Island Therapies of Suffolk, L.L.P. - Programs

				*The Handwriting Program* Handwriting Without Tears™ The developmentally based, flexible, and engaging *Handwriting Without Tears™* program is an easy and effective way for children to develop good handwriting skills. It has been used successfully by more than 10 million children. Combine that with enthusiastic therapists with extensive knowledge in all aspects of handwriting, and you have a winning combination. *Handwriting Without Tears™* uses fun, entertaining, and educationally sound instructional methods to teach handwriting to all students: pre-k through cursive. The intuitive workbooks, engaging hands-on materials, and lively music inspire active learning. *Handwriting Without Tears™* is a proven success in making legible and fluent handwriting an easy and automatic skill for all students. Island Therapies is pleased to provide the *Handwriting Without Tears™* program in groups or as part of our Occupational Therapy individual sessions. Groups are run by our occupational therapy staff and typically include 2-5 students. Children are placed in our groups as determined by age and writing level. Groups are available for children with special needs as well as typical children. Groups are as follows: Pre-K Writing Readiness: This group includes active manipulative materials, games, and songs to prepare children to write. Upper case or capital letters are introduced at the preschool level. Printing: This group focuses on printing upper case and lower case letters. Cursive: This group focuses on writing in script. Groups may be modified to best serve the needs of the particular children in the group. We try to make the groups as homogeneous as possible. Thousands of administrators, teachers, occupational therapists, and parents across the country have successfully implemented this program. The end result is truly handwriting without tears for all! • Groups are run by an occupational therapist that has been trained in *Handwriting Without Tears™. *The Handwriting Without Tears™* curriculum was designed by Jan Olsen, an Occupational Therapist. It is a multi-sensory and developmental approach to learning to write. It spans from capital and lower case printing to cursive writing. Materials and workbooks are provided for weekly sessions and daily practice assignments.




	Alert Program
	Auditory Intervention
	Brain Train
	Food Repertoire Program (F.R.E.)
	Handwriting Program
	Mentoring for Therapists
	Neurodevelopmental Treatment
	Parent & Child Group
	PROMPT
	Sensory Gym
	Sensory Integration
	Treatment Intensive
	Tutoring