Stop Practicing Letters the Wrong Way

A handwriting system built to prevent incorrect letter practice before it becomes automatic.

When students practice letters incorrectly, they do not just make mistakes.

They Get Better at Doing It Wrong.

For students with ADHD and executive function challenges, the problem with most handwriting practice isn’t that they aren’t trying.

It’s that they’re practicing without enough structure to prevent error.

When the cues aren’t there, the brain guesses. And when an incorrect motor pattern is repeated again and again, it becomes automatic.

That is how slow, effortful, illegible handwriting patterns develop.

Level Up Letters was created to prevent that.

This system combines video modeling, scaffolded worksheets, and portable reinforcement cards so students can see the correct formation, practice with support, and build accuracy before independence is expected.

Three components. One coherent sequence.

Start with the Video Models.

Before students touch a pencil, they watch the motor plan.

The looping, silent video models keep the correct letter formation visible in the environment instead of relying on the student’s working memory.

Students can look back as often as they need while they write, making accurate practice more accessible and independent.

Practice

Build accuracy with Level Up Worksheets.

The scaffolded worksheets guide students through a seven-step practice sequence designed to build accuracy before support is faded.

Instead of asking students to copy letters they have not yet learned to form, the worksheets provide structured practice with clear visual cues, start points, spacing support, and gradual fading.

This helps prevent the “invented” letter formations that can become automatic through repeated incorrect practice.

Reinforce

Strengthen carryover with Level Up Letter Cards.

Once the motor plan is developing, the laminated cards provide simple, durable reinforcement across settings.

Use them in classroom centers, OT sessions, small groups, homework folders, or home practice without reprinting full worksheets or adding extra prep.

The Level Up System Includes:

The complete Level Up handwriting system: modeling, scaffolded practice, and card-based reinforcement in one bundle.

Level Up Video Models A–Z: Uppercase and lowercase looping video models in Google Slides and PowerPoint.
Level Up Letters Scaffolded Practice Worksheets: Every uppercase letter, lowercase letter, and number in a seven-step practice sequence.
Level Up Handwriting Cards: Uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers with box, dot, and color-cued supports. Print, laminate, and use again and again.

Designed for Students with ADHD and Executive Function Challenges

Level Up Letters reduces the cognitive load of handwriting practice by making the motor plan visible, predictable, and repeatable.

The system includes:

Intermittent tracing to prevent invented letter formation
Visual supports that reinforce stroke sequence and pacing
High-contrast sky, grass, and dirt lines
A gradually fading box-dot method for size, start point, and stroke control
Brief practice sets with only 10 trials per level
Metacognitive prompts throughout
Built-in motivation as students “level up”
Research-informed design grounded in Berninger’s Not-So-Simple View of Writing, Cognitive Load Theory, and motor learning principles

Frees Up Teachers While Protecting Practice

Teachers cannot monitor 25 students while modeling every letter.

Created by a school-based OT with 25 years of classroom experience, Level Up Letters helps students practice correctly and more independently with any handwriting curriculum.

Effective for:

Classroom learning centers
OT sessions
Home practice
Small group intervention
Homework support
Early handwriting instruction
Students who need more structure before independent practice

Prevent Incorrect Practice

Handwriting practice only helps when students are practicing the right motor plan.

Level Up Letters gives students the visual models, structured practice, and reinforcement they need to build accuracy from the start, so they are not practicing mistakes into habits.

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Level Up Letters Complete System Bundle