Click on the link below to book a free discovery call for UK residents. Alternatively, if you live outside the UK, click on the zoom meeting link. For 11 to 16 year olds the price varies depending on the amount of support. They range from £ to £ Our handwriting practice club is £35 a month. We aim to be transparent with no hidden extras. All our prices are clearly shown on the webpages. Sheilagh tries not to have a long waiting time because when you have decided the time is right waiting even longer to see someone can be annoying. Unfortunately this is not possible.

Most appointments are usually booked up between 1 to 2 months in advance. The best advice we can give is if you see a time slot that you like, book it quickly because it may not be there tomorrow! Her lesson diary page is here. We can actually see more and help your child better by working online rather than face to face. If we need to physically see your child write, perhaps due to an awkward pencil grip, we ask that the camera is angled down when they write. If we need to review how they have written we ask them to hold up their work to the camera. We will take a quick screen shot of the work and then talk about it with them. All handwriting demonstrations are either shown using a whiteboard and pen or through a document camera.

We do this by looking at the cognitive, physical, sensory, and motor skills and finding out how to enhance a kids self-esteem and sense of accomplishment. Over the last 23 years Sheilagh has spent time building up her knowledge on handwriting. Experiencing what works and does not work. She has written 2 books, one is a best seller all about handwriting. She is also an author for Penguin books and has been their handwriting advisor for two Peppa Pig books. Meaning she can get to the problem quicker than others. And she can give you the solution before your child has a chance to switch off from handwriting altogether. It all depends on the age of the child, how often they practice and whether they are working on the primary handwriting difficulty.

For instance, they may be trying to improve their letter writing when actually the way they are holding their pencil could be limiting their progress. If we do not address the pencil grip then no amount of practice on letter formations will make the change we are looking for. What we do know is that handwriting is a developmental process, if we learn and master each step then we can improve. They are quick to learn new techniques. It will take them less time than if you or I were trying to learn a new skill.

However, research does tells us that is takes 66 days for a new habit to be remembered. When children hold the pencil tightly it causes a loss of blood supply to the hand. This is why they say that their hand hurts. Often they will put the pencil down and shake their hands. Although some of the recent research suggests that the type of pencil grip is not as important as we used to think. Your child will write less. Often they are unable to show us their true academic ability. Personally, we feel that the only way to practice handwriting is by putting pen to paper. Using handwriting apps or writing answers on a whiteboard does not help a child develop the muscle memory needed to learn the letter shapes. We try to be as eco-friendly as possible and any worksheets that we create are always in black and white.

Before the first lesson we ask for a maximum of 4 worksheets to be completed. This is a great way to build the perceptual skills to keep a pencil within a writing space such as baselines and middle or top lines when writing. Cursive Writing Lines Art — This activity was done using cursive letters, but you could work on formation of printed handwriting as well. Make creative art that builds letter formation and line awareness as well. Children can trace over the lines, build fine motor skills, and carryover of line awareness with this fun activity. Pre-Writing Lines with Leaves — Building line awareness and the directionality of lines is a pre-writing concept that begins with recognizing shapes and then copying those shapes to connect the lines.

This carries over to formation of letters and placement on lines within a writing space. Pre-Writing Lines Fine Motor Activity — Continue the pre-writing lines skills with this resistive fine motor activity that builds a muscle memory of pre-writing lines shapes and forms. This is a great way to build skills in spatial and line awareness. Tips and Tricks for Writing and Coloring Within Lines — These tips and tricks can be used to help kids with spatial awareness and line awareness in coloring as well as handwriting. Pre-Writing Handwriting Lines — This pre-writing lines activity gets kids forming lines in a given space, a great activity that transfers to handwriting and forming letters in a space on lines. Creative Ways to Work on Line Awareness — These line awareness activities and information go into more detail on the implications of line use in handwriting, tips to improve writing lines, and carryover skills.

Sky Ground Writing Method — The sky and ground method of line awareness helps children to visualize the top and bottom line spaces for movement of the pencil to form letters. This DIY writing line paper can be made with just two markers. This activity can help with organization on the page. How to help with carryover of handwriting skills. Pencil grasp plays a role in handwriting, especially when considering a functional pencil grasp. For more information and tools to promote a functional pencil grasp, be sure to join the Pencil Grasp Challenge.

