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How to Write With Both Hands

Writing with both hands is a skill easily learned with patience and perseverance. Think back to the time when you learned to write with your dominant hand. You may have been in preschool or kindergarten, and the process was often tedious. However, you were dedicated and learned more and more as you progressed through school until writing with your dominant hand came naturally. Learning to write with your non-dominant hand will be a similar process, only now your attention span should be a little better.

Things You'll Need

Pencil
Tracing paper
Wide ruled paper
College ruled paper

Instructions

- 1
  Schedule a time for yourself to practice your writing daily. As a child in school, your teacher set aside writing practice time every day. You'll need to do the same for yourself. Commit to the activity, and you will make progress.
- 2
  Write out the basic uppercase and lowercase alphabet with your dominant hand using your pencil on the tracing paper. If possible, use tracing paper designed for elementary students with the alphabet already printed on the paper for you. These often have arrow instructions for copying the letters and give you both tracing and freehand opportunities to practice.
- 3
  Trace the basic uppercase and lowercase alphabet with your pencil on tracing paper. Use your non-dominant hand. Practice your letters by tracing and freehand daily for at least half an hour until the letters written with your non-dominant hand mimic those written with your dominant hand.
- 4
  Trace and freehand simple words and short phrases. Repeat this daily just as in Step 4 until your non-dominant handwriting matches your dominant handwriting.
- 5
  Write short sentences and incorporate proper punctuation marks on your tracing paper. At this point, you should have the basic skills established and may develop a style of handwriting. Focus on writing accurately.
- 6
  Practice writing with your non-dominant hand on wide ruled paper. Concentrate on words or letters that give you more trouble than others. Continue practicing until your handwriting with your non-dominant hand is similar in style to that of your dominant hand. Move to college ruled paper as your comfort with writing ambidextrously increases.

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