Developing Children’s Fine Motor Skills

A solution – GriffinOT’s Online Fine Motor Skills Programme

Our online, video-based fine motor skills programme for schools is unique. Its thoughtful design provides adults with easy to understand knowledge about how fine motor skills develop. It starts with Kim’s online course Introduction to Fine Motor Skills.  There are  instructional videos for each activity.  The programme offers a structured way for adults to help children with immature fine motor skills.  Furthermore, it ‘shows’ you what you can do to help and also teaches you the ‘why.’  The annual subscription is perfect for schools.  It includes activities your staff can use to support children with fine motor skill delays.  The course videos are great CPD.

Who will the training help?

What are the different sections of the Fine Motor Skills Programme for Schools?

There are six sections in the programme, plus our Write Rules Handwriting Programme.  It is really important that children start at the level most appropriate for their current ability.  This questionnaire can help you to determine the best level for each child.  The levels are developmentally sequenced.  There are targeted programmes to support pencil grasp development and scissor skills.  The annual subscription includes access to all of the content.

Further information on all of GriffinOT’s programmes is available in this brochure.

Why is the GriffinOT Fine Motor Skills Programme different?

Our online, video-based programme is unique. It has been thoughtfully designed to provide adults with easy to understand knowledge about how fine motor skills (FMS) develop. There are both educational and instructional videos for each activity.  We ‘show’ adults how to do each activity correctly and how to spot errors children may make.

Another unique aspect of our programme is that we have structured it in a modular way to be easily tailored to the ability of individual children. We have developed a process to help adults identify at which of the six different sections a child should start. Each activity has an expected target, which supports adults to identify when to move a child onto a new activity because they have been successful with the easier activities. It also helps to show the progress a child is making with FMS development.

What’s special about our online programme?

The first big difference with our programme is that there an instructional video for every activity in the programme.  These videos show you how to do the activities correctly.  The videos also show you the things you need to avoid when the child is doing the activities.  We feel this information is essential to ensure activities are being done correctly and children have the most benefit from doing fine motor activities.  Each FMS comes with tips on how to make it easier and harder so that you can adapt it for the individual child.  In addition, there are educational videos which describe the skills being developed in each section of the programme.

“Includes an instructional video for every activity in the programme.”

The second difference with our programme is that you can tailor it to the ability of each individual child.  The activities are divided into six different sections.  Each activity has an expected target.  This allows you to move the child onto a new activity once they are successful with the easier activities.  The result is that the child is not left doing the same set of activities until their programme is (or in many cases is not) reviewed.  It allows the adult to change the child’s programme as their skills improve.  It also means that if a child needs to spend longer on a particular activity to be successful with it, they can.

“You can tailor each activity to the ability of each individual child.”

Are there any children who may not be able to access the programme?

The programme is not specifically designed for children who have an identified neurological condition, such as cerebral palsy, causing their FMS difficulties. However, it could be used with these children, providing adults understand that they may not be able to complete all activities and their progress may be slower. These children also benefit from extra support from an occupational therapist, even if they are accessing the programme.

The programme is not recommended for children who have degenerative conditions, such as those with muscular dystrophy.

Can I see a sample of the fine motor skill programme?

Yes! If you would like to see how the FMS programme works, you can sign up for a by clicking the button below.  This will give you a feel for the structure of the programme.  It will also show you how our programmes could be the right solution to help you support your children.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will I receive access after payment?

For individual memberships, you will receive the access coupons within 15 minutes.   Please keep an eye on your inbox for an email with the access code and mark GriffinOT as safe.  For school memberships I aim to send access coupons within two working days. If you have planned to start the training on a specific day, it is highly recommended you purchase and activate the training a couple of days in advance to ensure you definitely have access on the day.

What do I have access to in the free trial?

The free trial gives access to the following

• The Write Rules lesson plan booklet (pdf)
• All teaching content (stories, worksheets, games, songs) for Write Rules Weeks 1-5 of Stage 1
• All teaching content (stories, worksheets, games, songs) for Write Rules Weeks 1-5 of Stage 2
• An example education video
• Four example fine motor activity programme videos

What happens after I finish the free trial?

I recommend you purchase a subscription.  You will have continued access to the free content, but not to further weeks of the programme.

When does the subscription renew?

The subscription will be due for renewal at the end of 12 months.  If you have paid by credit card, the subscription will automatically renew on the day.  If you have paid by invoice, we will send you a new invoice 2 months ahead of your subscription expiry.  I highly recommend paying your invoice when it is issued, so that there is no disruption to your access.

You can cancel your renewal at any time.  You will have continued access to all content until your current subscription period ends.  There is no part refund for unused months.

What content do teacher have access to?

The GriffinOT membership includes access to all of our content including the fine motor training and our fine motor skills programme, our Write Rules handwriting programme and our Sensory Aware Training.

Is there a certificate?

There is a certificate for the training sections of the membership, but not for the activity sections.   The activities are designed to be used with children and it is not expected that you would sit and watch all of them in the same way that training is watched.  You could complete a case study of how you applied the activity programme with a child for additional evidence in your CPD folder.

What is the refund policy?

I highly recommend you view the free trial first to understand whether Write Rules is for you. I am so confident that the training will help you that provided you have completed less than 50% of the training, I offer a money back guarantee within the first 2 months of purchase.  I know the training will increase your knowledge, skills and confidence when supporting children’s sensory and motor skills needs.  If it doesn’t just send me an email to letting me know why it didn’t and I’ll refund your purchase.

Join the programme now!

The programmes is available for purchase as an annual subscription.  This gives 12 months’ access to all of the content.  This includes the full programme, training videos, activity video and our handwriting programme Write Rules.  The subscription will need to be renewed annually to provide continued access to video content