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#1 2008-07-19 06:14:00
- shannonj
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Handwriting Suggestions
Has anyone had success teaching a child with low tone in hands to write?
What suggestions do you have?
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#2 2008-07-19 08:16:45
- striving
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Re: Handwriting Suggestions
lOVE THIS QUESTION; DITTO. WE ALSO HAVE HYBERFLEXIC HANDS AND NEED HELP. I WAS TOLD BY A THERAPIST TO GET A DRY ERASE EASEL THAT STANDS UP. BIG LOTS SALES SUCH EASELS FOR 39.95 RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE MORE EXPENSIVE AT EDUCATION STORES. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS LESS STRESS ON THE HANDS OR FINGERS TO WRITE STANDING UPRIGHT FIRST AND THAT A DRY ERASE MARKER IS EASIER THAN A PENCIL. MY FRIEND WHO IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TOLD ME TO USE COLOR STICKERS ON THE ENDS OF THE LETTERS--GREEN FOR GO AND RED FOR STOP. HOW ABOUT HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS CURRICULUM? MY SON EVEN HATES TO COLOR, SO WRITING IS OUT OF THE QUESTION RIGHT NOW. I'M WORKING ON PREWRITING STUFF LIKE DEVELOPING HAND STRENGTH WITH PLAY DOUGH, COOKIE MAKING, ETC,. THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS NO, WE HAVE'NT HAD SUCCESS YET. WE STILL DON'T KNOW OUR LETTERS. I DO REMEMER WITH ONE OF MY KIDS I HAD THIS CURRICULUM THAT WAS REALLY COOL, A WHOLE BOOK OF PREWRITING LIKE CURVY LINES AROUND A TRACTOR FIELD OR LADY BUG SQUIGGLES. WANT TO LOOK FOR THAT SORT OF BOOK AGAIN.
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#3 2008-07-19 15:26:29
- Mom2Brea
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Re: Handwriting Suggestions
Our daughter is almost 5 and began "trying to print" whe she was 2.5 yrs old. However at that age her hands weren't developed enough to be able to. We worked on exercises to work on her "pincer grasp" to strengthen the muscles in her hands. These included using a small set of tongs (found at the dollar store) to pick up little pom poms, putting bingo chips in a piggy bank ,clothes pins on the side of a bowl. We taped a large piece of paper on the wall so she could strengthen her arm and fingers more as she drew,colored. We made paly doh pizzas (rolling and pinching play doh and be very effective in helping children work on this.) You can take a large binder and have your child use that for an easel. Its a cheap effective way of strengthening the muscles needed. We also bought pencil grippers. There is one that is the BEST!!! It goes on the end of the pencil and there are 3 holes, one for the thumb, index finger, and middle finger. This keeps the childs hand in the pincer grasp as they are drawing,printing etc. Chalk boards are great too, use smaller, thicker pieces of chalk though:) Start with drawing circles and lines as the Poster above says!! 
Our daughter has been successful. She can print the alphabet, her name, many other words. She will be 5 next month and way ahead of the kindergarten class she will be attending in the fall
Good Luck and have a great weekend
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#4 2008-08-03 00:21:52
- CarolRB
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Re: Handwriting Suggestions
Handwriting in kinder. private school was cursive. I was impressed It was easy for my aspie because it flowed and he never really had to take his hand off the paper. He use the pencil grip too! BUT In public school, title one class, it went to pieces in the for of choppy, large block letters. The public school did it backwasds. Time will tell . I suggest posturing for cursive might be more comfortable for the kids. goodluck
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