Handwriting

Handwriting

Pre-Writing Skills/Strokes

Pre-Writing skills involve a child tracing and forming proper strokes (horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines). Success with tracing and pre-writing skills can have a positive effect on handwriting abilities, as tracing lines are the prerequisite to letter formation. The benefits of tracing include opportunities to:

  • Promote an ideal grasp on pencil, crayon, brush, etc.
  • Increase grip strength
  • Increase endurance for paper and pencil tasks
  • Promote visual motor integration
  • Promote visual tracking with emphasis on proper orientation of writing required (top to bottom and left to right)

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