Author Archives: BFH Handwriting

Cursive in the News

Should we or shouldn’t we teach cursive writing in schools? Here is one of the very few news articles that makes reasonable sense: http://www.philasun.com/news/3604/34/Goodbye-cursive-writing.html The graphics that accompany the article implies a bias that cursive belongs to our past, but … Continue reading

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A Waste of Time?

Dictation software has been advancing for awhile. I just read a review of the current version of Dragon. Why are we teaching Keyboarding? It may be useful in the present, but for elementary school students keyboards will likely be obsolete … Continue reading

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NeuroScript and Handwriting Methods

The following is a quote from Hans-Leo Teulings, who is researching handwriting and its instruction. Also the word “cursive” is multi interpretable. In Dutch printers’ terms “cursief” means: “slanted font”, what in English is called “Italic font”. So cursive and … Continue reading

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Handwriting of our Forefathers

A close look at the handwriting, even of Monroe’s, is closer to italic than what many consider traditional. Notice the r‘s; they are the italic form. Also remember the amount of letter writing from that time, the need to write … Continue reading

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Reading and/or Handwriting

The letters at the top teach handwriting recognition. But do they teach the fingers and hands to form the letters? If a child has a good look at the letters below, finger traces them, and then closes the eyes and … Continue reading

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Calligram II

A new idea for a calligram: Write a thank you note, but write it as a picture of the gift!

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The Left-Handed Flop Drop

Some left-handed writers (even a few right-handers) have a hooked wrist when they write. It may simply be caused by the way they were told to position their paper. Left-handers hook so they can see what they are writing. The … Continue reading

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Calligram

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Hands on Pencils

Recently I have been reading about pen(cil) holds. There are arguments about this or that finger position on the pen, but so far I see nothing about the quality of the hold. I do see photographs and drawings where even … Continue reading

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Big Letters—Little Letters

Big Letters—Little Letters Which to teach first? Some say uppercase because they are simpler, but are they? Others say lowercase because we use them the most. Have a look at history. In Roman times uppercase letters were carved on monuments. … Continue reading

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