MOTOR SKILLS ARE CRUCIAL: NEW APPROACHES TO
IMPROVING Writing lessons

For most children, writing their first word is a source of pride. So how does this first word actually look? It doesn’t really matter. However, teachers attach much more importance to style and legibility. As a result, primary school pupils spend a long time practising to write letter after letter of neat writing in the right size and on a straight line. The fact that primary school pupils’ motor skills develop at a very different rate is often neglected. This is where we come in.

• We examine the movements involved in writing with scientific research.

• Problems with writing mainly stem from poor motor skills.

• Our objective – flowing, efficient and legible handwriting, without tiring.

• We make our findings available to interested educators, teachers and schools.