The Pencil Grip Original Universal Ergonomic Writing Aid for Righties and Lefties, 6 Count, Assorted Colors (TPG-11106)

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Please also see out pencil skills advice sheet for further activity ideas and out fine motor skill advice sheet. Some children develop their fine motor skills at different stages. So, we have developed two posters, one with ages and one without. This can be especially useful when you are working with children with SEN.

Using pegs for learning games e.g sums on the pegs and attach to the correct card, or place the number of pegs on the card, colour match pegs with cards, place words onto pegs and use the too clip onto card to make a sentence, follow a sequence pegging the pattern along the line using pegs to secure it. They are not used to using them in this way, therefore they will be uncomfortable and met with resistance. With this discomfort comes less motivation and desire to use.One final note on the use of pencil grips, they WILL be uncomfortable to use at first. Learners are having to utilize the correct finger and hand muscles. A pencil grip may be a tool provided to support a functional pencil grasp, depending on the needs of the individual student. Before we get into the various types of pencil grips you may see an occupational therapy practitioner recommend, it’s important to cover functional pencil grip. Play dough / Theraputty– rolling, pinching, squeezing, pulling – encouraging him to squeeze together using one hand, retrieving pegs, small objects and placing into a container. Use a rolling pin to roll playdoh flat and cut out shapes using biscuit or animal cutters. Pencil grips are designed to support the most functional and efficient pencil grasp a child can achieve.

For those struggling to manipulate, use, position, and write with a pencil grip during written output, sometimes an alternative grip is the answer. To meet the needs of the individual student, a pencil grip may be supplied as a tool to support those individual needs. In the adaptive tripod grasp, the child places the pencil between the index and middle fingers rather than within the traditional web space. They grasp the pencil shaft with the thumb, index, and middle fingers. The placement of the pencil between the index and middle fingers provides ample support and stability allowing for good pencil control, and less hand and finger fatigue. Sometimes the easiest way to ensure a better grip on a pencil is by getting a smaller pencil into those hands. Golf pencils are some of the best tools for smaller hands, as they are the right size. The use of larger pencils and crayons leads to compensatory grasping patterns, as they are too long and too heavy for little hands to grasp and hold for long periods of time. A typical sized pencil in the hands of a child, is the equivalent of an adult trying to use a 12 inch pencil! Using this stages of pencil grip poster will help you to see what stage each child is at. You can then spot children who may need some extra help with their pencil grip. You could then try out different methods, like trying different pencils that might be easier to grip.An awkward or unusual pencil grasp becomes more difficult to change as a child gets older; therefore it is important to encourage your child to hold their pencil with a grasp that: Finally, we’ll cover a variety of related resources and activities to support the development of pencil grip use. Rest assured, the use of the right pencil grip, when coupled with the activities you are using to get to the root of the problem, will help.