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Legible Handwriting: It s more than the ABC s

Writing is communication. We write in order to:Remind ourselves of something we want to remember Tell another person what we knowLet a person know what we want. Writing needs to be legible .

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Legible Handwriting: It s more than the ABC s

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    1. Legible Handwriting: It’s more than the ABC’s

    2. Writing is communication We write in order to: Remind ourselves of something we want to remember Tell another person what we know Let a person know what we want

    3. Writing needs to be legible “Legible” means that our writing is easy to read We need to be able to read what we write Others need to be able to read what we write But how do we know if it is legible?

    4. Legible handwriting follows 5 simple rules All letters touch the foot line. Tall letters are tall. Short letters are short. Tail letters go below the foot line. There are spaces between words.

    5. Rule number 1 All letters touch the foot line. Picture of Aladdin’s GeniePicture of Aladdin’s Genie

    6. Even when there isn’t a foot line, you can still imagine one is there. Pictures slide in: Cereal box Car logo Pictures slide in: Cereal box Car logo

    7. Sometimes the foot line is not straight.

    8. Rule 2: Tall letters are tall. ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FIT THIS RULE Lower case letters that fit between the head line and the belt line. Here they are: b, d, f, h, k, l, & t ADD deal teeth TEN Samples of what happens when rules are not followed.Samples of what happens when rules are not followed.

    9. Let’s take a look. Genie againGenie again

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    11. Rule 3 - Short letters are short. These are lowercase letters that fit between the belt line and the foot line. mom cow run maize is cove

    12. Here is another friend’s writing. Notice that he is keeping the short letters in the short letter space.

    13. Rule number 4 Tail letters go below the foot line. There are only 5 of these, and they are g, j, p,q, and y.

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    16. Rule number 5 There are spaces between words. Sometimes we use our finger to help us remember to put in the spaces.

    17. I’ll bet you are getting pretty good at finding when the rule is followed. This person is pretty good at rule 5. Can you find the spots where he forgot?

    18. So, here it is again…our 5 rules. All letters touch the foot line. Tall letters are tall. Short letters are short. Tail letters go below the foot line. There are spaces between words.

    19. Happy writing!

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