Handwriting Without Tears Slate Manipulative - SLTWith this occupational-therapist-designed program, children with visual, perceptual, fine-motor and other processing problems learn to write neatly and legibly. What's the big deal? Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) utilizes a two-lined approach to handwriting, providing a simple but clearly successful style. This style is developmentally based, works for children of all abilities, is easy to teach and is multi-sensory. Handwriting Without Tears is also "lefty" friendly and includes easy-to-learnSlate Chalkboard is used to teach and remediate capitals and numbersThe smiley face at the top left corner reinforces top-to-bottom, left-to-right directionalityChildren write capitals and numbers in a consistent size on the 4 x 6 in SlateImproved finger dexterity helps to develop good pencil grip