{"id":2416,"date":"2025-06-05T15:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cit\/?page_id=2416"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:14:46","slug":"handwriting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cit\/12-weeks\/fine-motor-skills\/handwriting\/","title":{"rendered":"Handwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Child uses non typical pen grasp<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Three-fingered-Grasp-fine-motor-skill-develpment-1.pdf\">Three-fingered grasp fine motor skill development<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Child experiences pain\/fatigue in hand when writing<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>Ensure the child is sitting comfortably and they have a comfortable pen\/pencil to hold.\u00a0 Sometimes a wider barrel pen helps. Offer the child breaks when writing longer pieces, give them more time to complete their work.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Handwriting-the-4-Ps.pdf\">Handwriting the 4-P<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Child cannot form letters correctly<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Handwriting-the-4-Ps.pdf\">Handwriting: The 4-Ps<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Handwriting-the-7-Ss.pdf\">Handwriting: The 7-Ss<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Handwriting-checklist.pdf\">Handwriting checklist<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Handwriting-assessment-screening-tool.pdf\">Handwriting assessment screening tool<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Child\u2019s handwriting has not improved by age of 10<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Keyboarding-Skills-PDF.pdf\">Keyboarding skills<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Letters float above lines and child is not sure where to place letters<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Visual-Perceptual-skills.pdf\">Visual perceptual skills<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/08\/Visual-spatial-relations-skills.pdf\">Visual spatial relations skills<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also the 4 P\u2019s and 7 S\u2019s, handwriting assessment and<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Letters are large<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div 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