Phillips, JenniferWaid, Jennifer D.2024-08-232024-08-232024https://hdl.handle.net/2144/49162Advances in the use of technology in the classroom have not changed the fact that handwriting remains a primary occupation of students throughout their educational careers. A recent study stated that “up to 27% of children in elementary school are reported to have handwriting problems” (Steinhart et al., 2021, p.2). Despite this fact, explicit handwriting instruction receives inadequate classroom time. For handwriting to become a functional skill, it needs to become automatic. Automaticity is developed through explicit instruction and sufficient practice (Montgomery & Zwicker, 2020). When faced with handwriting challenges, elementary school educators report not feeling equipped to help students with pencil grasp and handwriting deficits (Nye & Sood, 2018). Students who experience handwriting challenges often avoid writing by complaining about hand pain and discomfort or generating short, simplified written responses. These factors interfere with work completion and overall academic success. Pencil Pointers is an online, interactive, evidence-based, handwriting troubleshooting resource for general education elementary educators based on Experiential Learning Theory and Social Learning Theory. The intent is to provide quick and accurate, evidence-based, classroom-friendly activities and strategies for deficit-specific handwriting troubleshooting.en-USOccupational therapyTeacherThesis/Dissertation2024-08-230009-0004-1787-9469