I am over at Writing to be Read with my monthly Growing Bookworms post. This month I am sharing strategies for improving writing. Thank you to Kaye Lynne Booth for hosting me.
Last month, I discussed the reasons why handwriting is still important for both children and adults. You can read that post here: https://writingtoberead.com/2021/06/09/raising-bookworms-handwriting-skills-for-children-part-1/
Today, I am going to focus on strategies to improve handwriting.
The age of the child determines the best strategies for improving handwriting.
For a beginner writer in the early grades, the following strategies are useful to help children practice their handwriting and gain confidence with writing:
Make handwriting fun
There are a few ways you can make practicing handwriting more fun. You can give your child a fun or special pencil to use to practice writing. A stripped one or a pencil covered in flowers or cars. You can also play simple games that involve writing like hangman, word puzzles and anagrams.
I started writing the Sir Chocolate series of books with Michael to help him improve his handwriting. He used to write out the stories…
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Excellent advice, Robbie. So many tips are helpful indeed for adults, especially choosing the right pencil/pen. Things should be aesthetically pleasing at all times! 🙂
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I agree, Mary Jo. It is best to make the most of everything in life.
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Great advice for kids Robbie will tell my daughter too it will be useful for her son. Thanks 😊👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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HI Kamal, I hope you daughter finds this post useful. Have a lovely weekend.
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Yes Robbie it will come handy for my daughter. Thanks a lot. Happy weekend to you too 😊😊😊
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Such horrid memories of my poor son as he worked on his handwriting. I’m going to check out your tips (though I’m 20 years too late!)
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Hi Jacqui, I do believe these tips, especially making it fun, help a lot. Michael still writes. Every now and then he dives into his book that he is writing. It’s a bit on and off but he is making progress. I get to edit his efforts.
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Great discussion and tips, Robbie.
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Thank you, Miriam.
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I do wonder about handwriting and children, Robbie. I love the photos of your sons. Painting t-shirts is a great idea for a birthday party. I see how the concept of “fun” is used throughout this post. Thank you for sharing great information. I wish the ‘fun factor’ had been emphasized years ago for children struggling with writing.
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Hi Erika, I hadn’t really notice that, but it is how I’ve always tried to be with my boys. We always had so much fun. I used to do things with them – climb right into the sandpit and build a plane from sand, or bake with them. Lots of mess, but so worth it.
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endless creativity is your book title Robbie
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Thank you, Wayne.
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