Of course, every parent wants to teach a child to write beautifully. But how?
What to do if the child has already learned to write, but handwriting "ugly" - uneven, illegible?
It is important to remember that sloppy handwriting can be indicative of neurological and psychological disorders, and it can also result from excessive stress.
If the crooked handwriting is also accompanied by a huge number of spelling and phonetic errors - it's time to show the child to a neurologist.
In addition, sloppy handwriting can indicate visual impairment.At the same time, it is important to distinguish the child's own aesthetic concern with the child's handwriting from real problems.
How to help your child improve their handwriting:
- Design your work area properly, including chair and table heights, adequate elbow room, and good lighting.
- Choose a handle that is really comfortable to hold in your child's hand. It should not be very thick or thin, rounded, not ribbed. Although each child will be comfortable with his own option.
- Don't retrain a left-handed person. There is nothing wrong with a child writing with his left hand. It is enough to pick up comfortable stationery for him.
- Help practice writing with tracing paper. It is placed on a handwritten text, and the child must wrap the letters, practicing neat writing.
- Notebooks with oblique lines will help to work out the correct slope of letters.
- Focus not on "ugly" words or mistakes, but on what the child did well.
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