Handwriting
Students with ADHD who have difficulty with manuscript or cursive writing may well benefit from their teacher’s use of the following instructional practices:
▪ Individual chalkboards. Ask the child to practice copying and erasing the target words on a small, individual chalkboard. Two children can be paired to practice their target words together.
▪ Quiet places for handwriting. Provide the child with a special “quiet place” (e.g., a table outside the classroom) to complete his or her handwriting assignments.
▪ Spacing words on a page. Teach the child to use his or her finger to measure how much space to leave between each word in a written assignment.
▪ Special writing paper. Ask the child to use special paper with vertical lines to learn to space letters and words on a page.
▪ Structured programs for handwriting. Teach handwriting skills through a structured program, such as Jan Olsen’s Handwriting Without Tears program (Olsen, 2003).