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Course Details
Handwriting Assessment
Course Level:	Intermediate
Course Type:	Distance
In-depth:
CPD Long Term:
CPD Credit Hours:	Hours: 1 Minutes: 15

Event Address

Telephone:
Fax:

Contact Details
Provider:	Patoss
Course Manager:	Mrs Sheila Rostill
Telephone:	01386 257808
Email:	srostill@patoss-dyslexia.org
Fax:
Website:	www.patoss-dyslexia.org

Event Details
Dates:	24/04/2021 - 24/04/2022
Times:	N/A - N/A
No. of Delegates:	Unlimited
Delegate Price:	GBP 30.00
SASC Ref.:	PAT-15871-240421-OL

Audience Restriction

£30 members, £35 non members. This was a seminar at thee 2021 conference and is now available as an on demand product

Course Summary

This is the a seminar at the Patoss 2021 Virtual Annual Conference & AGM. This session is one hour and 15 minutes long

Course Detail

Writing and transcription skills (handwriting and keyboarding) are critical throughout education and in employment. However, these are complex skills and students with cognitive, attention, language or motor coordination difficulties may struggle to become proficient in this area. This can have a negative impact on classroom learning, examination performance and self-esteem. The use of robust assessment tools will aid in the identification of and support for individuals with writing and handwriting difficulties.

CPD Themes

SpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials

Audience

Assessors

Support

Pre-requisites

Delegates will need to book a place on the Patoss 2021 Virtual Conference & AGM to access this seminar

Learning Outcomes

This workshop will introduce practical ways to assess the speed and legibility of handwriting and to evaluate written composition skills.

Self-evaluation and the perspective of the student will also be considered

Delegates will have hands on experience in applying assessment tools and have the opportunity to evaluate them for their own practice setting.

Consideration of the practical aspects and psychometric properties in relation to the purpose of assessment.

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