Pencil Correct Grasp                   

FISTED GRIP

• 1-2 years old
• Children often hold their writing tool like a dagger, scribbling using their whole arm.

    OR   

DIGITAL PRONATE GRIP

• 2-3 years old
• All fingers are holding the writing tool but the wrist is turned so that the palm is facing down towards the page.
• Movement now comes mostly from the elbow.
• Children should start being able to copy a horizontal, vertical and circular line.

FOUR FINGER GRIP

• 3-4 years old
• Four fingers are held on the writing tool.
• Movement is mostly from the wrist and the hand and fingers move as one.

STATIC TRIPOD GRIP

• 4-6 years old
• This is a three finger grasp, where the thumb, index finger and middle finger work as one unit.

DYNAMIC TRIPOD GRIP

• 6 or 7 years old
• Using only three fingers to hold the writing  tool.
• This is the ideal grip to help move the pencil efficiently, accurately.

How should your child hold his/her pencil?

• Pick up your pencil-use your pointer and thumb.
• Let it dangle,this is step one.

• Use your other hand to rotate pencil around.
• Until, it reaches it’s pillow where it gently lies down.