Proper Posture When Writing on a Table Top

• Feet flat on the floor (A footstool or thick book can be placed under the feet to assist if feet do not reach the floor.) Sit upright in a chair. Ensure you are following the 90-90-90 rule (elbows, hips and knees all at a 90 degree angle).
• Wrist supported on table. Paper stabilized by non-writing hand.

Letter Formation (Handwriting without Tears letter charts)

• When printing, prompt your child to use a top down formation: “Where do you start your letters? At the top!”
• Try this routine: You write the letter…Your child writes the letter…You write the letter…Your child writes the letter.
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Spacing

• Have the child use their finger or a Popsicle stick after each word to create an appropriate space before beginning the next word.
• Use graph paper to give a visual cue for spacing out words and letters.
• There are many types of writing paper. Be sure to check with your child’s therapist on the best type of paper or strategy for your child.

Letter and word placement

• Draw a green line along the left margin of the paper and a red line on the right to signal where to “start” and “stop.”
• If your child has difficulty writing on the line, darken the baseline with a marker.
• Use a highlighter to indicate where to write between lines.