The activities below help to promote a functional grasp by improving the fine motor skills needed for hand strength, open thumb web space, separation of the sides of the hand, and endurance when writing which all play a role in a functional grasp in handwriting. Small Pencil Trick for Helping with Pencil Grasp — Using a small pencil like a golf pencil promotes a more functional pencil grasp because the positioning needed to grasp and move the pencil requires more precise motor movements and pulls the thumb into an open web space. Use the tips in this blog post. Thumb IP Joint Flexion Pencil Grasp Trick — This pencil grasp trick promotes awareness of an open thumb web space by opening the space between the thumb and the pointer finger and adding rotation to the thumb MP joint into opposition so the pencil is grasped.

The precision motor movements of thumb IP flexion allow for precision of grasp. This is a fun activity kids will love! Thumb Opposition — Thumb opposition allows for precision of grasp and a refined ability to manipulate a pencil when writing. Opposition activities like this one allow for eye-hand coordination development, as well as bilateral coordination, and strengthening of the arch or intrinsic muscles which are necessary for fine motor tasks like writing with endurance. Magnetic Spoons and Handwriting Game — This fine motor activity works on eye-hand coordination and grasp skills, both of which are needed for handwriting!

Mechanical Pencil for Writing Too Dark or Too Light — This activity for handwriting addresses pencil pressure. When kids write too hard that they break the pencil point, addressing proprioception through the pencil is needed. Drawing awareness to this can help and using a mechanical pencil is a great way to work on pencil pressure in writing. Easy DIY Slant Board and WHY Use a Slant Board? A slant board is a handwriting tool that kids can use to work on accuracy and pencil grasp. This resource explains why using a slant board is important.

Fine Motor Play Dough Intrinsic Muscle Strength — This intrinsic hand strength activity is a fun way to work on the fine motor skills needed for pencil grasp and endurance when writing. Pencil Control Exercises — Pencil control is an essential part of handwriting skills that impact letter formation, neatness of letters, and placement on lines or given writing spaces. Use these pencil control exercises to build hand strength and visual motor skills. Rainbow Hundreds Chart — This rainbow fine motor activity is a great way to work on precision in pencil grasp. Handwriting Quick Check Self-Assessment List — Use this handwriting self-assessment to check for handwriting skills with writing tasks.

Coban Wrap Pencil Grip — Coban is a therapy tool that many occupational therpaists have in their therapy bag! Distal Finger Control Exercises — These distal control exercises promote precision and movement of the pencil in small spaces, using movements needed for writing letters of the alphabet. Omitting Letters and Words when Copying — Sometimes kids have trouble with copying written material and omitting letters or words when they copy. This can be a visual perceptual skill that results in errors. This resource covers letter omission in handwriting. Handwriting and Visual Perception with Tangrams — Working with tangrams is a visual perception activity that helps with spatial awareness and the visual discrimination skills needed in handwriting. Try these tangram activities to help.

A Complete Guide to Handwriting — This blog post includes many links to handwriting activities and resources. Paper Position Desk Paper Positioner — Positioning paper is a big part of handwriting. This resource includes information on how the paper should be positioned and how to add a visual prompt to promote better paper positioning when writing. DIY Desk Fidget Tool — Use this DIY desk fidget toy to help with attention during handwriting tasks. Use a Timer to Help with Letter Formation — Forming letters a problem? Try this timer activity to work on letter formation, speed of handwriting, and accuracy of letter placement on the lines in written work.

Executive Functioning Skills and Handwriting — Executive functioning skills are a part of everything we do, even handwriting! This blog post covers the executive functions needed for letter formation, copying skills, visual attention, and organization on a page. Sensory Letter Formation — This sensory writing activity works on letter formation but allows covers easy tips for handwriting skills. Homemade Pencil Grip — Did you know a homemade pencil grip is as easy as using balloons? This pencil grip draws the distal fingers to the tips of the pencil and is good for kids that need a visual and physical cue to hold the pencil at the end.

Benefits of Stickers in Occupational Therapy — There are many benefits to playing with stickers and handwriting skills are part of that especially when you take into consideration all of the fine motor skills that impact a functional pencil grasp. Toys and Games for Reluctant Writers — Sometimes kids are reluctant writers because they HATE to write or because writing is HARD. These activities and ideas for reluctant writers many handwriting fun and meaningful…and motivating! The Benefits of Coloring — There are many benefits to coloring that impact handwriting like hand strength and controlled motor movements of the hands.

