I live in sunny Southern California, so we have to pretend that we have snow. We can still enjoy some hot cocoa even though the temperatures are in the 70s. (I even wear a sweatshirt in the mornings). The rest of the country has lots of snow, so making snow men is an important and[Read More]
Handwriting
Writing Wizard App review
I have tried out several apps that work on letter writing, but many of them are too “baby” like for the kids I am working with. Your Therapy Source suggested the Writing Wizard App, and I thought I would try it out. I had already downloaded it, but hadn’t tried it yet. I have to[Read More]
Ways to Encourage a Mature Grasp
When writing, the most efficient way to hold a pencil is using three fingers (index, middle, and thumb) on the pencil, and move just the fingers to make the letters (this is called a dynamic tripod grasp). There are many other ways to grasp the pencil, and some of them are efficient and functional as[Read More]
Using Paper Battleship to Work on Pencil Control
Last week I posted about regular (and mini) battleship games to work on fine motor skills and visual scanning, but have you ever played paper battleship to work on fine motor and writing skills? Paper battleship is played the same way as regular battleship, but you have paper grids, and you have to use a[Read More]
Handwriting depends upon a solid base of support!
This is a guest post by Katherine Collmer from Handwriting With Katherine. Did you know that efficient handwriting skills are first cousins to efficient postural skills? And were you aware that good postural skills are close relatives of effective visual skills? It’s true. The “hip bone IS connected to the thighbone” and, indirectly, to every[Read More]