Theracrew Handwriting Pencil Control - Fluency Patterns ...

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Pencil Control

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HANDWRITING AND BIKE RIDING - MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU THINK

We often think that messy handwriting is a result of kids who rush through their work and aren't concentrating on what they are doing. For kids who are just learning to write you obviously need to pay attention to the steps of writing, but once you have learnt these your hand should just automatically do it. It's like tying your shoelaces, riding a bike or driving a car. Once you've mastered the skills you don't think about telling your body what to do, it just does it.

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To be fast, neat and legible requires lots of practice. The big muscles of the arm help guide the hand across the page, and the small muscles of the hand work hard to constantly change directions for letter formation. Think about cursive handwriting and you get the idea of how important these skills are.

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We are talking about muscles, so it's like any gym workout, the more you use them the stronger they get. Problem being that kids with handwriting difficulties generally dislike practicing handwriting - its just hard work. These worksheets were designed to keep kids interested in activities that improve their pencil control. The confidence that comes with greater pencil control often results in motivation to write longer stories and answers in class. Copyright 2007 All rights reserved Worldwide.

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What do I need?

? Print the pages ? Pencil ? Marker ? Eraser ? Quiet place to work

Where do I start with my child?

The pages are ordered from easy to hard.

Start from the begining or choose the pages your child is interested in.

TIPS FOR HELPING

Lefty

Righty

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The page needs to be slightly turned when writing.This allows the arm to more

easily move from left to right across the page.

Markers with a thick tip are good to start with as they cover most of the line. Thin tips can get frustrating for some kids.

If your child gets confused with some of the patterns demonstrate for them. This is important for loop patterns.

Take turns by doing one line each for kids who are getting tired or

overloaded.

OTHER IDEAS

Try different positions, lie on the floor, up on an easel or whiteboard

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Instructions: Trace over each Try to go all the way without

line to the stopping.

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Instructions: Trace over each line Help the rabbit and deer jump all without stopping.

to the end. the way

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