Learn How to Teach Handwriting — and to find solutions to most anything else
From The Great Shalom Podcast : Overcoming Learning Problems by Sharon Sarles
May 21, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
The episode discusses effective methods for teaching handwriting and explores various educational resources and approaches.
I will tell you how to teach handwriting in this episode. This conversation was kicked off by a Facebook discussion. As usual some mother was reaching out to ?? friends ?? about something she was concerned about. More than usual, she got a long list of really bad advice. So, will let you know. Then, will discuss other options: Testing, finding people who know, getting mentoring. Not assuming the standards of government schools, not trying to figure out an argument where both sides do not know what they are talking about, and not just listening to anyone. And not shutting your ears based on mis-directed principles. (By the way, I have taught 2 series on how to tell what is true.) If you want more resources on teaching literacy and numeracy, check the SHOP tab and look for "When The Road to Reading Gets Rocky." Of course, you could just avoid that problem by starting right. Montessori Method, Montessori Handbook, Elizabeth Hainstock's Montessori in the Home are good resources for that. Think about the anti-commercial teaching. Think about the teaching that anything that is inexpensive or free must therefore be bad. Also think about the idea that anything that is uncomfortable to…
People in this episode
Host: Sharon Sarles
Topics covered
- handwriting
- education
- mentoring
- literacy
- numeracy
- teaching methods
Keywords
- handwriting
- teaching
- literacy
- numeracy
- Montessori
- education resources
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Montessori Method, Montessori Handbook, Elizabeth Hainstock's Montessori in the Home
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