Writing readiness - PENMANSHIP

What is penmanship?

• the art of handwriting; the use of the pen in writing.
• a person's style or manner of handwriting     
  
  (Dictionary.com, 2013) 

Why Is Penmanship Important? 

• As extension of ourselves.

–It helps others, in turn, to understand us.

–Important piece of communication that is vital in our understanding of one another.

Handwriting Readiness Skills

• firmly grasp a pencil
• have eye-hand coordination
• can follow handwriting "rules"
• recognize alphabet letters
• basic stroke formation in the form of vertical and horizontal lines and circles
• can follow verbal instructions
• knows spatial and temporal words- above, below, on top of, and between
• have a dominant hand use
• attention span
• memory skills to remember the formation

References:

•(2013). Retrieved June 19, 2013, from Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/brows/penmanship

•(2013). Retrieved June 19, 2013, from Thesaurus.com: http://thesaurus.com/browse/penmanship

•http://www.childsupport.in/html/ourservices_handwritingskills.html

•http://northwind.hubpages.com/hub/-Penmanship-Why-Is-Penmanship-Important