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OT Tip Sheet: Developing Pre-Printing Skills

Child tracing dotted geometric shapes with a green marker on a white paper.

Developing pre-printing skills lays the foundation for successful handwriting by building visual-motor coordination and control. Practicing matching, targeting, and shape-making activities helps children gain the precision and hand strength needed for letter and number formation.