Pencil Grasp in the Young Child | Short course
About Course
In this course we are going to have a closer look at the development of pencil grasp in young children. We will look at the different ages and stages and discuss how the physiology of a young child’s hands needs to be taken into consideration in educational tasks.
Chapter 1: Pencil Grasp
Lesson 1: Definitions of Grasps
Lesson 2: Development of pencil grasp
Lesson 3: What does the development of pencil grasp look like?
Lesson 4: Alternate Pencil Grasps That Are Functional for Children
Lesson 5: Activities That Promote the Development of Pencil Grasp
Chapter 2: Posture
Lesson 1: What does correct sitting posture look like? And why does it matter?
Lesson 2: Why is Correct Sitting Posture Important?
Lesson 3: What Does Correct Sitting Posture Look Like?
Lesson 4: How Do You Encourage Better Sitting Posture with Your Students?
Lesson 5: Considerations Regarding Seated Posture
Chapter 3: Developing little hands
Lesson 1: Hand development
Lesson 2: Crossing the mid line
Lesson 3: Pincer grasp
Lesson 4: Hand dominance
Lesson 5: Activities to develop the hands
Chapter 4: Foundations of handwriting
Lesson 1: Handwriting Foundations
Lesson 2: What is the sequence of visual motor skills?
Lesson 3: Quick pre-writing skill building activities to add to daily life: Lesson 4:Developmental stages of Writing
Lesson 5: Why are some children only scribbling when others in the preschool class are writing?
Lesson 6: Why do children write so big that their name can’t fit on a single piece of paper?
Lesson 7: Why do some children write many of their letters backwards
Chapter 5: Pencil grasp difficulties
Lesson 1: What is poor pencil grasp?
Lesson 2: Why you don’t want a child to have a poor pencil grasp
Lesson 3: Poor hand position can cause a poor pencil grasp
Lesson 4: Ways to Correct a Poor Pencil Grasp
Lesson5: Tips for left handed Writers
Chapter 6: Handwriting performance
Lesson1: What is handwriting performance?
Lesson 2: Why is handwriting performance important?
Lesson 3: What are the building blocks necessary to develop handwriting performance?
Lesson 4: How can I tell if a child has problems with handwriting performance?
Lesson 5: What other problems can occur when a child has handwriting performance difficulties?
Lesson 6: What can be done to improve handwriting performance?
Lesson 7: If left untreated what can difficulties with handwriting performance lead to?
Lesson 8: What type of therapy is recommended for handwriting performance difficulties?
Course Content
Chapter 1: Pencil Grasp
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Lesson 1: Definitions of Grasps
01:42 -
Lesson 2: Development of Pencil Grasp
06:09 -
Lesson 3: What Does the Development of Pencil Grasp Look Like?
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Lesson 4: Alternate Pencil Grasps That Are Functional for Children
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Lesson 5: Activities That Promote the Development of Pencil Grasp
Chapter 2: Posture
Chapter 3: Developing little hands
Chapter 4: Foundations of Handwriting
Chapter 5: Pencil grasp difficulties
Chapter 6: Handwriting performance
Final Test – Pencil Grasp in the Young Child
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Student Ratings & Reviews
Challenging
It was very informative, highly recommend this course. Thank you for taking your time to make it.
I enjoyed it. Some content I was already familiar with, and some was new to me. I did however notice a few errors in the written materials(grammar/typing) which can be fixed. The videos were very helpful and could be used more. Thank you.
Very informative and motivating to help
Really enjoyed the course. It was very informative.
I’ve learned alot
really helpful
It was a very interesting course, the videos were good. I would recommend more videos.
ALthough working with pencil grip and children for over 10 years, I still learned something new. I would have liked to see more media examples/videos of activities.