Today I want to talk about my favorite handwriting tools for kids with Down Syndrome. These include markers, crayons, pencils, pens, and pencil grips. What my son with Down Syndrome uses for writing makes a difference not only with the legibility of his writing but also with how long he’s willing to work. So I’m sharing with you the tools that have been most beneficial for his handwriting.
Here’s a set of Spring-Themed Tracing Pages I made for my son to keep him motivated with handwriting.
Here’s a set of winter words for tracing. Tracing words of high interest is way more fun than writing repeated letters for my son. So I make sheets like this to motivate him. We intersperse copying letters with tracing high-interest words. And that keeps him going.
Take a look at these winter words for tracing, offered here for free.
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Is your child learning to read and/or spell short vowel words? Here are some tracing and spelling pages to reinforce short vowel words. It’s a perfect complement to Short Vowel Stories, also free on this blog.
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Here’s yet another set of handwriting worksheets for children with Down Syndrome and other special needs. These are clean, uncluttered handwriting sheets with cute pictures to color and starting dots. I designed them for children who need extra large letters to trace.
My son needs variety to keep him motivated, which is why I keep making handwriting worksheets. One day, we’ll get to the point where he doesn’t need extra large letters, and then I’ll be able to buy worksheets from Teachers Pay Teachers instead of making them myself. But until then, you can expect to find more worksheets showing up on this blog.
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Let’s talk curriculum, shall we? It’s one of my favorite topics! Many children with Down Syndrome need curriculum tailored to their learning profile. So, I’ve spent a lot of time searching, adapting, and creating curriculum for my son who has T21.
Today I’m sharing with you my favorite resources to help children with Down Syndrome master kindergarten-level skills and concepts.
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Here are even MORE handwriting sheets designed for children with T21 and other special needs. These kids need lots of repetition and variety, which is why I have been making so many for Junior. These B&W worksheets make it easy for you to print and go.
Take a look:
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Here are two sets of FREE worksheets designed to help your child learn to write numbers.
As with my other worksheets for children with special needs, these are clean and uncluttered, and they have starting dots so your child knows where to start forming each number.
Take a look:
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Teaching my son with Down Syndrome to write letters and numbers has been a long, slow process. But little by little we’re getting there! Many schools and homeschoolers use the wonderful handwriting program by Learning Without Tears (formerly Handwriting Without Tears.) But I have needed to adapt some of their materials in order for Junior to be successful.
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Here’s a cute set of handwriting worksheets that will help your child learn to write lowercase letters. Similar to the uppercase set, these have dots which show your child where to begin forming each letter. In addition, each worksheet comes with verbal prompts to help your child learn the order of strokes.
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