Presented by Keith R. Kline, OTR/L; and Roxanne Thompson, OTR
Hosted by Zoë Maurer, Senior Marketing Coordinator, Learning Without Tears

Sponsored by Learning Without Tears

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The shift to virtual classrooms may have changed the way students receive instruction, but what hasn’t changed is the foundational value of handwriting. Students who learn this lifelong skill in early grades can pivot to refining their communication abilities, honing their efficacy in literacy, cognition, and memory.

Learning Without Tears is here to help you seamlessly bridge the divide between school and home like never before. Join our national presenters, Keith Kline, OTR/L, and Roxanne Thompson, OTR, who share strategies for handwriting instruction that can be adapted to suit your classroom’s needs. Throughout this edWebinar, they provide you with tips for making school-to-home connections and empowering adult co-teachers along the path to student success.

This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-5 teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders. 

About the Presenters

Keith R. Kline received his Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Quinnipiac College in Hamden, CT. He has been practicing pediatric OT in a school setting since September 1999. He currently works in the Coventry Public Schools in Coventry, RI where he works with all students, especially those with exceptionalities, from the pre-K to middle-school level. He has over 15 years of experience working with the Learning Without Tears® family of products: Get Set For School, Handwriting Without Tears, and Keyboarding Without Tears. He has provided numerous presentations using these programs and is a National Workshop Presenter for the Learning Without Tears company. He offers private tutoring sessions for those families that wish to help their students improve their handwriting and keyboarding skills.

Roxanne Thompson, OTR is a national presenter for Learning Without Tears. She received her Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 1998. She has practiced OT in the public schools, early intervention, and currently a private pediatric out-patient clinic. She also provides handwriting tutoring services to children in preschool through middle school. She completed her Level 1 certification in March 2007 and has been presenting for Learning Without Tears since 2009. Roxanne lives in Frisco with her husband and two children.

About the Host

Zoë Maurer is the senior marketing coordinator at Learning Without Tears. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences with a minor in business marketing from the University of Connecticut. Prior to joining Learning Without Tears in 2017, Zoë was a senior account manager at a digital marketing agency specializing in the education market.

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