Handwriting Paper: What’s Really Between the Lines?
Handwriting. You focus on letter memory, formation, sizing, spacing, and line placement. You try to find the right handwriting program from choices like Zaner-Bloser, D’Nealian, and Handwriting Without...
View ArticlePencil Grasp Basics – An Infographic
Considering the fact that handwriting problems are the primary reason for referral to occupational therapy services in school-age children (Schwellnus et al., 2012), I wanted to put together an...
View ArticleAccepting a “Weird” Pencil Grasp
As a pediatric OT, I most frequently receive questions about pencil grasps. In fact, I wrote an entire article about When to “Fix” a Pencil Grasp. However, we also need to talk about those children (or...
View ArticleThe One Thing that Actually Improves Handwriting
Occupational therapists are very familiar with handwriting development. Due to the fact that written communication is a significant “occupation” of school-aged children, we see a lot of referrals for...
View ArticleWhy Your Child Can’t Write His Name Yet
It’s one of the ultimate comparisons between children around ages 4 and 5: who is writing their name yet, and who isn’t? Is there something wrong if a child isn’t writing their name before...
View ArticlePencil Grip Book Review
To see all product and program reviews on The Anonymous OT, check out our Resources section: Therapy Product and Program Reviews. I was excited to have the opportunity to review this book, Little...
View ArticleSchoodles – School Fine Motor & Keyboarding Assessment Review
Schoodles creates pediatric assessments that are geared towards school based occupational therapists. While not often working directly in the public schools, I have done my share of screenings and...
View ArticlePencil Grip 101 – Updated!
This information has been updated from the original Pencil Grip 101 post with new pictures and a few more pencils grippers for your pencil-grasp-training enjoyment! 🙂 (FYI – I have provided links to...
View ArticleNoggins Fine Motor Tool Review
To see all product and program reviews on The Anonymous OT, check out our Resources section: Therapy Product and Program Reviews. I suppose I should start with a disclaimer. John, an occupational...
View ArticleAre Occupational Therapists Handwriting Teachers?
This week’s guest post by Dr. Beverly Moskowitz offers a closer look at occupational therapy’s role in handwriting. Get over it, already! For the umpteenth time, a Facebook conversation about...
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