#17 - Handwriting and Fine Motor Skills

by Jessica Hill, COTA/L & Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC October 10, 2018 1 Comment

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Handwriting and Fine Motor Skills

In today’s episode, Rachel and Jessica discuss the underlying skills related to handwriting as well as deficits associated with these skills. They also dive into simple, at home strategies and activities that you can incorporate into your child’s routine in order to increase their hand strength, fine and visual motor skills, and overall handwriting abilities!  

Check out our Fine Motor Skills Digital Activity Course!

And don't miss our video on the Top 5 Strategies to Improve Handwriting Skills

 

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Jessica Hill, COTA/L & Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC
Jessica Hill, COTA/L & Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC

Rachel Harrington, COTA/l, AC, CPRCS, and Jessica Hill, COTA/L, CPRCS are Harkla's in-house Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA) and Certified Primitive Reflex Clinical Specialists. They have been working with children for over 6 years in outpatient settings. They specialize in creating easy-to-digest, actionable content that families can use to help their child's progress at home. Jessica and Rachel are the in-house experts, content creators, and podcast hosts at Harkla! To learn more about Jessica and Rachel, visit the Harkla About Us Page. Make sure to listen to their weekly podcast, All Things Sensory by Harkla for actionable, fun advice on child development.


1 Response

Rachel
Rachel

August 27, 2025

Hello, I enjoyed your podcast thank you. You mentioned some research connecting language development with use of finger movements when learning letter formation. In the podcast you mentioned including this research in the show notes but I do not see it. Could you please post?

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