Ideas at Play: An Occupational Therapy (OT) Podcast

Ep. 64 Handwriting Research Tour (yes, skip the pencil grips)

May 6, 2026·46 min
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Send us a Text or Voicemail If you've ever debated pencil grips or the perfect grasp pattern in an IEP meeting, this episode is for you. We take a tour of the handwriting literature — pulling from OT, education, ergonomics, and hand therapy — to find out what actually moves the needle in handwriting intervention. Learn with us as we dig into why force matters more than grip position, what the research says about weighted and adapted pencils, and why grasp patterns are way less important than ...

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