Handwriting Performance in Elementary School Children - Teacher and Therapist Viewpoint

Abstract

Penmanship is a foundational expertise that can impact children perusing, composing, dialect utilize, and critical thinking. Handwriting, a fundamental skill that strengthens fine motor processes, should continue to be taught throughout the early years of a child's life. For centuries learning to write joined-up letters has been an integral part of children's education, but that is now being threatened by the computer revolution. Although wordprocessing programs and assistive technology are undeniably boons to children with writing problems, technological advances do not eliminate the need for explicit teaching of handwriting. The decline in the instruction of handwriting and its diminished use by students is not because handwriting has lost its purpose; it is due to a lack of teachers' preparation. This article explains why there has been a steady decline in their ability to write competently and legibly in children.