Gift Ideas for Spatial Awareness — These toys and tools are fun games to work on spatial awareness in handwriting. Others are recycled items that are used to improve functional skills or the underlying skills that impact handwriting and pencil grasp. Toys and Tools to Improve Visual Tracking — Visual tracking skills are needed for reading and writing. These games and toys help to improve visual tracking skills in written work. Pencil Pressure Simple Handwriting Trick — Pencil pressure is a common handwriting problem for many children.

Use this easy activity using a foam sheet to work on the proprioceptive skills needed for appropriate pencil pressure. Sandpaper Letter Formation Trick — One handwriting activity is using sandpaper to work on letter formation and building the muscle memory skills needed for forming letters with automaticity. This activity for letter formation is great for new writers or fixing letter formation mistakes. Boxes and Dots Handwriting Method — Writing with appropriate letter size can impact formation and legibility. This box and dot method can help with forming letters correctly, as well as addressing letter reversals. Easy Trick for Tripod Pencil Grasp — This pencil grasp trick involves hiding a small object in the palm of the hand to work on separation of the sides of the hand and tripod grasp in handwriting.

What is Visual Spacing — Spatial awareness in handwriting is an important part of legibility. Use this button spacing tool to work on spacing between letters and words for better legibility. Visual Tracking Tips and Tools — This visual tracking tips and tools address the visual processing skills needed for writing, copying material from a near point, copying words or sentences from a distant point like a chalkboard, and the visual shift, visual memory, and visual tracking skills needed to know where the writer left off. Handwriting Puzzles Spacing Awareness Activity — These spacing puzzles are a fun way to work on the visual perceptual skills needed for writing words and letters with spacing so that kids can read their own handwriting.

This is a great self-check activity for kids. Easy Trick for Helping with Letter Formation and Sloppy Writing — This activity for handwriting skills works on letter formation and re-trace of pencil lines when writing. Kids can self-check their handwriting with this fun self-assessment activity and then carryover the letter formation skills. Transfer Paper for Spacing, Line Awareness, Letter Formation, Pencil Pressure — Did you know you can use transfer paper for a fun handwriting activity that works on letter formation and handwriting skills. Hand Dominance and Fine Motor with Scooping and Pouring — This handwriting activity addresses bilateral coordination skills and crossing midline needed for holding and positioning paper when writing with a pencil.

Visual Scanning Fine Motor Fidget Toy — This visual scanning activity is a great way to work on the visual skills needed for handwriting and copying written material. Functional Play Ideas with Every Day Toys — Use toys found around the home to work on handwriting skills, fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills, and visual motor skills. DIY Letter Strip Desk Ruler — Make a letter strip for the desktop that can go right into a pencil box or inside the desk. This DIY letter strip helps with letter formation and visual memory skills needed for helping kids copy letters and write letters in their assignments. Letter Construction Method for Accurate Letter Formation — This letter construction activity works on proper letter formation and sequencing of letter formation so that kids start letters at the top and move to correct formation of parts.

The visual cues are great for kids. Desk Positioning and Posture While Writing — These desk posture tips cover the correct positioning needed for writing when sitting at a desk. DIY Dry Erase Board Handwriting Travel Kit — Make this DIY dry erase board to work on handwriting while in a car or on the go. Building Letters Worksheets — Use cotton swabs as a sensory handwriting activity for working on forming letters. This is a fun way to work on letter writing with kids! This is a great activity for bilateral coordination and fine motor skills, too. Letter Formation Resistive Surface — Use this activity for handwriting skills using a resistive surface with an item you probably already have in your home.

Letter Formation with Push Pins in a Can — Work on letter formation using push pins in a lid for a resistive surface that promotes a tripod grasp. Lego Letters — Build letters using LEGO pieces that help with tripod grasp, hand strength, bilateral coordination, and visual motor skills. Handwriting Warm Up Exercises — These handwriting warm-up exercises are a great way to build hand strength and get the hands warmed up for a writing task. Handwriting on Foam Craft Sticks — Writing on foam sheets adds a proprioceptive resistance feedback for letter formation.

