Appropriate handwriting instruction and practice in kindergarten and first grade enables the entering second grader to do this activity with ease, accuracy, and speed. If the entering second ...

A class of second-graders in Charlottesville are practicing and improving their writing skills while at the same time making connections to their community in the form of a pen pal program with ...

In both cases, teachers and students need a grade-by-grade curriculum as provided in resources such as handwriting practice manuals and spelling books. 3. Lined paper and sequenced arrows are a ...

"Here, as in many countries, the general approach to teaching writing is based on tradition rather than on educational research that has proven benefits," says the professor. For generations, most ...