Building a strong literacy foundation on which to grow and develop reading and spelling skills is important right from the beginning of a child’s learning experience. So many times when I work with struggling students at the late elementary level, I find that the issues will trace right back to those foundational skills from the early elementary level.

One of my clients struggles with handwriting. He has a hard time forming his letters, and finds handwriting practice to be challenging and distasteful. But, he expends energy forming letters in inefficient ways which also exhausts his attention and wastes his energy limiting his ability to produce written work.

These are some of my favorite multisensory learning materials. You likely have them laying around the house. Pull these out next time the kids are bored.

A Structured Literacy approach will help your child. The road to getting this vital instruction might not be easy, but it can make all the difference.