Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper: Simple Stuff to Build the Motor Skills and Strength for Handwriting

Packed with fun and simple ideas to help kids feel good about writing, Kids' Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper is a handwriting book with a difference - helps children embed the strength and skills they need to get the most out of their written work, at home and school!

From different kinds of cushions, hand warm-ups, and cool eye scan exercises, and pencil grips to yoga balls in cardboard boxes, personalized activity binders, playdough, lego, and Velcro on pencils, this book is filled with fun stuff to help kids focus, get stronger, and be in control of their writing. The strategies in the book are accompanied by cartoon-style illustrations, and the author includes useful tips for parents and teachers as well as handy visual charts, a quiz to identify areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress.

Armed with the strategies and exercises in this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and the positive self-esteem that goes along with that. Suitable for children with writing difficulties aged approximately 7 to 12.

Table of Contents

I. PART ONE: FOR KIDS

• Hey Kids, Let Me Tell You a Little About Me and this Book!
• Quiz: What's Your Writing-Learning-Style?;

1: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies for Big Body Stuff

2: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies to Help Your Eyes Out

3: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies When Your Hands Just Feel Tired

4: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies for When it's Hard to Focus

5: Let's Learn Some Writing Strategies When All Your Body's Feelings and Sense Get Too Much (or too Little)

II. PART TWO - FOR GROWN-UPS

• The Importance of Implementing Writing Routines at Home and School

APPENDICES;

Appendix 1

• At A Glance Desk Strip Reminders
• Handwriting Bookmarks
• Binder Workbook Sample Sheets for Laminating
• Recommended Reading