No direct experience but I have read that cursive can work in a situation like this. Also, what kind of pencils do you use? I find that mechanical pencils flow easier and require less pressure. DS's hand would fatigue quickly b/c he had a death grip on his pencil. Well, I did pay quite a bit for pencil refills but using a mechanical pencil taught him not to grip so tightly since he had to try to not break the lead. I started him w/ the 0.7mm lead - the thickest.