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We offer adult instruction privately and in group seminar format, at our studio and at offices, businesses, and hospitals. Group
Classes We find that
6 hours of in-class instruction allows for the time needed to significantly
improve most adult's handwriting skills. This in-class time is supplemented
by the students' commitment to practicing skills learned in class
between each class. Course Objectives:
Course Content We instruct adults in the cursive style because it's faster and more efficient than printing and it's easier to improve. More adults use this style of handwriting when given a choice. The first class would be devoted to a brief assessment of the students' pencil grip; that is, how they hold the pen or pencil when they write. Additionally, other important performance components would be reviewed including use of the non-dominant hand, position of the wrist when writing, posture, slant of letters and so on. The first day of handwriting instruction will start with learning or refining letter formation of the initial group of letters and successive classes will continue until we complete letter formation instruction by the end of the fifth hour of class instruction. The final one hour is devoted to improving speed and fluency while retaining quality. Finally, we give out certificates of achievement to those who complete the course. We provide 1 inch binders complete with class work and homework materials, pencils and grippers, as needed. Course Curriculum The handwriting curriculum that we use is called Handwriting Without Tears, written by Jan Z. Olsen. The author has given us permission to adapt this curriculum to adult students and we have found it to be highly effective. This approach allows for the focus of legible handwriting as a building block for each adult's unique style. Custom Seminars for Employers Handwriting errors can be extremely costly in terms of employees' non-productive time, misrepresented communication, medication errors (for physicians), and the like. The cost of improving employee handwriting can be an economical investment. Class Size, Costs, and Term A 3 hour
workshop can be provided to your facility at a mutually agreed upon
date and time. The number of participants will vary, as
will the location. These varying factors will affect the
costs. Sequence of Workshop Instruction: (Sample) 8:30-8:50
Introduction/Evaluation of pencil grip
and 8:50-9:00
Cursive Warm-up to improve finger and
thumb 9:00-9:45 Review of first 14 letters 9:45-9:50 Organized seated break 9:50-10:00 Fluency and legibility test, Personal goal revision 10:00-10:30 Review 6 more letters 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-11:15 Review final cursive lower case letters 11:15-11:45 Review capital letters 12:00-12:15 Legible numbers 12:15-12:30 Final thoughts and question/answer period Terms are as follows: One-half of the student charge and the total materials fee are requested at least one week prior to the first class. If for any reason one or more students drop out of the 3-hour class, the student charges and materials fees will not be refunded. The final one-half of the student charge and the trip charges and hotel charges (if any) will be due immediately following the completion of the workshop. Contact us by email or at (610) 649-1400 for more information.
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