Accommodation
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:15 Teaching Typing – a practical session 
3:15-3:30 Discussion and Close 

Day 3 – Working with Children with Handwriting Difficulties

Friday 14 November 9:30am-3:30pm

9:30-9:45 Introduction
9:45-10:45 What Can Go Wrong and Ways of Helping
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Supporting Children with DCD 
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Supporting Autistic Children to Develop Handwriting Skills
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:15 Executive Functioning OR Handwriting Readiness
3:15-3:30 Discussion and Close