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Handwriting
Occupational Therapy and Handwriting: How OT helps Handwriting
Handwriting is an essential skill that kids require in order to perform efficiently in academics and also in their daily life. Many kids find handwriting difficult as it involves different components like fine motor skills, hand strength, visual motor skills, visual-spatial skills, grasping skills, and attention. However, there are a number of ways that help […]
Slant Board for Writing: 9 Benefits For Children’s Development
Slant boards are an excellent way to improve a child’s writing skills. By using a slant board, kids can practice their handwriting in a more ergonomic position which can lead to improved handwriting overall. Additionally, slant boards can help kids with fine motor control and coordination. There are many benefits of using a Slant Board […]
How to Teach Cursive Handwriting to Your Child
Cursive handwriting, also known as longhand or script, is a handwriting style where the letters are joined to increase writing speed. In this writing style, the aim is to reduce the number of times a person lifts their pen. As a result, they are able to write much faster in comparison to non-cursive handwriting styles. […]
The Importance of Hand Dominance in Children
Hand dominance is needed for different tasks throughout the day, whether it is our writing, holding an object, cutting, and also brushing teeth. Having a consistent hand preference or an established hand dominance is important as it allows us to do tasks more efficiently and skillfully. Among the majority of kids, hand preference develops during […]
Everything About Pencil Grips for Kids
Does your kid struggle to hold their pencil in the right way? Does your child get tired when writing for long periods of time? If so, a pencil grip might help in improving handwriting and reducing hand fatigue. Pencil grips are a great tool to help a child’s pencil grasp. Usually coming in bright colors, […]
Teaching Your Child Correct Letter Formation
Often overlooked, correct letter formation is an important skill for children to learn their letters, have legible handwriting, and for handwriting speed. When teaching your child how to form letters correctly, it is important to use a range of sensory modalities including visual, auditory, and tactile. Using a multisensory approach in letter formation practice can […]
Digital Pronate Grasp: 5 Activities To Help Improve Child’s Grasp
If you are a parent to a 2 or 3-year-old child, it’s high time to start monitoring their grasp of objects. Your child’s grasp patterns are an important aspect of their learning and fine motor skills. It is important for your child to develop fine motor skills through their play. A great way to see […]
Development of Pencil Grasps for Children
Children often struggle to write properly and get tired of it easily. Educators thus refer these children to Occupational Therapists for the assessment of concern over their pencil grasp. Holding a pencil accurately with a functional grasp not only helps them to write neatly but also at a reasonable speed without tiring easily. Poor pencil […]
4 Types Of Tripod Grasp: Everything You Need to Know
Writing is undoubtedly a critical part of academic development. It affects all levels of the learning process, including communication. Children who learn to write with an improper grip experience fatigued muscles, sore fingers, and hand cramps. Furthermore, children might experience additional barriers like underdeveloped sensory sensitivities, arm and hand muscles, and delay in fine motor. […]
15 Ways to Make Your Child Enjoy Writing
From improving their motor skills and developing hand-eye coordination to making writing tasks fun, there are several ways to make your child enjoy writing. This article outlines several strategies parents and teachers can use to help their children build interest in writing. In today’s high-tech world, handwriting can be considered as not a crucial skill. […]
A Guide to Improve Your Child’s Handwriting: An OT’s Perspective
A common reason for referral to an Occupational Therapist is for handwriting. Whether the child has an interesting grasp, becomes tired during handwriting tasks, or refuses to attempt a handwriting task. This is where a child may benefit from seeing an Occupational Therapists. However, there are some things that you can try before seeing an […]
ADHD Writing Strategies For School And Home
It’s not uncommon for people to question whether ADHD has any effect on writing, but it does. After all, ADHD is an attention disorder that makes it difficult for the person with ADHD to focus and pay attention in certain situations or environments. So what are the effects of ADHD on writing? Writing tasks are […]
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