{"id":9484,"date":"2023-11-07T23:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapeuticlearning.com\/?page_id=9484"},"modified":"2024-01-02T21:52:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:52:04","slug":"handwriting-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therapeuticlearning.com\/conditions\/handwriting-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Handwriting Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9486&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1702431489851{padding-left: 1% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1702431396276{padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;thefox_conditions&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1704145586734{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Handwriting Challenges and Fine Motor Delays&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:34px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1699398024668{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At TLC, our students achieve MUSCLE MEMORY with handwriting for automaticity in writing so that the energy can be freed up to develop ideas and content for meaningful self expression through writing.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_wme8eb7zxbvqtc1qpvrm{width:300px;}#l_wme8eb7zxbvqtc1qpvrm.sc_line ,#l_wme8eb7zxbvqtc1qpvrm .sc_line { height:1px; background: #000000; background: -moz-linear-gradient(90deg, #000000 0%, #1e73be 100%); background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right bottom, color-stop(0%,#000000), color-stop(100%,#1e73be)); background: -webkit-linear-gradient(90deg, #000000 0%,#1e73be 100%); background: -o-linear-gradient(90deg, #000000 0%,#1e73be 100%); background: -ms-linear-gradient(90deg, #000000 0%,#1e73be 100%); background: linear-gradient(90deg, #000000 0%,#1e73be 100%);}#l_wme8eb7zxbvqtc1qpvrm {margin:0px 0 px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_wme8eb7zxbvqtc1qpvrm\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1704145624941{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;]Handwriting training improves the ability to delay instant gratification and emotionally cope with frustration and environmental demands.<\/p>\n<p>TLC uses a neurodevelopmental approach to developing fine-motor skills for handwriting and incorporates music\/rhythm for writing fluency and \u201cwhole brain stimulation.\u201d Kids love it. They find success quickly and easily. And handwriting is such a VISIBLE thing in the long list of challenges that many children struggle with, that helping them to SEE their ability with handwriting then transfers over to every other domain.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;15 Reasons Handwriting is Important:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]1.\u00a0 Handwriting fundamentally impacts impulse control in the brain\u2019s lower levels which is essential in order to focus attention so higher learning can take place.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Manipulating the fingers through handwriting not only calms the right brain, but also stimulates the left brain, the brain that \u201cgoes to school\u201d where specialized reading\/writing capacities are located.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Handwriting training improves the ability to delay gratification and emotionally cope with environmental demands.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Fine motor control and emotional control (including impulse control) are deeply intertwined.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 The brain stem houses a special neural network, the reticular activating system (RAS) that is considered the gatekeeper to consciousness. Repetitive movement helps the RAS filter environmental stimuli sent to the thinking brain which improves the ability to focus and attent (a major factor in ADHD).<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Repetitive movement also increases myelination of axons\/brain cells which enhance the brain\u2019s ability to more efficiently transmit messages.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 Good handwriting requires sufficient repetition\u00a0 that stabilizes a foundation in the brain\u2019s lower levels.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]8.\u00a0 Handwriting has a unique capacity to \u201ctrain the brain\u201d because it uses \u201cbottom up processing\u201d to influence \u201ctop-down processing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 Poor handwriting indicates a child is under stress and is emotionally vulnerable which can have a detrimental effect on memory and retention of learning overall.<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0 Labored handwriting creates a drain on mental resources<\/p>\n<p>11.\u00a0 Handwriting is a basic tool used in taking notes, taking tests and doing classroom and homework assignments.<\/p>\n<p>12.\u00a0 Poor handwriting can have a pervasive effect on school performance<\/p>\n<p>13.\u00a0 When handwriting is perceived as laborious and time consuming, motivation to write may be greatly reduced leading to less practice and lower writing skills overall (and reading comprehension).<\/p>\n<p>14.\u00a0 Writing skills improve reading skills. Handwriting in the early years is linked to basic reading and spelling achievement.<\/p>\n<p>15.\u00a0 Research shows that it is impossible to remove the inherent \u201cbias\u201d of quality handwriting when papers are read\/graded. 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