Describe the importance of pencil grips in learning to write. What other factors influence the development of writing skills?
What will be an ideal response?
Children initially hold a pencil using the power grip but by age 6 they develop the more versatile tripod grip that enables them to achieve greater control over fine movements of the pencil.
Correct practice using the tripod grip is helpful in developing writing skills.
Practice doing a variety of things with the fingers such as painting, stringing beads, etc., helps children to be more successful when they start to write.
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A) ?directly B) ?inversely C) ?not D) ?unpredictably