You Have Worked with Mikey, Your Fourth-Grade Student, on Pencil

Multiple Choice

You have worked with Mikey, your fourth-grade student, on pencil grasp for a number of years. You do not see any change, and Mikey continues to work very hard to hold a pencil while writing. What do you recommend to your OT department?

A) Continue therapy for Mikey, as he still cannot hold a pencil.
B) Discontinue therapy because Mikey's progress has plateaued.
C) Try a variety of pencil grips or adaptive pencils with Mikey to see if one will help his grasp.
D) Tell Mikey to type his assignments, as his hand writing is not legible.