Sheilagh Blyth

Hi,

I'm Sheilagh, the founder of Help with Handwriting, and I'm here to help your child.

My superpower is finding fun ways to help pre-teens and teens get unstuck about their handwriting.

Traditional ways of practising handwriting are boring. I get it – nothing is pitched for your child’s age. All our workbooks and tools have been created or handpicked by myself. That’s where my creativity and OT skills come in handy.

These workbooks can stand alone. But, they are vital to our club. The Handwriting Practice Club is unique. It is for 11 to 16 year olds. We are an approved provider of the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.

Our bi-monthly lessons help students write faster and more legibly each month. They get a monthly box. It has our workbooks. A mystery pen, a writing challenge scratch card, and advice on subject-specific writing. Each week, I randomly select and review students' work. It is all anonymous. This is recorded and our Feedback Friday videos are emailed out to all members. Giving a chance to learn from each other.

A workbook alone will never be fully enough to help your child’s handwriting. Let us help your child more. Learn more about our club by searching handwriting club on our home page or clicking on the QR code in the workbooks.

We believe:

1. Handwriting can be improved at any age.

2. Going digital doesn't mean we stop writing.

3. The words we use to decide handwriting matter and we should avoid saying "good" or "bad".

4. Handwriting speed can only be improved through writing practice.

5. The impact on a person's self confidence when they struggle to write clearly is greater than we realise.

Hope to meet you and your child soon.

Best wishes, Sheilagh