How Handwriting Shapes Academic Achievement | Kelli Fetter: S3 E12

The Writing Glitch: Hack Dysgraphia No Pencil Required

In this episode of The Writing Glitch, Cheri Dotterer chats with Kelli Fetter, the visionary founder of Handwriting Solutions. They dive into the essential connection between handwriting, reading, and math and how early instruction shapes student success. Kelli shares her journey from helping her daughter with dysgraphia to founding a global tutoring service and expanding her offerings to include reading and spelling. Together, Cheri and Kelli explore the power of explicit, systematic, and multisensory instruction and the importance of a strengths-based, individualized approach in education.

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RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

https://www.handwritingsolutions.org/
https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/dotterer-dysgraphia-method
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TIMESTAMPS

1:51 Kelli’s journey from OT to founder of Handwriting Solutions

4:03 Expanding Handwriting Solutions with new reading and spelling teams

5:52 Science-based approach: Explicit, systematic, and individualized instruction

11:10 Rising importance of handwriting in academic performance

12:31 Math and OT: Bridging writing and math symbols

19:47 Growing demand for OT-led handwriting tutors worldwide

24:22 The impact of handwriting on high school and college success

27:54 How to connect with Kelli and explore Handwriting Solutions

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BOOKS

Handwriting Brain Body DISconnect Digital Version: https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/hwbbd

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MISSION

Dotterer Educational Consulting, a Therapy Services, LLC company: To provide professional development to improve writing skills through efficient lesson planning for regular education classrooms.

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WORK WITH US:

Self Study Dysgraphia Course: Dotterer Dysgraphia Method: https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/dotterer-dysgraphia-method

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