Indiana latest US state to drop handwriting requirement
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:42 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14121541
I totally applaud the teaching of touch-typing for our primary children in our modern world. This was one of the best skills that I ever acquired and it didn't take that long to learn.
I think it is a mistake, however, not to teach primary students joined-up writing.
You can teach a straightforward style extremely quickly and effectively - it doesn't need to take up much of the timetable.
Whilst there are full handwriting programmes available, I think these are needlessly convoluted - and pupils sometimes copy the joined writing practice only during the handwriting lesson - and then revert to their usual printed style.
Try this style - I've found it enormously successful and very quick to teach:
http://www.phonicsinternational.com/Joi ... riting.pdf
Indiana - don't give up on teaching joined handwriting!
I totally applaud the teaching of touch-typing for our primary children in our modern world. This was one of the best skills that I ever acquired and it didn't take that long to learn.
I think it is a mistake, however, not to teach primary students joined-up writing.
You can teach a straightforward style extremely quickly and effectively - it doesn't need to take up much of the timetable.
Whilst there are full handwriting programmes available, I think these are needlessly convoluted - and pupils sometimes copy the joined writing practice only during the handwriting lesson - and then revert to their usual printed style.
Try this style - I've found it enormously successful and very quick to teach:
http://www.phonicsinternational.com/Joi ... riting.pdf
Indiana - don't give up on teaching joined handwriting!