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debbie

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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:17 pm Post subject: QT:' Is it wrong to teach children how to hold a pencil?' |
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Teacher-blogger, Quirky Teacher, questions the early years 'lore' about waiting for children to be developmentally ready to hold a pencil with the tripod grip. Does it naturally evolve or do we need to teach it specifically - and when?
Quote: | Is it wrong to teach children how to hold a pencil?
JULY 11, 2019
Following some online discussion yesterday which was inspired a part of HMCI’s speech to the National Day Nurseries Association, I was left wondering why so many disagreed with this part of the speech: |
https://thequirkyteacher.wordpress.com/2019/07/11/is-it-wrong-to-teach-children-how-to-hold-a-pencil/ _________________ Debbie Hepplewhite |
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