This morning I substituted for a teacher's helper in 3rd grade Sunday school. Out of 20 little rascals, probably 5 of them had a perfect tripod grasp when writing and drawing with a regular diameter pencil. At least two of them had those horrendous supinated grasps and there were many varieties of lateral grasps. The students were able to work for 15+ minutes, writing legibly and drawing, with no outward signs of fatigue or discomfort.
Some of these sweeties had lived all their lives in the USA and several of them had spent at least their early years in the Sudan and other faraway places.
Sure, having an efficient grasp is very nice but my experience this morning showed me that it doesn't seem to make a big deal of difference in handwriting if the student's pencil grasp is not picture perfect. Kinda makes me question which factors might matter more when it comes to functional, legible handwriting in school.
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
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