JPSY_V6_N2_RP1 Josie Wilson Thomas McLaughlin K. Mark Derby Diane Conley Journal on Educational Psychology 2230 – 7141 6 2 1 7 Pre-School Students with Disabilities, Pre-Handwriting Skills, Tracing, Hand Over Hand Physical Prompts, Using an Over Sized Pencil, Specific Drawing Space, Single Case Designs The purpose of this study was to increase the formation of the pre-handwriting skill of imitating lines and circles with two 2-year-old preschool students using a hand- over-hand prompting procedure. Both students attended a preschool special education classroom in a rural school district. During baseline, line and circle imitation for both students were scribbles on the page within no specific symbols or letters. When hand-over-hand and tracing prompts were implemented, an increase circles and lines was found. For a second intervention, participant 1 was provided with a thick pencil for an additional intervention while participant 2 was given a specific drawing space. After these interventions, pre-handwriting skills further improved for both participants. The benefits of employing these interventions, within a single subject research design, are discussed. August - October 2012 Copyright © 2012 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=2000