The wrist is held slightly extended to allow more isolated finger movement, and the forearm is slightly turned over towards the table.īy school entry (reception, 5 years+), ideal pencil skills involve a three fingered pencil grip with no overlapping of the fingers or thumb over the pencil or fingers, and no hyper-extension (bending backwards) of finger joints. The wrist is held still while the hand moves as a unit, and the wrist straight not extended.īy 4½ – 5 years (dynamic tripod grasp), the pencil is ideally held with three finger with a rounded web-space that allows ideal isolated finger control for precise and refined pencil control, with the pencil movement generated in the fingers only. Holding the pencil inappropriately can have an impact on a child’s ability to demonstrate age appropriate neatness of pencil tasks, to sustain age appropriate speed of pencil skills, avoid rapid fatigue due to excessive pencil pressure, to engage in pencil tasks as long as their peers and avoid unnecessary pain or fatigue due to poor pencil skill mechanics.Īn ideal pencil grasp is dependent upon the child’s development.īy 3½ – 4 years (static tripod grasp), the pencil is ideally held with four fingers with a slightly elongated (flattened) web-space. In some cases, a pencil grip is a good way to reinforce this ideal grasp, so that bad habits don’t form or can be broken. Then they will be more ready to sustain an appropriate pencil grasp and persist with pencil tasks for an age appropriate duration. The best way to ensure your child is off to a good start is to build the strength of the fingers.
Of course, there are many ways children hold their pencils, and this can be a result of poor finger and hand strength.
Pencil skills are a significant way in which we communicate.
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