41. USATODAY.com - Experts Seek Clues In A Bioterrorist's Penmanship Experts seek clues in a bioterrorist's penmanship By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USATODAY Days before Majority Leader Tom Daschle were the same, handwriting http://www.usatoday.com/life/2001-10-22-penmanship.htm

Home News Money Sports ... Life Main Categories People Books Movies Music ... Travel More Life City Guides Columnists Crosswords Flight Tracker ... Weather Site Web Click here to get the Daily Briefing in your inbox 10/21/2001 - Updated 09:48 PM ET Experts seek clues in a bioterrorist's penmanship By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY Days before authorities determined the strain of anthrax found in letters to newscaster Tom Brokaw and Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle were the same, handwriting experts reached a similar conclusion: One person launched both mail-in bioterror attacks. A third attack also may be linked by letters. An unopened envelope, laden with anthrax and mailed to the editor of the New York Post , matches the terrorist's handwriting characteristics, according to Sunday's Post Read more below Index Full coverage Top stories America the beautiful, in three-part harmony Parents' worries deluge doctors Experts seek clues in a bioterrorist's penmanship Sept. 11 Casualty figures Partial list of victims Contact numbers for families How you can help ... Sites to help heal, inform

42. Columbia News ::: Columbia Exhibition Chronicles The Evolution Of Handwriting Ov documents and printed writing manuals from 1658 to the present day chronicle theevolution of handwriting style and the methods of teaching penmanship in a new http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/00/01/RBMLExhibition.html

the Public Affairs and Record Home Page Current News News Archive Video Briefs Video Forums ... Home Page Columbia Exhibition Chronicles The Evolution Of Handwriting Over Four Centuries The writing of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, renowned writing masters and their students on display By Lauren Marshall The Fac-simile Spencerian Record: Ladies and Commercial Penmanship Arranged for Schools, Counting Houses and Private Learners. Undated manuscript. It is said that Platt Rogers Spencer, one of the most important penmen of the 19th century, picked up the art of penmanship from observation of nature. This drawing, intended to be engraved as an advertisement for an early Spencerian book, includes drawings of animals curling about the letters. Jean de Beauchesne. London: 1570. Developed in the 15th century from medieval court hand, secretary hand was used mostly for informal writing through the sixteenth century. Variations of the secretary hand were used for legal purposes into the 19th century. D'Nealian Handwriting Readiness for Preschoolers: Book 1, Donald Deal Thurber. Illinois: c1987. D'Nealian handwriting, a major handwriting system developed in the 1970s, starts the student with print letters that are slanted and end in upturned hooks, which are intended to make the transition into cursive writing more natural than in other print-script systems.

43. MS/JAMA - Oct 1 Articles Poor Physician Penmanship [Full Text The Evidence. Just how poor is physicians' handwriting? Research inphysician penmanship has yielded varying results. A comparison http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/msjama/articles/vol_278/no_13/jpu71007.htm

44. Education World ® : Curriculum: Have Computers Forced Handwriting Out Of The Pi crashed. How would people communicate then? For many, the answer iscursive handwriting. penmanship is a lifelong skill. If learned http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr241.shtml

ARTICLE GUIDE Related Reviews The Write Site The Young Writers Club Related Categories Related Articles Related Resources Other Articles This Week Professional Development Center ... Technology Curriculum Article C U R R I C U L U M A R T I C L E Have Computers Forced Handwriting Out of the Picture? Computers have demoted the second of the three Rs, some educators say. Instead of teaching the loops and swirls of cursive letters, teachers point students to the letter r on the keyboard. Not all educators and handwriting experts agree on whether or why handwriting skills may be declining, however. Some place the blame on teachers or school budgets or book publishers. After reading this story, share your thoughts about the state of handwriting in schools on today's "Is Handwriting in Trouble?" message board . Should handwriting be taught? Is teaching both handwriting and keyboarding skills possible in the elementary grades? Where does the real fault lie if students don't learn handwriting skills? What can teachers do to improve students' handwriting? If computers had been common in 1776, what would John Hancock be known for? Hancock's name and signature are synonymous; he is recognized in history not only for his signature on the Declaration of Independence but also for what that large signature represents.

