Occupational therapy trick for handwriting: Use a Moldable Eraser! If you’ve worked with kids teaching handwriting or fixing handwriting issues, they you probably have come across a common handwriting problem area…Pencil pressure when writing. Handwriting pressure can play a huge role in legibility, whether pressing too hard when writing or writing too lightly. ✏️ PENCIL PRESSURE IN HANDWRITING ✏️ Some kids press too hard on the pencil. They may press so hard on the pencil that the pencil tears