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Emmett School District uses Handwriting Without Tears Method of teaching and guiding students in learning how to create letters in both print and cursive.
- http://www.hwtears.com/bts/formationcharts This will link you directly to formation charts that can be printed off and used at home.
- http://www.iched.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=iched&item_id=lefthanded_handwriting This link will help parents of LEFT HANDED writers. The optimal pencil grip position and paper position differs for these writers and they need instructions on how to master these positions as most peers and parents are right handed thus they are not able to look for a model to learn from...
- http://www.hwtears.com/whyitworks/linesuccess Why is my student's handwriting on weird double lined paper? This link will help answer many of your questions about how & why the double lined paper is used.
- http://www.drawyourworld.com/grip.html Often I observe students in the classroom with atypical pencil grips. This link presents the desired grip style as well as various options to help your student achieve an improved grasp pattern.
- No Link needed for this TIP= Encourage coloring with your student. Pick up a inexpensive but desired coloring book for your student, one that he/she enjoys the character thus increasing the motivation to color and add detail.
- Poor Grip/Immature Grip => Break the Crayons to 1 inch pieces. This will facilitate the desired grip pattern as it makes if very difficult to hold it any other way ;-)
- Hand Fatigue When Writing => Increased time spent coloring is like taking the hand to the gym. The more time your student spends coloring a picture the more practice and muscle development occurs.
- Difficulty with Letter Formation => Learning how to form letters starts by using the arm and hand together. Needless to say, the letters are typically large in the beginning stages of handwriting. As your student develops the expectation is that he/she will begin to make smaller more controlled letter formation. The hand is now expected to isolate each finger movement. Formation no longer originates in the arm but with a single finger working in coordination with the other fingers. If your student is having difficulty with letter size and formation, encourage coloring with focus on coloring details and staying within the boundaries given. This task will require small isolated movements of the finger and hand - the same movements he/she needs for controlled letter formation!
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