Handwriting help for kid with fine motor issues

[Moxie]

I need suggestions. DS has some fine motor issues and his handwriting is terrible. How can I help him?

[Kerileanne99]

Origami.

Seriously, I once read a study about classrooms full of k-1 who spent 30 minutes 3 days per week on it. Their handwriting was beautiful and vastly different from their control groups. I did origami and ASL with my dd5 and she has gorgeous handwriting, both manuscript and cursive. Even the neuropsych eval we had commented and he believed it was hugely benificial.

Obviously, one child does not unequivocal evidence make, but since it is fun and has no harmful effects, might be worth a try:)

[Laura Corin]

When he writes, does he sit upright, or does he lean forward on his arms?  Does he hold his pen/cil flexibly or in a 'death grip'?  Does he tend to press very hard?  Or very softly?

[wapiti]

Cursive helped my ds.

[Mrs. Tharp]

I also recommend cursive. Ds11's printing is not functional and we have abandoned printing for typing. I did try cursive with him last year but decided at this stage that typing would be more productive. His cursive was better than his printing though and I wish I'd started much younger.

[MerryAtHope]

This article on dysgraphia has some ideas you could try.