דיסגרפיה

The method relies on several main ideas and points:

(1) Children’s drawing, in all its stages, is the only royal road that allows the acquisition of writing skills. That is, the child must go through all the essential drawing stages in a complete and proper manner in order to be able to write properly. A child must not be allowed to reach first grade (where writing is required) without having acquired the preliminary skills for this. He must acquire these skills during the kindergarten period with the help of drawing.
(2) It is forbidden to skip or omit any stage of the stages.
(3) There is a connection between the ability (not talent) of a young child to draw and his writing ability.
(4) If a child with writing problems is examined in school, it is usually discovered that that child has consistently distanced himself from all drawing activities in kindergarten.
(5) Writing difficulties are not related to the child’s intellectual level, but deficiencies in the ability to write properly are a significant obstacle in the child’s struggle for survival in school.
(6) A child’s academic level will be significantly impaired if he has writing disabilities, even if all other learning components are completely normal.

The stages of painting

1. Scribble (motor drawing): Scribble without a defined shape (branch, coil, line, dot, etc.), ages 2 – 2.6.
2. Circle: A combination of stage 1 in addition to the current stage: drawing a circle with a branch (tadpole, figure, etc.), ages 3 – 3.6.
3. Square: Makes corners for a circle, ages 4 – 4.6.
4. Diagonals and crosses: ages 4.6 – 5
5. Triangle: Draws houses and children, ages 5 – 5.6.
6. Assembling shapes: Combining shapes and/or schemes to draw a complete picture. At this stage, the objects appear as linked to each other. The houses are connected by a road leading between them, trees and flowers are placed on hills and between green areas, clouds and birds. Small details appear such as: buttons, pockets, a flower pot, a window, shoelaces, etc. Ages 5.6 – 6.
7. Shape games (structural): A non-essential stage, in the second half of compulsory kindergarten. Only 10% – 20% of children go through it, and these are mainly girls, drawing decorations.
8. Writing: The stages of writing – 1. Basic 2. Uniform and continuous 3. Individual

Tip: Hold a coin in the palm of your hand with your little finger and ring finger. The other fingers will hold the writing utensil just the right way!

The points to pay attention to

1. Holding the writing instrument – ​​holding it correctly will lead to speed, quality and reduced effort. The hold should be steady, so that the eye can see the line while writing so that there is control and a proper angle of 45 degrees.
2. Line quality – how good is the quality of the line. Types of lines: straight, shaky, curved line. Continuous, broken line. Strong, too strong, too weak line.
3. Working speed – drawing quickly the planned shape at the desired size.
4. Effort – as the effort decreases, the movement is more efficient. The child succeeds with less effort and quickly achieves good quality. The child does not get tired.
How do you practice the skills that lead to quality writing?

We will work gradually according to the stages of development.
Method of work: “Watch and do as I do.” Work with colored markers of different thicknesses.
1. Show the practitioner how to hold the writing utensil correctly.
2. Sit correctly and firmly. Feet firmly on the floor. The pelvis reaches the backrest.
3. A comfortable work surface: large enough, straight, stable.

The stages of work

1. Draw a spiral

2. Draw circles

3. Start writing round letters on a plain page, then on a lined page.
The letters are: ד, ה, ט, כ, ל, ס, ע, פ, צ, ר, ש, צ, פ (the letters should be written in non-printing style).

4. Begin writing words from the above letters, making sure to leave proper spacing between the letters and the words. At first on a plain page, then on lines.

5. Fund additions for paintings

6. Combination of points

7. Drawing squares

8. Begin writing letters consisting of a circle and a line. First on a plain page, then on a lined page.
The letters are: א, ב, ג, ז, ח, ק, ת, נ, ם, ך. (The letters should be written in non-print letters)
9. Drawing triangles

10. Writing the letters י, ו, ן, מ.

11. Writing games:
• Write down the names of: trees, children, flowers, etc. You can hold a competition or measure time, etc.
• Play “Country, city, living, growing, inanimate.”
• Write the alphabet with a measurement of time
• Games that write a word that begins with the letter that the previous word ends with, for example: Anat – Apple – Search.
• Writing
• Writing a story

Good luck,
and don’t forget to share your results with us.

Nili Raviv, Barak Ben Simhon,
developers of the Raviv method