Poor handwriting may cause anxiety & low-self esteem 

Poor handwriting may cause anxiety & low-self esteem 

          Poor handwriting may lead to anxiety & low-self esteem A study in 2014, found that anxiety is one of the most common causes of distress in children and young people in the classroom, affecting as many as one in five primary...
Handwriting – A Crucial Part of Communication

Handwriting – A Crucial Part of Communication

Handwriting is an important and often overlooked communication skill.   Having been qualified for more than 30 years as a Speech and Language Therapist and Dyslexia Teacher I remain astonished that the skill of handwriting is neither taught nor even mentioned in...
Finding a cure for Poor Penmanship:   Newspaper Article from TheJC.com

Finding a cure for Poor Penmanship: Newspaper Article from TheJC.com

Sunday 21 February, 2016 THE JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINE   Finding a cure for Poor Penmanship By Nadine Wojakovski, February 18, 2016 After teacher Lee Dein had seen hundreds of children of all ages struggle to write legibly, she felt compelled to seek a...
Abolish the Lead-in Stroke!

Abolish the Lead-in Stroke!

Why the Lead-in Stroke should be Abolished?  Many people strongly believe that the lead-in stroke (also called the entry stroke) should be abolished from handwriting instruction. On 1st April 2021, the Department for Education (DfE) made an important announcement: “At...