Screener for Therapists

Handwriting assessment and remediation are familiar territory for many occupational therapists and other education specialists. However, therapists who are called for one-one-one student testing and remediation can find that these referrals come too early to be efficient or late enough to require more intensive remediation compared to targeted instruction.

The Screener of Handwriting Proficiency enables therapists to screen whole classes early to help teachers shape whole class instruction plans to improve students’ performance. The Screener is also ideal if your school has adopted an RtI framework. As a Tier 1 assessment tool, it lets you collaborate early with teachers to identify appropriate intervention strategies for small group and individual remediation.

Student and Class reports

The Screener provides whole class reports and charts for each class with which you work. With these reports, you can work with teachers to determine which students would benefit from small group instruction or which groups of students might require additional practice time on specific skills. The Screener also provides individual reports for students working with you for one-one-one remediation or tutoring.

You can also share class reports with administrators to demonstrate progress after implementation of targeted intervention, or to support the need to focus or alter your instructional program.

Parental involvement

Often, teachers ask for a specialist evaluation or suggestions for how to deal with students struggling with handwriting. However, if you cannot service a child directly in class, parents can be responsible for a home program for targeted instruction that works with your own plan for remediation.

You will be able to email or print individual student reports to share with parents. Use the remediation activities in the student reports as a basis for a home program.

A home program with targeted, specific instruction will enable parents to help their child effectively by practicing at home. As part of the home program, you can also help parents to identify and address problems in their child’s work in subjects such as math or writing.