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Dorothy wrote:
We are preschool teachers, so this was geared to ages 3 to 5, but I would think that if you teach your child earlier it can't hurt. My impression of MOST two-year-olds is that they scribble for such short periods that it would be futile to correct their grip, because you'd be using up all their scribbling time. I don't think I bothered at all until my kids were old enough to be drawing for some time, and/or copying letters. But of course this will vary wildly by child. --Helen |
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"iphigenia" wrote in message ... P. Tierney wrote: Is it generally advisable, when a child is in the early stages of drawing, to teach or model what might be a proper way to hold a pen/pencil/crayon? Or, is this something that they generally figure out for themselves, making it best just to let them be? Thx. I help DS (28 mos) with his grip only so far as to help him get better control; e.g., I show him that holding the pencil closer to the point, rather than six inches up, makes it easier for him : ) But I don't insist that his fingers must be placed precisely the way I hold a pencil. I don't actually remember anyone showing me how to hold a writing implement; either it was too early to recall or it was mostly based on modeling. Really, I should think that any way a person holds a pen that gives them comfort and control would be correct. I started getting a crooked and calloused middle finger in college from years of incorrectly holding my pen. It worsened then because I was writing so much taking notes and writing papers. I altered the way I held my pen, because I didn't want a permenantly disfigured hand and it took a few years, but my hand is now normal. So, IME, there is an incorrect method that is comfortable but may cause problems years down the road. |
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"H Schinske" wrote in message ... Dorothy wrote: We are preschool teachers, so this was geared to ages 3 to 5, but I would think that if you teach your child earlier it can't hurt. My impression of MOST two-year-olds is that they scribble for such short periods that it would be futile to correct their grip, because you'd be using up all their scribbling time. I don't think I bothered at all until my kids were old enough to be drawing for some time, and/or copying letters. That was a thought of mine too -- that it might be more important once actually things (like letters) were being drawn, therefore requiring more control of the writing instrument. I don't think I'll worry about it just yet, but she's trying to do some finer things like trying to copy a circle, so perhaps I'll give it a closer look a few months down the road. P. Tierney |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:29:14 GMT, "P. Tierney"
wrote: That was a thought of mine too -- that it might be more important once actually things (like letters) were being drawn, therefore requiring more control of the writing instrument. It does depend on the child. Many three year olds are still scribling, but correcting the grip at that point is still helpful later on because they don't develop the bad habit. I probably wouldn't bother with a child under 2 1/2 though unless they really liked to color a lot and some do. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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On 24 Nov 2003 13:46:52 GMT, enigma wrote:
there are also fonts you can download that are dotted letters that are good for tracing practice, especially if you can get your printer to print in greys or yellow. Actually, the dotted practice sheets are a nono, this teacher said. It's visually distracting and the children don't get the actual shape of the letter but focus on the dots. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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