Crossing midline of the body with the arms and legs stimulates your brain and nervous system for optimal control.
And I am especially in favor of
crossing the midline of the body in my 1st grade classroom to spell words and so on!
Not exact matches
And they need to be able to use balance and twisting skills to
cross the
midline (an imaginary vertical line dividing the right and left sides
of the
body), which they must do in order to read and write fluidly.
These experiences happen naturally as children grow and play, particularly in what is referred to as
crossing the
midline (using both sides
of the
body together).