Comments on: This is Why We Shouldn’t Push Handwriting for Kids https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids Helping You to Help Your Kids Mon, 05 May 2025 13:38:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Beth https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-38252 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:12:53 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-38252 Hi there!
Should kids be able to copy all the pre writing strokes before attempting to learn or trace actual letters?
Thanks for all your input!:)

]]> By: Andurette van der Merwe https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-22664 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:52:34 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-22664 In reply to Meg.

Yes please can you share the rubric

]]> By: Andurette van der Merwe https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-22663 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:50:28 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-22663 So glad to see this is one of your many pet peeves too. It is a daily battle to get people ( teaching teams and parents) to understand that there are steps for a reason same as when we build a house we want strong foundation

]]> By: Ten Best Apps for Handwriting with Kids 10 Best Handwriting Apps for Kids https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-16597 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:22:36 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-16597 […] I’m not sure if that made her feel better, but I do feel that it’s the truth.  The curriculum doesn’t account for the children entering kindergarten who did not go to preschool or may not have the fine motor skills to write pages of letters at a time.  Point blank – it’s just not developmentally appropriate. […]

]]> By: Ten Best Apps for Handwriting with Kids 10 Best Handwriting Apps for Kids https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-2020 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:22:18 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-2020 […] I’m not sure if that made her feel better, but I do feel that it’s the truth.  The curriculum doesn’t account for the children entering kindergarten who did not go to preschool or may not have the fine motor skills to write pages of letters at a time.   Point blank – it’s just not developmentally appropriate. […]

]]> By: Meg https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-2019 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:48:12 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-2019 In reply to Jaime S.

Do you have a rubric you don’t mind sharing?

]]> By: Jaime S https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-2018 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:24:37 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-2018 In reply to Meg.

Hi Meg! Great question. I like to use rubrics for things that can be questionable like that. It’s up to you and what you determine the child is able to do.

]]> By: Meg https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-2017 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:04:53 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-2017 Hi Miss Jaime! Thank you so much for all of your wonderful articles and resources, you’re my go-to site! In the Peabody, vertical/horizontal lines, circles, and square have characteristics listed to receive full points (closure, line degrees, length). These may be silly questions, but what if a kid is copying a circle but it has points or is forming a square with some rounded corners still? Does a circle need to free of points and squares/triangles have distinct corners/points to be “counted” as those shapes, just in general? Thank you! Stay safe and healthy during this time!

]]> By: Ten Best Apps for Handwriting with Kids https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-2016 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 01:39:48 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-2016 […] I’m not sure if that made her feel better, but I do feel that it’s the truth.  The curriculum doesn’t account for the children entering kindergarten who did not go to preschool or may not have the fine motor skills to write pages of letters at a time.   Point blank – it’s just not developmentally appropriate. […]

]]> By: Jaime S https://missjaimeot.com/why-not-to-push-handwriting-for-kids/#comment-2015 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 17:18:09 +0000 https://www-fn6uj.skipdns.link/?p=9160#comment-2015 In reply to Baby advisor.

Some children who are three are ready, but many are not. The purpose of this post is to emphasize the importance of readiness skills. The pre-writing skills should be developed before working on handwriting.

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