Do your students struggle to write the letters of the alphabet?

If so, I’ve got some good news for you: You’re not alone! 

In fact, most preschool teachers have to deal with this issue every single year (if not several times a year).

And because I have dealt with it too, I’ve ended up coming up with a few solutions to this pesky problem.

Improving your preschool students' handwriting can be a difficult task (even daunting for some of us), but it’s not impossible.

Don’t believe me?

Then listen to this episode where I share my top three steps to improve your preschoolers’ handwriting, try those tips, and let me know how it goes. I promise, they work!

All right, are you ready to learn more?

Let’s dive in.

Key Takeaways:

How to help your preschool students improve their handwriting (00:00)

Understand the importance of fine motor skills (03:56)

Set developmentally appropriate expectations (06:13)

Use the right tools at the right time (10:30)

Let’s discuss some conflicts (24:27)

Additional Resources:

- Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Watch my episode about playdough tools here.

- Discover more handwriting tips here.

- Check out my favorite fine motor tools here.

- Get our Farm Fine Motor Printables here.

- Get your pre-writing cards here.

- Grab your FREE Fine Motor Parent Handout here.

- Get your FREE printable playdough recipe here.

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