Teaching scissor cutting skills / Written and compiled by Lorraine Forrest-Smith, Edited by Vicki Brown

Introduction. - Prerequisite skills. - Specific areas of difficulty. - Equipment. - Essential to the program. - Cutting stages 1-9. - Progressing through the stages. - Stage 1 Snipping. - Stage 2 Cutting across strips - no lines. - Stage 3 Cutting on straight lines. - Stage 4 Cutting on diagnonal lines. - Stage 5 Cutting straight lines - stopping. - Stage 6 Cut diagonal & straight lines - stopping. - Stage 7 Cutting around corners. - Stage 8 Cutting around squares. - Stage 9 Cutting curved lines. - Stage 10 Cutting around circles. - Appendix. - Resource list. - Bibliography.

"This is a resource for teachers and support personnel working with students with Down syndrome. It outlines the specific areas of difficulty common to these students in learning a fine motor task, as well as the prerequisite skills and essential elements required to teach students to achieve success in cutting. - The second part is designed to provide lesson plans to support each developmental stage in the cutting process. Each lesson outline aims and objectives, necessary equipment and its preparation, as well as strategies to support specific teaching at each stage. In addition, ideas and suggestions are given for activities to motivate the stuent and make learning to cut an enjoyable task." - INTRODUCTION