Families For Life | Handwriting Skills for Children

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Handwriting is the ability to efficiently produce written communication.

As children grow older, their handwriting skills develop in the following ways.

By the end of K1:

  • Letters are recognizable

  • Letters become more proportionate in size

  • Letter spacing is inconsistent

  • Letters may not be resting on the line

  • Reversals or frequent erasures are common

By the end of K2:

  • Letter sizing is proportionate

  • Letter spacing and alignment are consistent

Did you know?

It is developmentally acceptable for children to show occasional reversal errors until they are 7 years old.

Apply HOW to teach Handwriting

Parents may apply the HOW acronym as a guide to develop your child's handwriting skills.