Place the pencil grip onto the pencil. Put the bottom of the pencil on a flat surface with the pointed end facing up. Push the pencil grip down onto the pencil with the narrower end of the grip at the top and the wider end at the bottom, if your grip has this design. Position the grip so the top edge is approximately 1/2 inch away from the sharpened portion of the pencil.
Examine the pencil grip for finger placement. Some pencil grips have a special shape with indentations to help with finger placement. Right-handed writers should place their thumbs on the indentation marked with a small "r." Left-handed writers should place their thumbs on the indentation marked with a small "l." Position the first and second fingers on the other side of the grip into the smaller indentations. Instruct the child to keep his fingers comfortably bent on the pencil grip.
Provide the child with paper and encourage the child to write while holding the pencil with the pencil grip. Holding the pencil grip, the child should exhibit more control over the pencil and an improved ability to write.