Writing 8 Exercise

1.“WRITING 8” Exercise (15 minutes) Do the “writing eight” exercise, doing the whole alphabet each day…monitor closely for best results and do for the entire year. The writing eight exercise ( as described in the Brain Integration Therapy Manual) transfers the process of writing from the left, “thinking” hemisphere, to the right “automatic” hemisphere, making the writing process MUCH easier. It also eliminates reversals in writing. Be consistent with this, and you will see spectacular results in the ease of writing. Do as much of this exercise that you can in a 15 minute time spot. If that isn’t the whole alphabet each day, then continue where you left off the day before. After a while the whole alphabet will be able to be done in 15 minutes. *****DO THE ONCE A WEEK WRITING BRAIN TRAINING AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE BRAIN INTEGRATION THERAPY MANUAL if you don’t see a big difference in the ease of writing using just the writing eight exercise, carefully monitored by you, 4 days a week for six months. ***** For a demonstration of how to do this remarkable Writing Eight exercise for your child, order the “Smart Kids Who Hate to Write” DVDby Dianne Craft. (www.diannecraft.org) This DVD explains Dysgraphia and writing glitches thoroughly, and shows you the corrections clearly. Students of all ages, 5-17 are shown doing the exercise. directions: 1) Support hand in middle, on bottom of table 2) Sit with body centered 3) Go around 3 complete times 'slowly', saying "up & around 1, up & around 2, Up & around 3, and park." 4)Stop center. Say the letter (name or sound) out loud as he writes it. Ex = "'A' Up & around, slide up, slide down. Notes: Pace hand on his if going to fast. Should only take 15 mins. If you don't get the whole alphabet done in 15 mins, then start where you ended next time. When first learning the letters, after they stop (after circling 3 times), you can pause and write the letter 1st to show him. -Letters that go on side 1, make the circle 1st. -Letters that go on side 2, make the stem 1st. Can also do numbers. Try to do every day for 3-6 months, then you can move to cursive