As with all writing/desktop activities make sure the child is sitting in a well supported position
Feet are well supported
Hips and knees are at 90 degrees
Back is well supported
Have the child angle their paper clockwise about 30 degrees to the left (the bottom of the paper moves towards the left and the left top corner is pointing upwards)
Can place tape on the desk around the paper to form an outline to remind the child of the ideal paper position (a taped outline of one corner works well)
Encourage the child to move their grasp up the pencil about 1 – 1.5” so they are able to see their writing and avoid smudging
Can place a sticker on the pencil as a visual cue as to where they should have their fingers
Instruct the child to keep their hand underneath the line they are writing on
Rather than having the paper in the center of their body have the child move their paper to the left of their body so their eyes can see the writing as they move across the paper
Make sure they are using their right hand as their “helper hand” to hold the paper in place
Try writing on a slant board to help position their wrist appropriately and to help make the writing more visible
When using spiral notebooks flip the notebook around so that the spiral is on the right instead of the left
When using scissors make sure to use left handed ones
