Presented by Roxanne Thompson, OTR, National Presenter & Content Specialist, Learning Without Tears; and Valerie Zaryczny, MS, OTR/L, National Presenter & Content Specialist, Learning Without Tears

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In honor of National Handwriting Day, celebrated on January 23rd each year, Learning Without Tears focuses on one of the most important prerequisites for the lifelong skill of handwriting—grip! In this edWebinar, you learn answers to frequently asked questions such as what age to start teaching grip, how to teach it effectively, and how to help older children who already have poor gripping habits. Whether you are a teacher, parent, therapist, or interventionist, you learn practical strategies to implement immediately with the students in your life.

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-5 teachers, occupational therapists, and education technology leaders.

About the Presenters

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

Valerie Zaryczny received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University and a Master of Science degree in occupational therapy from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a pediatric OT with experience across multiple settings including schools, clinics, early intervention, and teletherapy. She first attended a Handwriting Without Tears workshop in 2004 as a new therapist and has been in love with the products and methods ever since! Valerie became a National Workshop Presenter for Learning Without Tears in 2011.

Closed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.

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Learning Without Tears’ mission in today’s changing learning landscape is to ensure that the path to student success remains simple and fun. We provide child-friendly, hands-on, innovative instruction for early learning, handwriting, keyboarding, and writing strategies, and our programs reach more than 31 million students in Pre-K through fifth grade.