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Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:08:24 -0600
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Hey, Wanda,



I also am on an AAC ListServ .  (Augmentative and Alternative
Comunication).  Should I post your post there?



Kathy











  At 01:31 PM 1/26/2005, you wrote:
>Hey everyone,
>
>I need some help and advice from those of you who have fine motor limits.
>How do you handle picking up coins (or bills, for that matter, but especially
>coins) to pay for something or get change?
>
>My Ryan is learning second grade money math, which includes knowing the least
>amount of coins to use to buy something and how much change you will receive.
>  He can work this out like a whiz kid on worksheets and using his Dynavox.
>However, he has much trouble when it comes to doing it with actual money.
>Typically, many children have trouble with that skill.  As you all know,
>it gets
>even harder when your hands and fingers don't work the way you want them to
>work!
>
>Does anyone have any advice to help me accomodate the fine motor portion?
>
>Thanks so much,
>Wanda

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