EcoBall Pen Review: Eco Writing Solution for Teens
When your Year 8 son comes home complaining his teacher “can’t read his writing again,” it’s tempting to think nothing helps. But sometimes the most
Explore expert blogs on handwriting for children and teens aged 6 to 16.
Written by an occupational therapist, these posts help you improve your child’s writing speed, legibility, and enjoyment. Find OT-led strategies, speed drills, and free quizzes — all designed to make handwriting easier and more rewarding.
How to write punctuation correctly
Perfecting Your Punctuation: Commas, Full Stops, and More Of all the writing tasks, the hardest is punctuation and grammar. It’s because there are many options
OT and Handwriting
About Occupational Therapy and OT Week Every year in November, the Royal College of Occupational Therapy runs ‘OT week’. This is a way to celebrate
Drawing doodles to improve writing
How can drawing doodles help improve handwriting? There are many students who find forming letters tricky and it is not specific to a particular age.
Escape rooms as educational tools
Escape Rooms Create Epic Learning Opportunities Escape rooms have come from nowhere to fast becoming a must-do activity. Often on a to-do list as part
Peppa Pig and Inspiring Handwriting
The Power of Peppa Pig – inspiring young writers to start to write letters Have you ever said something to someone, then someone else says
Project: tree planting
Our tree planting project is just starting For all of us, the need to go “greener” and look after our environment is ever more paramount.
Left-handed writers and maths
Are there any differences in how left-handed writers write in maths? Left-handed writers comprise 10% of the population. But should they be doing their maths
What is illegible handwriting?
Everyone strives for legible handwriting. But the question should we should be asking is “What is illegible handwriting?” When we look at the word legible
Homework Strategies for Parents
Homework is such a controversial topic. Some schools give it, and some schools don’t. Some schools expect handwritten work. Others use a Chromebook. There are
Fixing PDF printing problems
Do you have PDF printing problems? Have you had that annoying situation when you see something great. It is a pdf. You are want to
Handwriting after lockdown
Handwriting after lockdown – We know that lockdown has been hard for us all. Life during and after lockdown was/is hard. In particular, it has
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Hello, I’m Sheilagh
I’m a children’s occupational therapist and handwriting expert. I know how to improve handwriting whilst keeping it fun.
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