Teaching tips
Use these resources to help teach your child handwriting. Here you will find checklists, goal setting tools and motivational tools. This category will support the information that you will discover in the section called ‘Mechanics of Writing’.
Write faster
This is step 10 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Here you will find ways in which you can help your child to learn how to write faster.
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Place spaces between words
This is step 9 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. There are some great techniques to help children know about word spacing. Watch this video to find out what will work well for your child.
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Write with no pain
This is step 8 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Hand exercises are such an important skill to know as it can alleviate hand pain and bring will the encouragement to write.
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Size of letters
This is step 7 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Often one of the most common questions I get asked is about reducing letter size. Here are some tried and tested techniques that I use everyday. All of which make a big differe …
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Writing letters
This is step 6 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. One of the easiest ways to learn how to write is to use guide arrows and to teach large letters before small letters. In this video you will see how this can be easily applied.
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Sitting well
This is step 5 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Knowing how to sit to reduce back and neck pain is very important. Handwriting quality can be improved by sitting well.
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Write on the line
This is step 4 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Here you will learn different techniques to help your child write on lines to improve their handwriting. This is especially important as some schools are encouraging children t …
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Turning the paper
This is step 3 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Here you will learn the importance of how to angle the paper. This is especially important for left handed writers.
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Controlling pencil movements
This is step 2 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ how-to video series. Here you will learn what is pencil control, how it impacts handwriting and what worksheets to use when helping your child write. The snowman test is linked to this resource.
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How to hold a pencil
This is step 1 of my ’10 steps to handwriting success’ video series. Here you will learn what is a tripod pencil grip and how you easy easily teach this to use your child using the pinch, flip, grip method.
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118 Motivational quotes for kids
Sometimes learning how to write can be just plain tricky. Use these motivational quotes to give your child a boost either before, during or after they have done their handwriting. I place them in a jar for the child to pick out.
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How to make a foot black
If your child is sitting on a chair where their feet are dangling off the chair and not touching the floor then this will affect their handwriting legibility. Use this resource to make a foot block.
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