Category Archives: Handwriting

Livescribe Echo 2 Pen is Coming!

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

News from Livescribe, com announced the Echo 2 pen is available for pre order at a price of $149.95.   Unavailable for more than a year, it appears it will be coming hopefully soon. It’s great news for individuals looking for … Continue reading →

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Styluses for Dexterity Challenges with Touch Screen Tablet Use

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A inquiry from a blog reader requested suggestions for a stylus that would help with challenges with dexterity causing problems grasping writing tools. While standard grippers are currently available, additional research was needed to check current options of styluses. My search reminded … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Activities of Daily Living, Android, Assistive Technology, AT for Handwriting, Drawing, Ergonomics, Handwriting, iPad, Mobility Impairment, Note Taking, Occupational Therapy, Writing | Leave a comment

Handwriting for Heroes – Learn to Write with Your Non-dominant Hand

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Loosing hand dominancy after injury or a medical condition is a daunting task after years of developing manipulative skills of one’s preferred hand. A recent assessment of a vocational rehabilitation client in her late twenties who sustained a spinal stroke … Continue reading →

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The Handwriting of the Future… | Your Therapy Source – www.YourTherapySource.com

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

It turns out that handwriting may be making a big comeback! Years ago handwriting was an integral part of the curriculum in our schools. Sourced through Scoop.it from: yourtherapysource.blogspot.co.uk YourTherapySource.com provides a review of a new Kickstarter development that supports … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults with LD, Assistive Technology, AT for Handwriting, Handwriting, Mobile Device Use, Note Taking, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

ModMath 2.0 for Dysgraphia Available

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

What are the numbers, or are they letters? Is the math correct? Teachers get really good at deciphering writing and math problems like those seen above after becoming familiar with specific students number or letter formations, but it is not easy at … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Assistive Technology, AT for Handwriting, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Free apps, Handwriting, iOS, iPad, Learning Disability, Math, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Handwriting Without Tears Research Review Articles

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Wet Dry Try App, provides explicit instruction for letter formation based on the Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) curriculum. Below is a link to research review articles  related to the  HWT curriculum : Handwriting Without Tears Reference Review Additional supporting research articles: Case-Smith, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Elementary School, Handwriting, iPad, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Primary Grades, School Based Interventions, Special education | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Free Stuff for AOTA Presentation “What’s the Write App?” – A Big Thanks

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The AOTA 2015 Convention Appy Hour presentation, “What’s the Write App?” on April 18 went well with many participants joining Brittany Hand, MOT and myself during our app review session. The session focused on 5 favorite writing apps, from pre-handwriting, handwriting … Continue reading →

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What’s the Write App?

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I was excited to be invited to participate in the Appy Hour at AOTA’s 95th Annual Convention in Nashville Tennessee. So I am enjoying the convention, the speakers and the vendors hall – I can’t believe the all the vendors present! Amazing! Our Appy … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessories, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Assistive Technology, AT for Handwriting, Dysgraphia, Early Childhood, Handwriting, iPad, Occupational Therapy, Pre-writing, Third Party Keyboards, Word Prediction, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Styluses for Therapists and Teachers

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Handwriting notes on the iPad is something I typically avoid due to the lack of fluency, accuracy and the large size writing it produces. With most fine tipped styluses costing more than $ 50, I decided I could live without trying out the … Continue reading →

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Great Apps from Generous Developers!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A huge thank you to the following app developers for supplying promo codes to OT and PT’s at a recent OT’s with Apps Workshop: Claro Software for providing ClaroPDF apps (2.99) to participants. ClaroPDF (IOS) is an annotation app with text to speech … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for PT's, Apps for Special Needs, Dysgraphia, Education, Handwriting, iOS, iPad, Letter Formation, Special Needs, Therapist/Teacher Tools, Third Party Keyboards | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment