School-based OT practitioners are not handwriting teachers! However, handwriting is often the most common reason for referral.In our chat with Debra Collete today, we are discussing a recent article where she surveyed teachers, administrators, and therapists on the missing pieces of handwriting in schools. Ten years ago, common core began to take over school standards, but the standards neglected to include handwriting. Tune in to learn how common core standards have impacted handwriting and how you can support students and teachers in implementing a handwriting curriculum. Tune in to learn the following objectives:Learners will identify the connects and disconnects between the common core curriculum with handwritingLearners will identify the impact common core has made on children’s written expressionLearners will identify how common core and handwriting can impact OTPsLearners will identify what OTPs can do to support curriculum and handwriting on a systems levelEarn Continuing Education for Listening to this EpisodeWish you could earn professional development for listening to the OT Schoolhouse Podcast? Now you can!Click here to purchase the professional development opportunity that corresponds to this episode. View the complete show note at OTSchoolhouse.com/episode110