Kids handwriting practice 7 to 8 years.
What to expect at this age
By the age of seven, your child will be forming letters with accuracy. There may be some inconsistency with sizing and shape. Their legibility can be a little irregular. They’re starting to understand how to space words. They’ll be able to write short sentences and passages. And be able to copy from the board with accuracy.
By the age of eight, your child will be able to write letters clearly and have even word space gaps. They should be able to keep their letter size and shape consistent. It should be easy for them to write upper and lowercase letters. At this stage, they’re learning to write faster. They must do this while keeping it readable.
What support your child might get for handwriting at school?
In school, your child will have less and less time practising how to write. This will be about 30 minutes of practice a week.
Why handwriting practice matters
If more practice time is needed, teachers may say there is a fine motor skills problem. Or suggest your child join the school’s handwriting group. Not all kids who struggle to write have slow fine motor skills. And many dislike the idea of leaving their class for more handwriting. They just benefit from extra practice. It helps them embed writing into muscle memory.
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Supporting your child
Here are three handwriting practices for 7 to 8 year olds activity ideas. These are all things that can be done at home. This is what we would do here at Help with Handwriting to make writing practice fun.
Don’t write, complete puzzles instead
Word searches help develop pen control skills. Crosswords help with letter sizing. Maze puzzles help develop the skills needed for word space gaps.
Play 2 Truths and 1 Lie
Children often like the permission to lie. Ask your child to write three sentences and you do the same. Guess the lie. Afterward, compare your handwriting. Explain how yours, hopefully, all have the same letter sizes.
Words within words
Take a long word or name, for example, Professor Albus Dumbledore. Try and find as many words as possible from the letters in that word or name. Write these down.
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