{"id":1854,"date":"2011-07-11T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2017-05-17T17:33:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T17:33:09","slug":"how-to-hold-a-pen-or-pencil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/how-to-hold-a-pen-or-pencil\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hold a Pen or Pencil"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote last week of the importance of holding a pen or pencil properly<\/a>. If your student complains of an aching hand or shoulders, he or she may be holding the pen incorrectly. Clutching the pen too tightly or in an awkward grip often results in writer’s cramp or muscle fatigue, and students rarely realize why writing is not pleasant.\u00a0Penmanship is important, and it should be relatively painless, too.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0I taught calligraphy several years ago, I\u00a0observed that incorrect pen hold was the single biggest obstacle to beautiful and legible writing. I was able to help my adult students learn better habits, but it is far easier to start correctly when young.\u00a0Proper\u00a0pen hold can make writing easier, less tiring, and more beautiful. It’s worth practicing.<\/p>\n

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought I’d offer you this excellent image of the Tripod Grip for the left or right hand. The graphic\u00a0was developed by Marie Hablitzel and\u00a0Kim Stitzer, the creators of Draw Your World<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, who may be even more passionate than I am about the importance of holding a pencil correctly. They graciously granted me permission to reprint this helpful illustration.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you have a student who has learned an incorrect hold, Draw Your World<\/em> offers useful training tools such as pencil grips that can help make a difference. Another thing that sometimes helps a student who needs to learn a better pencil hold is to start learning another skill such as calligraphy or drawing in which correct pen hold also matters. It makes learning how to hold a pencil seem more interesting, rather than a tedious chore.<\/p>\n

It can be hard to relearn something as basic as how to hold a pen, but it can make a big difference in how easily your student writes, and how pleasant the experience is. And we all know it is more fun to do something pleasant than something hard!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Writing fatigue and writers cramp are the inevitable result of holding the pen too tightly or in an awkward grip, and often students don’t even realize why writing is so hard. The physical act of penmanship is such a necessary part of school, it just seems wise to make it as painless as possible. 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