All children want to participate in the joys of writing, sharing stories, and drawing pictures. For children, writing is a meaningful part of expressing themselves, learning about the world, and engaging with it.

For some kids, it’s hard to hold a pencil, get words down on paper, and write legibly enough for others to read. Many adults say “Ahh, just use a laptop” but often children struggling to meet paper and pencil have just as many coordination problems connecting fingers to a keyboard.

Every young person ought to have the tools and resources to write down and share their stories and world! Help your child or student with our time-tested and useful tools: Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting (ETCH) and TRICS for Written Communication.