Welcome to your Bird Beak Pinch™ Resource Center
Your private access to the full Bird Beak Pinch™ support system—included with your book.
STEP I -
STEP 2 -
STEP 3 -
Here, you’ll find everything designed to support both students and those guiding them—
through videos, positioning prompts, and additional resources that work alongside the Practice Book.
Step 1 : Watch The Bird Beak Pinch™
Start here—this short video shows the correct grip and positioning.
Bird Beak Pinch™
Time: 5:19
This powerful short video demonstrates the Bird Beak Pinch™ technique used to develop comfortable, controlled writing habits. Watch as often as desired.
Step 2: Use the Practice Book
Learn how the book and Bird Beak Pinch™ method work together.
Watch with your child or student and pause to reference the book as needed.
HOW TO USE THE BBP BOOK
TIME: 3:34
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Step 3: Guide with Confidence
Guiding ways to best support your child/student in best developing their handwriting skills
Support Your Student’s Writing
Watch ‘BBP Writing Tips’ and gain guiding ways to best support your child/student in this learning process.
BBP WRITING TIPS
Time: 2:39
This short video explains why grip, paper position, and hand movement all work together to support healthy writing development.
Right/Left Handedness
BBP Positioning Prompts
These exclusively special Positioning prompts connect directly to the Bird Beak Pinch™ video and support easy positioning, self-correction, and consistent practice during writing.
Watch and learn these easy ways of reminding your child/student of how to reposition to the BBP by themselves
BBP POSITIONING PROMPTS
Time: 2:29
The Science Behind Bird Beak Pinch™
The Bird Beak Pinch™ approach is based on long-established understanding of how the hand develops control during writing.
This brief overview explains why proper grip and positioning can make writing easier, more comfortable, and more precision.
Learn about the importance of…
primal grip vs precision and strength
tactile sensor contact
rotational movement
hand arch support
Ready for What Comes Next?
Once students develop a strong grip and control… they’re ready to build even more.
Letters to Language™
Builds upon these skills—helping students understand how reading, writing, and spelling truly work
Think about Thinking™
Supports focus, calm, and confidence—for helping Parents and Instructors - to stay at their best for guiding students —while also gaining helpful tools to share along the way.
Helping Children Build Strong Foundations
When children understand how their hands, minds, and emotions work together, learning becomes easier—and far more enjoyable.
These early foundations support stronger learning for years to come.
A Note from the Creator
LaVerne McGrath
The Bird Beak Pinch™ Method grew out of many years of observing how children naturally develop writing skills.