Sitting and pencil grip check
Handwriting · Cards for parents and teachersFor adultsFree PDF
Free printable card: sitting and pencil grip check. A quick check before writing. Comfort and control matter more than one “correct” grip.
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Part of these worksheet packsPencil grip problems: what is normal and what helps →Pressing too hard or too light →DCD (dyspraxia) and handwriting →Low muscle tone, bendy joints and handwriting →
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- 1Print it and keep it where you practise.
- 2Use one or two points at a time rather than all of them.
- 3Share it with other adults who help your child, so everyone uses the same words.
Sentences on this sheet
Feet flatTable heightHelper handPaper tiltRelaxed grip
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
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