The type of pencil grip can also serve to support the child as they focus on the writing process, therefore not exhausting their thought and energy, trying to remember to grasp the pencil properly for the best function.

First, let me begin by saying that pencil grips are NOT a miracle cure for pencil grasp. They can help in certain circumstances based on the child’s individual needs. The pen grip’s triangular shape provides comfort and ease for a functional grasp.The pen comes already installed on a beautiful designer pen and comes with textured or soft grip options.For example, things like hand gripper exercises can show kids how much pressure is used to move a gripper to the full range of motion. Using that force to move the gripper helps them to visibly see the pressure and supports integration of force modulation during functional tasks.

To meet the needs of the individual student, a pencil grip may be supplied as a tool to support those individual needs. One final note on the use of pencil grips, they WILL be uncomfortable to use at first. Learners are having to utilize the correct finger and hand muscles. In the adaptive tripod grasp, the child places the pencil between the index and middle fingers rather than within the traditional web space. They grasp the pencil shaft with the thumb, index, and middle fingers. The placement of the pencil between the index and middle fingers provides ample support and stability allowing for good pencil control, and less hand and finger fatigue.It is easy to achieve, and I often use it if I am writing a lot. My husband uses it all of the time, and has since grade school. A pencil grip may be a tool provided to support a functional pencil grasp, depending on the needs of the individual student. Finally, we’ll cover a variety of related resources and activities to support the development of pencil grip use. Left handed writers and right handed writers both can use the triangle grip, making it easy to use for either writer.