HANDWRITING

Handwriting is more than just the act of putting marks on paper.  Writing is a multi-dimensional task involving:

• Physical factors:  strength, control, endurance, stability, posture, hand mechanics 

Hand development   click here for strategies  *tug of war    *snowball   *finger twister

• Perceptual development: brain's ability to process visual and motor information 
• Cognitive development: pre-writing readiness, letter recognition, spelling, reading

Readiness  click here for strategies *Leaping letters     *Letter wheel match 

• Language development:  letter sound awareness 
• Motivation/success