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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 707215" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I would experiment with different types of pencils and pencil grips. Each child is different and what feels good/right/helpful for one is not good/right/helpful for another. Don't rule out mechanical pencils either. Some teachers may not like them, but for some students they just work well. When my oldest was your son's age they did not help him with handwriting, but when my youngest was 6, one brand of mechanical pencil actually did feel good to him and he did better with it.</p><p></p><p>Also pay attention to other activities that strengthen his hand muscles. Not just handwriting, anything that uses fine muscle coordination and especially the muscles of his dominant hand. Even fidgeting with different textured small balls in his hands while listening to movies is good. </p><p></p><p>If he says that his hands hurt after writing, listen to him. Often our kids have problems that lead to muscle pain in their hands after writing. My boys both STILL complain after writing for several pages. I suggest that you push keyboarding skills early for your son with child friendly keyboarding programs. Handwriting, and legible handwriting will of course always be needed, but learning to type is an adaptation that is also important. Schools can provide laptops designed for kids to use to do assignments and to take notes on if your son proves to have the problems my sons have. The name for what my sons have is dysgraphia and it is a learning disorder that is the handwriting equivalent of dyslexia. I have it also. There is little that can be done to improve the bad handwriting if this is the case other than to provide other means of communication. Encouraging him to try to write better, and to let him know that it truly is not his fault is about all that can be done. All the practice in the universe didn't ever improve my handwriting. Or that of either of my son's. </p><p></p><p>Luckily, he can learn to type even at his age. It isn't a 'cop out', it is an important life skill. There are many programs like Type to Learn or whatever that he can use and even enjoy that will help him communicate and will help him develop his computer skills also. </p><p></p><p>You may want to take a look at some of the on like Occupational Therapy Supply Houses. I don't know the names of any off hand. It has been a long time since I shopped at any, but most have supplies divided by the types of supplies, so you can find things for helping with developing handwriting. Others here might know the names of some supply houses. I do suggest that you look online to see what is available and then check out the party supply houses before buying some of the items. I often found the same items at Occupational Therapist (OT) supply houses, Party supply places, places like Hobby Lobby or Mardel, and School Supply places. I am a tightwad, so if I had to be at more than one of those places anyway, I often remembered who had what and for how much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 707215, member: 1233"] I would experiment with different types of pencils and pencil grips. Each child is different and what feels good/right/helpful for one is not good/right/helpful for another. Don't rule out mechanical pencils either. Some teachers may not like them, but for some students they just work well. When my oldest was your son's age they did not help him with handwriting, but when my youngest was 6, one brand of mechanical pencil actually did feel good to him and he did better with it. Also pay attention to other activities that strengthen his hand muscles. Not just handwriting, anything that uses fine muscle coordination and especially the muscles of his dominant hand. Even fidgeting with different textured small balls in his hands while listening to movies is good. If he says that his hands hurt after writing, listen to him. Often our kids have problems that lead to muscle pain in their hands after writing. My boys both STILL complain after writing for several pages. I suggest that you push keyboarding skills early for your son with child friendly keyboarding programs. Handwriting, and legible handwriting will of course always be needed, but learning to type is an adaptation that is also important. Schools can provide laptops designed for kids to use to do assignments and to take notes on if your son proves to have the problems my sons have. The name for what my sons have is dysgraphia and it is a learning disorder that is the handwriting equivalent of dyslexia. I have it also. There is little that can be done to improve the bad handwriting if this is the case other than to provide other means of communication. Encouraging him to try to write better, and to let him know that it truly is not his fault is about all that can be done. All the practice in the universe didn't ever improve my handwriting. Or that of either of my son's. Luckily, he can learn to type even at his age. It isn't a 'cop out', it is an important life skill. There are many programs like Type to Learn or whatever that he can use and even enjoy that will help him communicate and will help him develop his computer skills also. You may want to take a look at some of the on like Occupational Therapy Supply Houses. I don't know the names of any off hand. It has been a long time since I shopped at any, but most have supplies divided by the types of supplies, so you can find things for helping with developing handwriting. Others here might know the names of some supply houses. I do suggest that you look online to see what is available and then check out the party supply houses before buying some of the items. I often found the same items at Occupational Therapist (OT) supply houses, Party supply places, places like Hobby Lobby or Mardel, and School Supply places. I am a tightwad, so if I had to be at more than one of those places anyway, I often remembered who had what and for how much. [/QUOTE]
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