How to Teach a Child Good Handwriting

Teaching a child the handwriting skill can be a task that needs patience, energy, the knowledge and a lot of time. As a teacher or parent, you need to be care least you get frustrated before you even start.

 So many things need to be considered before handwriting can be taught; these could range from the
child’s age, readiness and timing. Study from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville teaching handwriting could be done once a week and the best age for it is 4 and 5 years.

I will give out so important steps to teaching your child handwriting.

GOOD PENCIL GRIP

A child needs to be taught how to write with a good pencil grip by strengthening his/her muscles (it’s called the fine motor work). There are lots of fun ways to achieve these; Playing with playdough using their fingers, putting cards, beads and even macaroni on a string, playing with Strengthen fine motor muscles toys like stacking pegs, legos, bristle blocks etc.

Also teach your child to hold objects between the thumb and index finger, these can be achieved with a shorter pencil. "The length of the pencil is what gives some kids trouble, and grippers won't help with that," she says. Audibert

PLAY-TIME

A teacher or parent can only get frustrated if you create the table, chair and book in the mind of your kids. "Many well-meaning parents buy workbooks and have kids sit quietly in a chair and trace letters over and over again," says Nellie Edge, a kindergarten and early-literacy specialist in Salem, Oregon. "That's totally uninspiring." You can write letters in a sand box and as your child to do same, writing letters with legos blocks, match sticks and even strings. To create the play-time in the heart of a child give the handwriting time a name the will captivate your child anytime he/she hears it. Name like PLAY-TIME WITH THE HANDWRITING FAIRY PRINCESS can do the magic.

BIG SPACE

Most often, we are so in a hurry to buy books with lines to guide children when writing, but the truth remains that a child learn to write need an open space to start with. Creating an open space is not farfetched, your dressing mirror and a crayon, mini magnetic white board and marker, cardboard paper and crayon.

THINK OUT OF THE BOX

To teach children generally, creativity has a lot to play or you will be wasting time with no achievement or fulfillment. A child can be told to write the letters of the alphabet in the air after taking a good look at it. They can write on a tray of salt and also trace out letters or words.

CONCEPT

A child should be able to differentiate between a big and small letter and also write it. This will help you achieve the ability to make him/her write in lines provided in books and paper. Afterwards, start with straight letters, then curvy ones, and end with diagonals, says Olsen.
First: E F H I L T
Second: B C D G J O P Q S U
Third: A K M N R V W X Y Z
See these smart ways of teaching tricky capital letters by Kara DeBonis, a preschool supervisor in Yardville, New Jersey.
The letter B is a line with a double bubble.
The letter D is a line with one big belly.
The letter E is for exercise -- two arms and a leg.
The letter I is a person with a hat and shoes.
The letter H is two roads with a bridge across.
The letter Q is a wheel with a kickstand.
The letter T is an "I" whose shoes fell off.
The letter Y is shaped just like a necktie.