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Child practicing writing the letter S on a worksheet with adult guidance at a wooden table.
OT Tip Sheet: Printing Program

Practice printing one letter at a time using verbal cues and fun activities. Progress through letter groups and use guided paper to teach alignment and consistency.

July 18, 2025

Child tracing dotted geometric shapes with a green marker on a white paper.
OT Tip Sheet: Developing Pre-Printing Skills

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.

July 18, 2025

Adult and child working on handwriting at a table with pencils, rulers, and books.
OT Tip Sheet: Letter & Number Formations

Practicing letter and number formations helps children develop consistent motor patterns, making writing more automatic. This frees up mental energy for focusing on ideas, leading to faster, neater, and more confident printing.

July 18, 2025

Child in red shirt cutting pink paper with yellow scissors at a table with paper scraps.
OT Tip Sheet: Developing Scissor Skills

Developing scissor skills improves hand strength, coordination, and precision, supporting fine motor development needed for cutting tasks, crafts, and essential school and self-care activities.

July 18, 2025

Child coloring cut-out paper shapes on glass table with markers, glue stick, and yellow scissors.
OT Tip Sheet: Developing Pencil Grasp

Learning to hold a pencil correctly builds control, reduces hand fatigue, and supports fine motor development essential for writing, drawing, and success in classroom activities.

July 18, 2025

Child's hand placing colorful geometric wooden pieces on board forming a house and yellow circle.
OT Tip Sheet: Crossing Midline?

Practicing crossing the midline helps improve coordination, body awareness, and hand dominance by encouraging movement across the body’s center—essential for tasks like dressing, writing, reading, and overall motor development.

July 18, 2025

Three children engaged in arts and crafts, including paper cutting and drawing, at a table.
OT Tip Sheet: Development of Cutting

Developing cutting skills involves progressing from simple to complex tasks—starting with snipping and advancing to cutting curves. This step-by-step approach builds precision, coordination, and confidence for successful and age-appropriate scissor use.

July 18, 2025

Five child hands against white background showing one to five fingers in sequence from left to right
OT Tip Sheet: Finger Isolation

Practicing finger isolation builds strength and control in each finger, supporting essential fine motor skills like writing, buttoning, typing, and handling small objects in daily tasks.

July 18, 2025

Child's hands playing with a pink butterfly toy on fabric with gold heart patterns.
OT Tip Sheet: In-Hand Manipulation

Explains in-hand manipulation skills — the ability to hold and move objects within one hand — and why these skills are important for tasks like writing and using tools.

July 8, 2025