Aims:

"The course is a practical session looking at and trying out various tasks using both hands with a view to raising awareness of potential difficulties faced by left-handed children and the simple strategies that can be used to help them, with particular emphasis on handwriting"

For:

Teachers, Parents, Childminders, Early Years Groups

Course content:

Introduction

Background

How left-handed are you? Laterality tests!

Scissors: the difference between right and left-handed scissors, and useful tips.

Handwriting: problems and techniques to overcome them, particularly smudging.

Various left-handed items to try out, ie Rulers, pencil sharpeners, pens

Those attending will be able to try out various products and practise a range of skills left-handed!

Attendees will receive handouts at end of session.

Outcomes: Improved handwriting for your left-handed children, leading to speedier and unsmudged writing for better presentation with increased self esteem and marks.

Understanding of potential classroom difficulties leading to EQUAL opportunity for both right and left-handed children with greater chance to achieve full academic potential.                   

Duration:  One and 1/2 Hours

Cost: £75 + mileage + vat

(for venues over 50 miles from Worcester, please see contact details below )

Quotes:

"I am sure your course will, through our staff, have made a considerable impact on the school work and lives of our left-handed children."
Headteacher, Damson Wood Infant School.

"Your professional style, and clear delivery was very much appreciated by the participants. Your obvious commitment to helping left-handed children in their learning gave encouragement and awareness to parents and teachers alike."
Maureen Saunders, Early Childhood Organisation, University College, Worcester

"The students told me how useful they’d found the session and there was a general feeling that it ought to be more of a mainsteam feature in the course next year. Clearly very worthwhile"
Roger White, PGCE Course Faculty of Education, Bristol

"Just to say thank you again for the wonderful training this week. Everyone has commented on how much they had learnt and we all had a lot of fun too. There is a lot for me to implement, but it is all easily achievable and my aim is that  we will be’ Left and Right handed Friendly’ by the end of it. I shall definitely be recommending the course to others."
Catherine Bowdler and staff at Quarry Bank Primary School, Dudley

Contact:

For further details of availability and cost, please contact Mark Stewart either by email at  mail@lefthand-education.co.uk
or by telephone on 01905 25798.