Pencil Grasp

Grasp is a developmental skill and begins at a young age. Children may begin to grasp writing tools with their whole fist (1-2 yrs) and move through the developmental stages of grasp including: Digital pronate grasp (2-3 yrs), 4 finger grasp (3-4 yrs), static tripod grasp (4-6 yrs) and eventually use a dynamic tripod grasp (6-7+ yrs). As the grasp develops, more fine motor control is available to write precisely.

• The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting For Learning In the Classroom: A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults 1
  www.frontiersin.org

  Author: Eva Ose Askvik, F. R. (Ruud) Van Der Weel and Audrey L. H. Van Der Meer* - In a recent EEG study, Van der Meer and Van der Weel (2017) found that drawing by hand activated larger networks in the brain compared to typewriting and concluded that the involvement of fine hand movements in note-taking, as opposed to simply pressing a key on a keyboard, may be more beneficial for learning, especially when encoding new information.
• Handwriting: A Matter of Affairs 2
  files.eric.ed.gov

  Author: Iman M. M. Muwafaq Al-Ghabra, English Department, College of Education For Women, Baghdad University, Baghdad - Mangen and Velay (2010) state that in handwriting, visual attention strongly focuses on the movement of the hand, while in typing, the visual attention scatters between hitting the keyboard and watching the screen. Thus, tracing letters is important for children to improve their writing because they can focus only on drawing letters. Hence, handwriting is better for students than typing to gain more information; Alleyene confirms this (2011). In his article, Alleyne states that handwriting lets the information stick in the brain rather than typing; writing the piece of information is like imprinting it in the brain. In addition, FYI Health Writer (2011) states that since handwriting requires using motor skills which take some time to copy letters, this process helps children to develop their learning and cognition.

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• In order to improve handwriting, Peter will practice using an efficient grip of the pencil with demonstration on 24 /26 letters by March 5, 2023 . 0
• In order to improve handwriting, Peter will demonstrate correct hand placement utilizing a slant board on 3 /5 attempts by March 5, 2023 . 0
• In order to improve handwriting, Peter will demonstrate an efficient grip of their pencil 80% of the time with a maximum of 2 verbal prompts by March 5, 2023 . 0
• Chauncey will identify 8/10 upper case letters with minimal prompting as seen in 4 consecutive therapy sessions as a foundational skill for handwriting. 2
• Given 3 verbal cue, Corazon will initiate holding writing utensil at distal end 90% of the time as measured by observation and data collection in order to improve pencil control during writing tasks. 2
• Given regulation strategies, Dulcie will hold a pencil and scribble independently on 4 out of 4 trials as measured by observation and data collection over 4 therapy sessions as a building block for handwriting. 1

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