Handwriting Specialist Network

Emily Rudolph, MS, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist and handwriting specialist with extensive experience supporting children’s fine motor, visual-motor, and handwriting development. She earned her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Salem State University and has worked in both school-based and outpatient pediatric settings since 2018.

Emily currently works as a school-based occupational therapist in a K–5 public elementary school, where she carries a full caseload and collaborates closely with teachers and families to support students’ participation and success in the classroom. For the past three years, she has also developed and implemented a whole-class kindergarten push-in curriculum, providing handwriting and foundational fine motor instruction directly within each kindergarten classroom.

Throughout her career, Emily has worked with students across a wide range of ages, abilities, and learning profiles. Her experience includes conducting evaluations, developing individualized interventions, consulting with teachers, participating in IEP meetings, and creating classroom-based strategies to support handwriting, letter formation, fine motor development, and access to learning. She is passionate about helping children build the foundational skills and confidence needed to become successful, independent writers.