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TIE (Tanzania Institute of Education)
Importance of Good Handwritting for Pupils
1. The brain engages differently when we
write something by hand, as opposed to typing it on a
keyboard or by touching a screen. Studies show that writing improves memory;
students retain learning better when working with new ideas through handwriting
instead of typing.
2. Engaging the body in writing by hand
helps make writing a more holistic activity. There is
something uniquely physical and multidimensional about putting pen to paper to
form words and sentences.
3. Handwriting activates the brain more
than keyboarding
This
is because it involves more complex motor and cognitive skills. Good
handwriting contributes to reading fluency because it activates visual
perception of letters. Handwriting is a predictor of success in other
subjects, because good handwriting has a positive impact on grades.
4. Cursive writing helps students, both
young and old, with dyslexia
Children
can have a very hard time with writing in print because many of the letters
look similar, particularly b and d. Also it can feel very uncomfortable and
disjointed writing in print. Cursive writing offers each letter a very
different look and allows the pupil to write in a flowing, comfortable way.
This can decrease their dyslexic tendencies and make them more confident in
their abilities.
5. Learning the alphabet by interacting
with each letter in many different physical ways helps students imprint and
retain the letters and the letter sounds, for easier recall when
learning to read. Learning letters on a screen engages at most two physical
channels: the eyes and the fingertips. It is not possible to tell one letter
from another by the shape of the keys. Learning letters through writing them
involves numerous tactile experiences, engaging the fine-motor muscles of the
fingers and hand, and larger muscles of the arm and body, as well as the eyes.
6. Many writers attest to the value of a
handwritten first draft and the subsequent process of
reading through and interacting with their writing by annotating, correcting,
editing, and reshaping it as a whole. Typing on a screen tempts us instead to
edit as we go, fragmenting and dissecting, and potentially interfering with the
organic flow of ideas.
7. Handwriting contributes to better
writers
Handwriting is critical to creative, well-crafted text affecting both fluency and quality of the composition. Legible writing that can be produced comfortably, at speed and with little conscious effort allows a child to attend to the higher-level aspects of writing composition and content. Handwriting contributes to better writers. Children who have mastered it are better, more creative writers.
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