Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ohio
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                                                             Education/School Issues

• Suggestions from Parents
  • Pre-Writing Skills
  • Pre-Word Skills
  • Pre-school Progress Report (adapted from several sources)
    • 3 year old
    • 4 & 5 year old
• IEP Suggestions
  • IEP, Laws & Transporters - Education article explaining why transport issues should be part of the IEP; 2006
  • IEP Sequence - Revised
  • IEP Misconceptions
  • Sample Goals and Objectives

Pre-Word Skills

• Levels and Examples

  • 1st Level - Using the 4 boxes in a horizontal line, have child put a sticker in each box. This gets the child used to going from left to right and spacing.

  H	H	H	H
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  • 2nd Level - Using the 4 boxes in a horizontal line, have the child draw a shape like a circle or a + in each box. This gets the child used to going from left to right, spacing and lifting pencil to end one letter to start another letter in a word.

    O	O	O	O
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  • 3rd Level - Using 8 boxes in 2 horizontal lines of 4, have the child draw a shape like a circle or a + in each box of the first line. Next have the child do the next row of boxes the same moving left to right. This helps the mind/hand connection of sequencing to start writing beginner words that are usually 3-4 letters. You are now using two rows, because when writing the child needs to understand that the words for a sentence will continue to the next line.  

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• Practice Sheets Click on this link for sample practice sheets to print.

Pre Writing Skills

• Levels and Examples

  • 1st Level - Drawing horizontal lines

  • 2nd Level - Drawing vertical lines

  • 3rd Level - Drawing Intersecting lines

  • 4th Level - Drawing diagonal (oblique) lines

• Suggestions

  • Use favorite stickers on paper to start at point A to get to point B

  • Use a greeting card program with pictures to make your own worksheets using pictures for point A & B to save and print whenever needed

  • Tap your finger on point A to start and tap cue your finger on point B stating "draw from here (point A) to here (point B)" or "start here (point A) and end here (point B)"

  • Start showing your child the first level at age 2.  It is never too early to model (show) your child how to accomplish a skill even though they may not be able to draw purposeful lines.

• Practice Sheets Click on this link for sample practice sheets.  Sheets should be printed in landscape mode.