Strategies to Improve Children's Pencil Grip and Control. Learn how the fingers really move, how pencil size, desk height and more impact handwriting

This presentation details the real components of hand writing and provides fun, inexpensive activities for developing fine motor control in young children. It is designed primarily for Teachers & Parents of children 4-7 years. Participants will learn the basics of: Hand Anatomy, Hand Movement, Neurological Development and why Play and Prone are so important, Muscle Memory, Appropriate Grip Patterns, Toys as Tools, What small hands need. And The Fun Stuff: Toothpicks, Tweezers, Marbles & ...

This presentation details the real components of hand writing and provides fun, inexpensive activities for developing fine motor control in young children. It is designed primarily for Teachers & Parents of children 4-7 years. Participants will learn the basics of: Hand Anatomy, Hand Movement, Neurological Development and why Play and Prone are so important, Muscle Memory, Appropriate Grip Patterns, Toys as Tools, What small hands need. And The Fun Stuff: Toothpicks, Tweezers, Marbles & Money-Virtually everything Early Childhood Teachers and Parents need to know to develop small muscles and fine prehension skills in their children. Learn how just changing the environment can help kids write better: pencil size, desk height, posture, paper type, bilateral skills & hand dominance