The article proposes a simplified handwriting method for learning disabled children having difficulty with conventional cursive writing. The approach is based on the vertical downstroke rather than the diagonal slant and emphasizes the natural connection between manuscript letters. (Author/CL)

Suggestions are given for teaching the left handed child handwriting skills. (DB)

The article presents a technique for using calligraphy instruction to develop pride and skill in written expression with special students. Guidelines for the teacher cover materials needed, instructional procedures, and remedial advantages for students with handwriting problems. (SBH)

Offers a method for teaching penmanship whereby the different strokes of a penmanship exercise are used to illustrate the action in a story. Presents some story lines and shows how they may be adapted to imaginative penmanship drills that will hold the children's interest. (HTH)

Distinguishes two aspects concerning the production of shapes in handwriting--the spatial variability of letters and the geometric characteristics of letter shapes. Investigates adults' handwriting of a simple letter sequence under different conditions. Finds that alteration of geometric aspects of letters across changed circumstances does not…

Promotes an interest in the scientific observation of handwriting. Maintains that, when dealing with documents whose authenticity is suspect and under investigation, a methodical and complete description of each written document would allow researchers to solve identification problems, investigate group characteristics, and bring forth new…

This article examines the influence of keyboarding versus handwriting in a high-stakes writing assessment. Conclusions are based on data collected from a pilot project to move Old Dominion University's Exit Exam of Writing Proficiency from a handwritten format into a dual-option format (i.e., the students may choose to handwrite or keyboard the…

This article argues that for students of Chinese and Japanese, learning to write Chinese characters ("hanzi/kanji") by hand from memory is an inefficient use of resources. Rather, beginning students should focus on character/word recognition (reading) and electronic writing. Although electronic technologies have diminished the usefulness of…

Handwriting currently has a low status and profile in literacy education. This paper examines the situation of current handwriting pedagogy in England and considers why handwriting efficiency has been neglected. The paper goes on to identify a number of studies located in the domains of special needs and psychology which re-evaluate the role of…

Fourth graders with learning disabilities in transcription (handwriting and spelling), LD-TD, and without LD-TD (non-LD), were compared on three writing tasks (letters, sentences, and essays), which differed by level of language, when writing by pen and by keyboard. The two groups did not differ significantly in Verbal IQ but did in handwriting,…

This Tasmanian handbook for teachers describes a handwriting program that helps children develop a technique that enables them to easily produce a legible and fluent personal handwriting style. An initial overview of the program is followed by sections that focus on activities for development of handwriting skills, the process of planning the…

THE PASHTO WRITING SYSTEM IS BRIEFLY DESCRIBED HERE FOR SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. THE PRINCIPAL LETTERS AND THEIR MODIFIED FORMS ARE PRESENTED AND THE PRINCIPLES OF JUNCTURE AND WORD DIVISION ARE TREATED. THE USE OF EACH SYMBOL IS ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES IN PASHTO SCRIPT WITH PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS AND ENGLISH GLOSSES. THE AUTHOR IDENTIFIES THOSE…

This study does not provide evidence that the handwriting of students has a legibility quality which is adequate, but only that there has been little or no deterioration in a period of 47 years. With improvement in teaching methods there should have been considerable growth in legibility. The importance of improvement of the teaching of…

Practical steps for remediating cursive handwriting difficulties focus on the five elements of spacing, speed, slant of letters, letter size, and letter shape. (JW)