This writing activity can help with teaching kids letter formation in proper sequence. Nature Letters — Work on forming letters with sticks, leaves, and petals. I wish I would have found her years ago because my son's handwriting improved significantly. My daughter went from zero to hero in a matter of weeks, she is now writing very confidently as well as excelling in her work at school. I highly recommend this course its worth every penny Thank you so much Sheilagh P. She misses the Skype calls she has with yourself. Copyright © Help With Handwriting · All Rights Reserved. Home About Lessons Handwriting lessons — 6 to 16 years Booking Handwriting Lessons Courses Summer holiday handwriting pack — 8 to 10 years Find the lies.

Proven, practical support. Helping kids aged 6 to 16 years have readable handwriting. Is it affecting their confidence? Offering tailor-made courses and individual lessons. Help with Handwriting has been featured in:. How it works. Find a solution that best suits your needs and we'll transform your child's handwriting, making writing easier to read for everyone. What type of handwriting help do you need? Lessons with an Occupational Therapist. Looking for someone to give your child the individual support they need to progress? Learn more. Ready to give your child the best resources they need when learning how to write? Online Courses with Weekly or Fortnightly Support.

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Decide which lesson option you would like. Taster, Block of 6 lessons, Refresher. Both therapists have over 20 years of experience working with children and have been trained in the Help with Handwriting method of using game-based activities to improve handwriting skills. I help fabulous kids learn new handwriting techniques so that writing becomes easy for them to do and easy for others to read. Writing helps us to express our ideas, communicate with others and to retain facts. We play games. They write the answers. We review the handwriting together and make small tweaks to it.

I have a passion for making learning fun. Outside work, I also enjoy anything crafty especially if it means buying something new for the home! I look forward to working with you and your child helping them to believe that their handwriting can change by giving them a skill they will be proud to show others. A published author of two books. Handwriting consultant to Ladybird and Penguin Random House Publishing including the Peppa Pig brand. Please note we do not manage a waiting list and we very rarely get cancellations. If you see a date that you like, go ahead and book it as it may not be around for long. After having a taster lesson there is no fast track method to booking a block of six lessons. You will be using the same diary system shown on this page. Lesson availability is dependent on the spaces in the diary and often we are booked up 1 to 2 months in advance.

Students that make the greatest progress receive regular weekly or fortnightly lessons. A large gap between the lessons can be unhelpful. It is advisable to book all lesson dates in advance. It is easier to rearrange a lesson that to squeeze one in. Yes, we are really happy to answer any questions that you may have. The best way is to book a discovery call on contact page. Click here to book an appointment. Help with Handwriting processes all payments through Stripe. Here you will be able to pay either via Visa, Mastercard or American Express.

Payment is made at the time of booking your lesson on the diary page above. Yes, homework can be set however please keep in mind that the most important thing for your child is that they link any lesson learning from us into their school day. It is far better for them to practice our techniques in school than for us to overload your child with handwriting homework. We will also ways discuss with you at the end of the lesson whether homework should be set. In short, all lessons should be used within 6 months from the date of the first lesson. Any cancellation or rescheduling must be made 48hrs prior to the lesson. Copyright © Help With Handwriting · All Rights Reserved. Home About Lessons Handwriting lessons — 6 to 16 years Booking Handwriting Lessons Courses Summer holiday handwriting pack — 8 to 10 years Find the lies.

Booking handwriting lessons. This is the easy bit, there are 5 simple steps when booking handwriting lessons. Choose your occupational therapist. Book your lesson date and time. Pay online via Stripe through the calendar system. Sheilagh x. The three options are: Taster lesson £77 , Block of 6 lessons £ , Refresher lesson £ Lessons are available using Zoom, Teams and Skype. Offering lessons on Monday to Thursday and Saturday. Taster lesson with Sheilagh. Refresher lesson with Sheilagh. Book a block of 6 lessons using the diary page below. Lessons are available using Zoom. Offering lessons on Monday and Wednesday. Taster lesson with Claire. Refresher lesson with Claire. Frequently asked questions:. Can I speak to you before booking? How do you pay?

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Bold Lines Handwriting Trick for Line Awareness — using a highlighter or a marker is a great way to work on line awareness and help children write on lines. These will vary from designing an escape room to writing a rap to deciphering wartime WW2 codes etc. We try to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours. Sensory Letter Formation — This sensory writing activity works on letter formation but allows covers easy tips for handwriting skills. Here's what happens when you clikc on the button to purchase.

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