Colouring/writing
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Evidence
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172137/
Cynthia S. Puranik, Christopher J. Lonigan, and Young-Suk Kim
Letter-writing instruction and activities that encourage writing letters (beyond the letters in one’s name) at the preschool level may prove to be promising avenues for interventions to enhance emerging literacy skills.
Education
Handwriting helps develop fine motor skills. Many children in preschool start with simple shapes, lines and tracing letters. Holding the pencil helps strengthens the muscles in the hand and fingers. They will need to learn to hold the pencil using their thumb, pointer and middle finger at the bottom of the pencil to gain better control of writing. Writing also helps children learn to read as the brain is even more engaged when writing and activates the area of the brain that controls reading. Children who spend more time working with a pen and paper over typing will have stronger reading and writing skills.
Colouring has lots of benefits for pre-schoolers. It builds focus and patience and by colouring regularly your child gets a steady way to focus on their tasks.
It engages fine motor skills. Children who colour regularly often grow up with better handwriting than children who don’t colour as they have more confidence in having the feel of a writing tool in their hand. It can provide stress relief where it can take their mind off their troubles for a while
It can also improve Maths’s skills as when a child colour they learn about lines and shapes.
Colouring also helps with nonverbal expression and encourages colour awareness and recognition.
Empowerment
As parents encourage early writing skills at home. Let your child use pencils, texters, chalk and crayons and encourage your child to use drawing to express ideas and tell stories.
Not all children write at same pace however if you are concerned there is a delay talk to our child’s paediatrician.
Useful Links
https://childdevelopment.com.au/areas-of-concern/writing/writing-readiness-pre-writing-skills/
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