Professional Development

Write Start offers tailor made professional development sessions for teachers and support staff at schools delivered on your premises.  We offer a wide range of topics in your chosen format, including PowerPoint, with handouts containing practical suggestions for implementation in the school environment.  Interactive workshops are also available for certain topics.

 

 

Common Topics Include:

School Readiness Skills

Zones of Emotional Regulation

Sensory Processing Disorders

Supporting Students with Special Needs

Handwriting

The importance of good posture

When to refer to occupational therapy

 

 

We also offer parent information sessions at Kindergartens and Preschools and topics on particular areas of development for Early Learning Centres.

 

 

Popular topics include:

Supporting development in young children

Activities for developing pencil grip in preschoolers

Ways to enhance gross motor development

Tips for developing fine motor skills

Having fun whilst giving my child the best start

When to refer to occupational therapy