THE TEACHING OF HANDWRITING

Prepared by:Jesa Y. Guting

Aims of Instruction in Handwriting

The principal objective in teaching handwriting in school is to enable the individual to write legibly and with a desirable degree of speed.

There are aspects of handwriting that need to be attended in connection with instruction in handwriting:Position of the bodyPlacement of the arms and the paperThe holding of the pen or pencilMovement used in writing

Manuscript and Cursive Writing

Writing that consists of unjoined letters made with lines and circles and that is often taught in elementary school.

MANUSCRIPT WRITING

Advantages :Legibility and simplicity

Less muscular strain for children

Great merit of similarity to print and resultant result support of the reading process.

A type of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other.

CURSIVE WRITING

Suggested Activities to make the transition from Manuscript to Cursive Writing:

1. Showing the pupils a copy of the letters of the alphabet in cursive form.2. Demonstrating on the board how to change letters in manuscript to cursive form.

3. Showing the difference between vertical and slant strokes. 4. Training pupils how to form slant strokes. 5. Writing simple words in cursive form.6. Writing simple sentences in cursive form.

7. Evaluate.

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