Welcome to the Exclusive Bird Beak Pinch™ Resource Page
Congratulations on your purchase of the Bird Beak Pinch™ Letter Formation Book for your child or student.
As a complimentary gift with your book, you now have access to this exclusive resource page, designed to provide additional guidance for parents and instructors who want to help children develop comfortable, controlled writing habits.
The resources below expand upon the simple technique demonstrated in the Bird Beak Pinch™ video and offer practical ways to support healthy writing development.
Included in Resources:
• The Bird Beak Pinch™ Video
• Parent & Instructor Guidance Video
• Printable Positioning Prompts
• Research Overview
• Additional resources to support writing success
The Bird Beak Pinch™ Video
Watch with your child/student.
This short video demonstrates the Bird Beak Pinch™ technique used to develop comfortable, controlled writing habits.
The BBP Parent/Instructor Video
Watch by yourself to better reinforce with your child/student.
This short video explains why grip, paper position, and hand movement all work together to support healthy writing development.
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 precise.
These special Printable prompts reference the BBP™ video for easy association self-correction and/or positioning the student’s grasp during writing practice.
BBP Positioning Prompts
Right/Left Handed Writing Guides
The Bird Beak Pinch™ ‘Form People’
Continue the Journey
Think about Thinking™
The Bird Beak Pinch™ is one small part of developing strong communication skills. The McGrath Method™ programs continue building the foundations for reading, writing, and emotional well-being.
Letters to Language™
The Letters to Language™ program teaches children how the alphabet truly works — helping them develop confident reading, writing, and spelling skills.
Think about Thinking™ provides tools for adults to strengthen emotional resilience, joy, and self-control through guided practices and positive habits.
As adults strengthen these skills within themselves, they are better able to model and share positive ways of thinking with the children they teach and care for.
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.
My goal has always been to make learning feel joyful, simple, and empowering—for both students and those guiding them.
When children build strong foundations in how their hands and minds work together, they are better prepared for the many learning adventures that follow.