Some children find it difficult to space their letters in words correctly and to show spacing between words. There can be a number of reasons for this:

1. They may not understand the concept or conventions of spacing words and letters and this needs to be explained.
2. Other Physical Skills such as poor spatial awareness skills, eye tracking or general eyesight.
3. Poor Key Strengths and/or Key Abilities elements, required for handwriting, such as sitting position, paper position, pencil grip, hand position and letter formation knowledge may also be hindering them.

 ‘Tips to support letter and word spacing’ will help you to identify if your child is having difficulty in understanding the spacing conventions and how to support them: https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/spacing-difficulties.html

Games and activity ideas to develop a child’s physical skills for handwriting: https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/handwriting-motor-skills.html