| Teaching handwriting to home school students is | | | | 3. Left-handed children are unable to look at their |
| not always easy. Here are some helpful hints that | | | | writing because their hand covers their work. In |
| you can use to make the processes easier for | | | | order to see their work, children often hold their |
| both home school teacher and student. | | | | writing utensil improperly. This should be |
| 1. If the child has trouble forming letters, it may | | | | discouraged. Rather than adjust the child's hand, |
| be because the home schooler is gripping the | | | | move the paper so that it is to the left of the |
| writing utensil too tightly. This means that the child | | | | child's body. Then angle it at forty-five degrees. |
| has difficulty with force modulation. Make sure | | | | 4. Teach groups of letters instead of going from |
| that the child is sitting upright with good posture. | | | | "a" to "b" to c" and so on. Focus on letters that |
| Have the child play games such as "Topple" and | | | | look similar and teach them in one lesson. Start |
| "Jenga" in order to approve fine motor skills. The | | | | with simple round letters such as "a", "c", and "o". |
| home school student needs to learn that he or | | | | 5. Make writing fun. Have the child write a letter |
| she does not need to press so hard on the page. | | | | to a friend or compose a wish list for Christmas. |
| 2. Have your students focus on speed. They will | | | | You can have your children make invitations to a |
| need to learn how to perform quickly on essay | | | | co-op party or engage the child's curiosity with a |
| tests in college and take notes quickly. Give your | | | | penpal from a different country. |
| children essay topics to write about and | | | | These are just a few things that you can do to |
| encourage them to focus more on proper writing | | | | teach handwriting in a home school environment. |
| than on speed. Speed is a secondary concern. | | | | |