Starfish Therapies - Handwriting and Grasp

​ ​ Go to our Website Starfish Updates ​ We are looking to grow our team. If you know of anyone who is looking to work with kids as a PT or OT (heck, we'd also love to have Speech) send them our way! Pass this along for more information!​ Handwriting and Grasp Development Back to school is a great time to address handwriting skills. As children enter pre-school and kindergarten handwriting concerns are often brought up by parents and teachers working with the child. Addressing handwriting challenges are not simple, as handwriting is complex that involves many different skills before we can have the expectation for a child to be successful. This newsletter will discuss the breakdown of handwriting skills expected at each age and writing utensil grasp. The building blocks to handwriting include: Pre-writing skills Postural control Fine motor control (including pincer grasp and in-hand manipulation skills) Bilateral coordination ​Click to keep reading and find out more details!​ More Resources: ​8 Key Components to Handwriting​ ​The Ins and Outs of Pencil Grips​ ​Occupational Therapy Round-Up​ If you want to be kept up to date on our new products and sales please click on this link to our shop and it will add you to that mailing list! We have several new products about to release and you would be the first to know! Links For You Amazon Store Blog Instagram Facebook YouTube Contact Us ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 1541 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010