Pencil Grip

Writing Workshop focuses on different writing skills every few days. Each week one session is devoted entirely to pencil grip and handwriting. Pencil grip is one of the most important skills for children to learn early. By age six and seven it becomes exponentially harder to change irregular and ineffective pencil grip and therefore correct handwriting. Here students struggle to change their grip and are amazed to find how much their new hand hold helps their writing. This also helps many who are reluctant to write due to how their letters look.



The proper and most easily controlled grip is a three finger hold close to the tip of the writing utensil. The tool should rest on the writers skin between the forefinger and thumb. The pencil should be held loosely enough to be pulled out of the hand of the writer with ease.