Basia Practicing Strokes, 2014
The research shows that:
- “For children,
handwriting is extremely important. Not how well they do it, but that they
do it and practice it,” said
- The printing
practice also improves letter recognition, which is the No. 1 predictor of
reading ability at age 5.
- Handwriting is
faster. Researchers who tested second-, fourth- and sixth-graders found
that children compose essays more prolifically - and faster - when using a
pen rather than a keyboard. In addition, fourth- and sixth-graders wrote
more complete sentences when they used a pen, according to the study, led
by Virginia Berninger, a
- Handwriting
aids memory. If you write yourself a list or a note - then lose it -
you're much more likely to remember what you wrote than if you just tried
to memorize it, said occupational therapist Katya Feder, an adjunct
professor at the University of Ottawa School of Rehabilitation.
- Good
handwriting can mean better grades. Studies show that the same mediocre
paper is graded much higher if the handwriting is neat and much lower if
the writing is not.
- Legible
cursive writing averages no faster than printed handwriting of equal or
greater legibility. The fastest, clearest handwriters are neither the
print-writers nor the cursive writers. The highest speed and highest
legibility in handwriting are attained by those who join only some
letters, not all of them – making only the simplest of joins, omitting the
rest, and using print-like shapes for letters whose printed and cursive
shapes disagree.
- Handwriting
proficiency inspires confidence. The more we practice a skill such as
handwriting, the stronger the motor pathways become until the skill
becomes automatic. Once it's mastered, children can move on to focus on
the subject, rather than worry about how to form letters.
- Handwriting
engages different brain circuits than keyboarding. The contact, direction
and pressure of the pen or pencil send the brain a message. And the
repetitive process of handwriting "integrates motor pathways into the
brain," said Feder. When it becomes automatic or learned,
"there's almost a groove in the pathways," she said. The more
children write, the more pathways are laid down. But if they write them
poorly, then they're getting a faulty pathway, so you want to go back and
correct it," Feder said.
"The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog."
It is an English-language pangram
- a phrase,
That contains all of the letters of the alphabet.
To practice your handwriting use materials
listed below. You can also check my other post about proper handwriting http://slpzone.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-to-improve-handwriting.html
Basia Practicing Strokes, 2014
Guide Sheets with Instructions
Foundational Guide Sheet
http://www.iampeth.com/lessons/guidesheets/Foundational%20Guidesheet%20by%20Marian%20Gault.pdfPlain Practice Sheet – Primary
Plain Practice Sheet - Intermediate
Practice Guide Sheets for Calligraphy
Practice Strokes
Handwriting Practices – on easel,
practicing patterns into counterclockwise or clockwise direction, 15 minute
limit
Handwriting Movement – smooth
your print script writing with exit stroke/ cursive
How to Correct Conventional
Cursive
How to Fix Common Handwriting
Problems
Letter and Word Sheets from
KidZone
http://www.kidzone.ws/
to check for more printouts.
Lessons by Donna Young http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/manuscript-lessons.htm
Calligraphy for Beginners http://calligraphyforbeginners.com/
with videos
Calligraphy lessons http://www.iampeth.com/lessons_guidesheets.php
