Teaching Handwriting to Left-Handed Children

In the diverse classroom landscape, teachers encounter students with various needs and preferences, including the unique challenges left-handed students face when it comes to learning handwriting. While most instructional materials cater to right-handed individuals, educators must adapt their approach to accommodate left-handed learners effectively. This blog post will explore some essential considerations and strategies for teaching handwriting to left-handed students.

9 Multisensory activities to teach printing and cursive

After years of teaching handwriting to individual clients and classrooms full of kids, I have become a big believer in the use of multisensory activities to facilitate learning. Today I want to show you several favorite activities and methods you can incorporate into your teaching. Because this is such a fundamental aspect of my therapeutic approach as an OT, I can hardly believe I’ve never published a blog on this important subject before.

11 Tips to Teach Handwriting Virtually: How to Fix DYSGRAPHIA via Distance Learning or Telehealth

Many people have asked me how I am able to teach handwriting using Google, Zoom, or any virtual platform. When COVID-19 first shut down my OT clinic, I had the same question. Now I have some real answers, and I hope these tips will help you with your virtual interventions.

Four Essential Printing Readiness Skills

Do your students have the motor skills they need to be ready to learn to print? Over many years of teaching children early drawing, pencil skills and handwriting, I have found that there is a particular foolproof order of pre-writing development.   First: Children need to be able to imitate fine motor actions.  Learning the song plays that are associated with singing is a fun way to learn motor imitation.  1. Imitating Gross and Fine Motor Actions Second: They need to be able to follow dot cues to form early lines and shapes. They learn to control the pencil so that they can stay within paths. 2. Starting at a Go-Dot 2. Staying Within a Path Third: They learn to look ahead to where they want the pencil to go to make consistent, recognizable shapes. They first learn this skill when they are looking at the shape they want to draw.