The following are indicators that a slant board may be helpful:
· Child’s elbow or wrist is held off of the table surface.
· There is a lot of arm movement at the elbow when printing.
· Child bends his wrist toward his body.
· Child’s head is held too close to the writing surface or is tilted.
· Child has trouble copying information from the board (vertical surface) to the paper (horizontal surface).
· Child fatigues easily with pencil / paper tasks.
· Child appears to avoid pencil / paper activities.
Slant boards are an assistive technology device for the improvement of both reading and writing skill development. Specific benefits include:
· With the slant board, gravity is assisting the downward movement of the pencil.
· Slant Boards are ergonomically friendly and are designed to encourage correct posture and wrist position for writing.
· Slant boards can reduce back, neck, arm and eye fatigue. This allows for longer periods of learning.
· Slant boards are found in regular and special education classrooms.
· Slant boards enable some children to visually track printed text more effectively when reading.
Aditional Features
A clear slant board allows for see-through activities such as:
· The placement of text or graphics on the top or bottom surface with dry erase markers.
· Backing the underside of the board with colored paper.
· Games like X and O’s or Hangman. (Hint) Put the marks you want to keep throughout the game on the bottom surface of the board.
· Tracing and coloring exercises with patterns attached to the bottom surface.
· Personalizing of the surface by the student with photos, stickers or decals placed on the bottom side of the writing surface.
Cleaning Instructions
NEVER clean with chemical sprays, especially an alcohol-based product like Windex, use a soft cloth and warm soapy water only.
Ordering information
The price for either the 2 or the 5 inch elevated slant board is $40.00 Plus GST.
There is free delivery in the Sherwood Park area. Otherwise, shipping / handling is at cost via the method you prefer.
To Order: Fax (780) 449-4810
E-mail
[email protected],
Or phone (780) 464-5919.)
Please visit us at www.kjlaser.com to see what KJ Laser Ltd can do for you!
