I use finger lights, which u can buy in a dollar store (4 for $1), and let the student pick the color and have them strap it onto their index finger (pointer finger). Instead of just standing with one arm on their shoulder and using their writing hand to trace the letter in mid-air....I let them use these finger lights to trace on a white board under dim light and then have them trace the letter facing me while I mirror them with a finger light. This part is my student's favorite part when she tries to blind me with her finger light. Try this out, it is a great way for children to learn the large movement of writing and to learn the formation of cursive or printed letters. When tracing keep using the grass, sky and ground to help them with verbalizing the motion. For example: printed small letter a - "start at the top of the grass and make a loop all the way back to the top of the grass and go straight down to the bottom of the grass. This will help them with kinesthetic memory of the formation. I've also used this method in introducing 3 yr. olds to writing chinese characters.
AuthorDora Cheung - Certified OG Tutor, Masters of Educ. Admin., Early Childhood Education, +20 yrs of teaching experience. Married with 3 boys - 13 yrs, 11 yrs and 8 yrs old. Archives
December 2019
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