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An Introduction to Developing Handwriting
© Beverley Paine [an excerpt from Developing Children's Handwriting, a Practical Homeschooling Booklet, by Beverley Paine, available from Always Learning Books.] Handwriting is one of the vehicles of expression of written language. Other methods of recording written language include typing, drawing or printing graphic images and icons. The articles in this series are concerned with the development of handwriting, especially in young children in the homeschool environment. The major purpose in helping children learn handwriting skills is to develop legibility so that whatever they write will be readable. The purpose of writing is communicate ideas and it's important that whatever the writer wishes to convey can be conveyed coherently to the reader. Legibility is a key factor in this process. The development of handwriting, however, cannot, and should not, occur in isolation from the general process of learning to write. Developing fast, efficient and legible handwriting styles needs to progress naturally in a steady continuum as your children’s writing skills expand. It is advantageous for your child to develop his or her keyboarding skills at the same time and the two - handwriting and keyboarding - can be learned side by side without detracting from either. Both are essential skills, the absence of which will hamper their ability to communicate effectively as adults. In any writing activity in the home school both the parent and child must:
Children learn naturally by emulating the actions and behaviours of others. We encourage our children to learn different by setting examples. By writing (and typing) frequently we set a potent message that writing is a valued and useful part of everyday life; a desirable skill. This creates a natural want to write. To encourage my children to write I went out of my way to be a writer. Instead of keeping mental lists or reminders I wrote them down. I began to write out recipes and menus. I created labels for different items in the house - this also helped the children learn to read. Wherever I could I used different writing styles and forms. We made and played 'paper chase' games. Later, I began a family homeschooling newsletter. And I encouraged the children to tell me about their drawings and asked if they'd like me to scribe for them. It is natural and easy for a young child to make the connection between the words I write as they speak them, especially they speak and the wordsAs I wrote the words the children spoke they It is possible to identify four major influences on handwriting.
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
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