Madelyn has started her preschool and with that this question becomes even more pressing/ interesting to me. While working with the my 3 and almost five year old on letter recognition /shapes etc. i noticed myself correcting the way they were holding the pencil. the grasp. the 5 year old almost has it, but has little control. and the 3 year old holds it so tightly that you would think the crayon/pen would snap.
*At what average age do children developmentally master the grasp of a pencil?
*Fine motor skills investigation?
*Therapy for fine motor skills?
*What programs are available to teach young children Word Processing Skills, typing?
* Interview an occupational therapist in the schools? What do "good" handwriting skills look like?
*Please let me know of any resources you are familiar with that could help me.
I plan on observing my own two children and visiting local pre-k and k classrooms to find out what other teachers are doing.
Hi Heather,
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting question. I know I see all manner of pencil grasps in middle school. Sometimes I wonder how the kids can write with the way they hold their pencils.
Are you thinking your inquiry will be around the effectiveness of using digital media with young children?
Yes Gina, i am thinking about how digital media aids learning at the preschool level.
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