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		By: Stephanie Carroll		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-203582&quot;&gt;shelly&lt;/a&gt;.

Give her small writing utensils as this will encourage a three point finger grip. Crayons, short pencils, or break them if you have to in half. also, try those little butterfly clips. If you put one at the bottom you can encourage her to place her pointer finger in the middle of the &quot;butterfly wings&quot; and her thumb outside of the left wing (if she is right handed). Another great trick is using those mini plush pom poms. Give her one while she is using a writing (small) utensil and see if she can grip the pom pom with her last 2-3 fingers (ring and pinky or thumb, ring and pinky) to keep them away from the pencil. So for example, she would hold the pom poms under her middle, ring and pinky finger as she cups those fingers in towards her palm]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-203582">shelly</a>.</p>
<p>Give her small writing utensils as this will encourage a three point finger grip. Crayons, short pencils, or break them if you have to in half. also, try those little butterfly clips. If you put one at the bottom you can encourage her to place her pointer finger in the middle of the &#8220;butterfly wings&#8221; and her thumb outside of the left wing (if she is right handed). Another great trick is using those mini plush pom poms. Give her one while she is using a writing (small) utensil and see if she can grip the pom pom with her last 2-3 fingers (ring and pinky or thumb, ring and pinky) to keep them away from the pencil. So for example, she would hold the pom poms under her middle, ring and pinky finger as she cups those fingers in towards her palm</p>
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		By: Steph Carroll		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was searching for photos of a three-point finger grasp as I am getting my diploma in a few weeks in Early Childhood Education and development and currently interning in a preschool classroom with three to four year olds. I am not intending to insult anyone, I am just surprised (and a little concerned) with seeing comments on here from teachers with children around this age and asking ways to help them in their writing and scissor skills. Another name for that would be fine motor skills/development. I&#039;m just confused, were these teachers not taught about fine motor development in preschoolers? This is why, in the book Professionalism in Early Childhood states how difficult it is for Early Childhood educators to be called a legitimate profession because the field is so broad and so are the requirements. My friend in practicum with me whom has a B.A in psychology said this past year is the most workload of any classes shes ever had before. The amount of content in early childhood development that we are taught is insane and the amount of intentional work we do is even crazier! We write our own curriculum as students and every activity plan, circle time lesson and story time is intentionally planned to help further development in whatever area of development the activity correlates to (physical, writing/reading, social/emotional, science, math etc.). My point is that as a new child educator in the field, after having so much information crammed into our brains to get an A.S in early childhood in Hawaii, it is mind boggling that a preschool teacher is asking advice about how to help further a childs scissor and writing development. This should be something a preschool teacher already knows as it is an important and popular part of development in young children. Also, there is no &quot;wrong&quot; way to do something if one is teaching preschoolers in developmentally appropriate way. Is this not taught in other places? Also, I realize that some places allow one to be a teacher without a degree, only certifications and sometimes not even that and that some people call themselves teachers when they might actually really be a daycare worker or a teachers assistant or an EA....etc. Again, this is why we are having difficulties in getting Early childhood education labeled as a profession. Check out the book Professionalism in Early Childhood Education by Stephanie Feeney. Very interesting! Again, I am a very nice person and not insulting or judging anyone. I am just a little surprised, confused, concerned and intrigued all at the same time lol.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was searching for photos of a three-point finger grasp as I am getting my diploma in a few weeks in Early Childhood Education and development and currently interning in a preschool classroom with three to four year olds. I am not intending to insult anyone, I am just surprised (and a little concerned) with seeing comments on here from teachers with children around this age and asking ways to help them in their writing and scissor skills. Another name for that would be fine motor skills/development. I&#8217;m just confused, were these teachers not taught about fine motor development in preschoolers? This is why, in the book Professionalism in Early Childhood states how difficult it is for Early Childhood educators to be called a legitimate profession because the field is so broad and so are the requirements. My friend in practicum with me whom has a B.A in psychology said this past year is the most workload of any classes shes ever had before. The amount of content in early childhood development that we are taught is insane and the amount of intentional work we do is even crazier! We write our own curriculum as students and every activity plan, circle time lesson and story time is intentionally planned to help further development in whatever area of development the activity correlates to (physical, writing/reading, social/emotional, science, math etc.). My point is that as a new child educator in the field, after having so much information crammed into our brains to get an A.S in early childhood in Hawaii, it is mind boggling that a preschool teacher is asking advice about how to help further a childs scissor and writing development. This should be something a preschool teacher already knows as it is an important and popular part of development in young children. Also, there is no &#8220;wrong&#8221; way to do something if one is teaching preschoolers in developmentally appropriate way. Is this not taught in other places? Also, I realize that some places allow one to be a teacher without a degree, only certifications and sometimes not even that and that some people call themselves teachers when they might actually really be a daycare worker or a teachers assistant or an EA&#8230;.etc. Again, this is why we are having difficulties in getting Early childhood education labeled as a profession. Check out the book Professionalism in Early Childhood Education by Stephanie Feeney. Very interesting! Again, I am a very nice person and not insulting or judging anyone. I am just a little surprised, confused, concerned and intrigued all at the same time lol.</p>
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		By: Ms.Loren		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-184689&quot;&gt;Eva&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi I found these writing books on amazon. They are very teacher, parent and children friendly. Love them.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RVHVFJQ?binding=paperback&#038;ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-184689">Eva</a>.</p>
<p>Hi I found these writing books on amazon. They are very teacher, parent and children friendly. Love them.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RVHVFJQ?binding=paperback&#038;ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RVHVFJQ?binding=paperback&#038;ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk</a></p>
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		By: Liz		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-362539&quot;&gt;Amy L Walker&lt;/a&gt;.

