We believe in early identification and support within the community.
This is in-line with the best practise evidence that suggests educating and up-skilling those working in closest proximity to the child/young person.
Please follow the steps below to help your child at home:
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child can’t coordinate the movement required to take clothes on/off
My child can't do the 'fiddly' bits like buttons or zips
Click here for a video on Fine Motor activities
My child can't put on shoes or do up their laces
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child can’t sit upright at their desk or on their chair
Click here for a video on Handwriting prep
I don’t think my child holds their pen correctly
Click here for a video on Handwriting
My child complains of discomfort or ‘tired hands
Click here for a video on Hand strengthening
My child has difficulty 'forming' or 'spacing' their letters (e.g. they write letters backwards or too close together)
Click here for a video on Prewriting skills
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child complains of discomfort or 'tired hands'
Click here for a video on hand strengthening
My child swaps hands when using scissors
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child can't use a knife and fork
My child complains of discomfort or 'tired hands'
Click here for a video on Hand Strengthening
My child can't sit upright to eat a meal
Click here for a video on Posture Preparation
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child has difficulty balancing (e.g. standing on one leg) and appears 'clumsy' or un-coordinated.
My child fatigues quickly, they often prop on the table or slump in a chair.
Click here for a video on Posture Preparation.
My child appears to have poor spatial awareness and bumps into things.
My child struggles to plan how to move their body or use it effectively (they may struggle to learn new tasks such as bike riding or climbing on park equipment).
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child can't wash /style their hair independently
My child forgets what they need to do in the bath or shower
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child needs help with focusing on work/tasks
My child seeks movement all the time
Getting my child 'ready' to complete an activity/task
What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child can't tell the difference between similar letters i.e. p & d
My child finds it difficult to notice similarities and differences between objects and words
My child can't tell what a shape is if it is partly hidden
My child finds it hard to recognise a word if they can't see all of the letters
My child has difficulty spacing letters/words
My child can't stay on the line when writing
My child can't copy patterns/shapes
My child struggles with target games
My child has to think hard about a letter before writing it
It takes my child a long time to copy from the board at school
My child struggles to remember maths equations, lines in a play etc
My child puts clothes on the wrong way/shoes on wrong feet
My child wouldn't recognise a word, letter or shape if it was turned around or upside down
My child finds it hard to find things in a bag, tray, pencil case, drawers etc
My child easily loses their place/page when reading
My child finds it hard to read off the board when there is lots of writing
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What appears to be difficult?
Please click on the relevant concern below and download the handouts.
My child's sensory needs are impacting upon school participation
My child is struggling to sleep
My child seeks movement, to the extent it interferes with daily activities
My child finds 'touch' distressing
My child has difficulty accessing busy places e.g. supermarkets or birthday parties