My daughter is just 23 months and most of the time is using a regular pencil grip on her writing utensils. I use large crayons (not jumbo but large Crayola crayons) and her stylus is slightly fatter then a pen for tablet educational activities like ABC mouse. I was very surprised myself when she took so quickly and easily to a standard grip. I have raised my nephew from early infancy and although he is on the autism spectrum he is not intellectually disabled and is very high functioning but getting him to hold any wrighting utensils properly was a battle. He was in late kindergarten before he could do it with a grip form on the pencil...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-362539">Amy L Walker</a>.</p>
<p>My daughter is just 23 months and most of the time is using a regular pencil grip on her writing utensils. I use large crayons (not jumbo but large Crayola crayons) and her stylus is slightly fatter then a pen for tablet educational activities like ABC mouse. I was very surprised myself when she took so quickly and easily to a standard grip. I have raised my nephew from early infancy and although he is on the autism spectrum he is not intellectually disabled and is very high functioning but getting him to hold any wrighting utensils properly was a battle. He was in late kindergarten before he could do it with a grip form on the pencil&#8230;</p>
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		By: Development of Pencil Grasps for Children &#124; Ready Kids		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] Pencil Grasp Development in Preschoolers. (2021). Retrieved 2 December 2021, from https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/ [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		By: Top 5 Ways To Help Preschoolers Use Proper Pencil Grasp - Preschool.org		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] For more information on why your preschooler should use proper pencil grasp click here. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] For more information on why your preschooler should use proper pencil grasp click here. [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Pencil Grasp Development - Stay at Home Educator		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] grasps develop into the beginning pencil grasps common for toddlers. Then we’ll chat&#160;about how preschoolers transition from&#160;those common grasps used by toddlers into a grasp that is more developed and allows more [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] grasps develop into the beginning pencil grasps common for toddlers. Then we’ll chat&nbsp;about how preschoolers transition from&nbsp;those common grasps used by toddlers into a grasp that is more developed and allows more [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: A Thanksgiving Activity to Encourage Preschoolers to be Thankful - Berlin and the Bear		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] activity is also a way to practice a few preschool skills: cutting, writing (with the correct pencil grip), and patterns. I drew straight lines on the construction paper for Bear to cut [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] activity is also a way to practice a few preschool skills: cutting, writing (with the correct pencil grip), and patterns. I drew straight lines on the construction paper for Bear to cut [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Ashley		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/pencil-grasp-development-in-preschoolers/#comment-362539&quot;&gt;Amy L Walker&lt;/a&gt;.

That&#039;s amazing, Amy!
Thanks so much for sharing :)
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador]]></description>
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<p>That&#8217;s amazing, Amy!<br />
Thanks so much for sharing 🙂<br />
Warmly,<br />
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador</p>
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		By: Amy L Walker		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I came across this page while searching Google for age appropriate pencil grasps. My son is 21 months old and currently uses a combination of the modified tripod grasp and the regular pencil grasp. This is absolutely mind boggling to me and my family, I didn&#039;t know a child under 2 could do anything above maybe the radial cross Palmer grasp. I sure didn&#039;t think it was possible for a child under 2 to have the skill to do modified tripod grasp with ease! I can&#039;t wait to show his pediatrician next month lol. He has always hit milestones a few weeks or months early, but nothing this surprising!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came across this page while searching Google for age appropriate pencil grasps. My son is 21 months old and currently uses a combination of the modified tripod grasp and the regular pencil grasp. This is absolutely mind boggling to me and my family, I didn&#8217;t know a child under 2 could do anything above maybe the radial cross Palmer grasp. I sure didn&#8217;t think it was possible for a child under 2 to have the skill to do modified tripod grasp with ease! I can&#8217;t wait to show his pediatrician next month lol. He has always hit milestones a few weeks or months early, but nothing this surprising!!</p>
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		By: Writing Journals for Toddlers and Preschoolers		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] write in and use their journals. As a big bonus, the extras also help the children develop and practice their pincher grasp, a precursor to more mature pencil [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] write in and use their journals. As a big bonus, the extras also help the children develop and practice their pincher grasp, a precursor to more mature pencil [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Dawn thomas		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have several family members that are left handed or ambidextious. My grandaughter is 5 and still uses both hands to hold her silverware. She hasnt figured out which is her dominate hand and its slowing down her progress with writting. Any suggestion how we can help her?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have several family members that are left handed or ambidextious. My grandaughter is 5 and still uses both hands to hold her silverware. She hasnt figured out which is her dominate hand and its slowing down her progress with writting. Any suggestion how we can help her?</p>
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		By: shelly		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have a now 5 year old in my preschool classroom that still uses the modified tripod grasp.  I have given her a sponge to hold with her ring and pinky fingers to help her &quot;remember&quot; the correct grip.  But, when she does not have the sponge, she always goes back to the &quot;wrong&quot; grip.  She has a hard time cutting too,  Any more suggestions to get her grip right before she goes to school?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a now 5 year old in my preschool classroom that still uses the modified tripod grasp.  I have given her a sponge to hold with her ring and pinky fingers to help her &#8220;remember&#8221; the correct grip.  But, when she does not have the sponge, she always goes back to the &#8220;wrong&#8221; grip.  She has a hard time cutting too,  Any more suggestions to get her grip right before she goes to school?</p>
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		By: Eva		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you suggest correcting the child? And if so at what age I teach 3-5 year olds.
Thank you]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you suggest correcting the child? And if so at what age I teach 3-5 year olds.<br />
Thank you</p>
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