45. Education World® : Curriculum : Hurry Up And Write! Contest Deadline Looms Do you want to see the art of penmanship restored to a place of importance in ournation's classrooms? If legible handwriting is important to you, don't miss http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr325.shtml

Related Reviews Related Categories Writing : Penmanship Related Sections Language Arts and Literature Center Professional Development Center Archives: VIEW ALL ARTICLES ... Interdisciplinary Curriculum Article C U R R I C U L U M A R T I C L E Hurry Up and Write! Contest Deadline Looms Kate Gladstone, co-director of the World Handwriting Achievement Contest, explains why handwriting is important even in a technological age and discusses how both you and your students can improve your handwriting! Included: Tips for teaching handwriting Do you love the convenience of e-mail yet miss the personal touch found only in a hand-written letter? Do you want to see the art of penmanship restored to a place of importance in our nation's classrooms? If legible handwriting is important to you, don't miss the World Handwriting Achievement Contest (WHAC) This is the 11th year of the annual competition and the first year it has gone global. The contest began in 1991 when Tom Hudson founded the Nebraska Handwriting Contest to honor his late mother, Eva Margaret (Nielsen) Hudson, who had won awards for her penmanship. Four years later, the contest expanded nationwide and became the Annual American Handwriting Contest (AAHC). This year, the opportunity to wield the mighty "pen/cil" in the battle for penmanship supremacy has spread around the world.

46. HandRIGHTing Ink - Handrighting Penmanship Teaching Learning HandRIGHTing Ink handwriting development specialists - click forhompage Ink. Amy Carroll has started handwriting Success, Inc. http://handrightingink.com/about.html

Home About Articles Classes ... professional resources About HandRIGHTing, Ink PROGRAM STAFF PRESS HandRIGHTing, Ink was established in April, 1999 by two experienced Occupational Therapists, Sandy Purvis and Amy Carroll, to improve the handwriting skills of children and adults. As of August 1, 2002, Sandy Purvis continues to operate the programs at HandRIGHTing, Ink. Amy Carroll has started Handwriting Success, Inc. She can be reached at: amyac777@aol.com We specialize in teaching handwriting to children and adults of all ages. We provide seminars for teachers and parents, and are happy to provide school-based intervention. Please see the linked pages for more information, and do not hesitate to contact us if we can provide any further information. PROGRAM We conduct group and individual classes at our studio in Ardmore, PA (suburban Philadelphia), and a Summer Camp at a nearby location. We conduct seminars and inservice training at various schools to help teachers learn more effective ways to assist their students. We provide specialized school-based intervention to children in some cooperating local schools. Corporate and Physician Handwriting Workshops can be customized to meet specific needs.

47. HandRIGHTing Ink - Handrighting Penmanship Teaching Learning HandRIGHTing Ink handwriting development specialists - click for hompage Tipsto Promote handwriting Success. Consider cursive handwriting instruction. http://handrightingink.com/articles/tips.html

Home About Articles Classes ... professional resources Tips to Promote Handwriting Success Pre-Writing Children benefit from having basic pre-writing skills in place before beginning pencil and paper tasks. These are skills that often emerge as your child develops in the preschool years. If you have concern regarding your child's development in these areas you may consider consulting an occupational therapist. Some of these skills include: Having an established dominant hand. Having the ability to adequately grasp a pencil (beyond a fisted type pattern). Being able to sit and attend for table top activities. Letters If a child is needing to learn letter formations or letter-to-line placement: Be sure that you are reinforcing the same formation patterns that your child is learning in school or other setting. One good program to consider using is Handwriting Without Tears Practice writing on a vertical surface such as a chalkboard or easel prior to practicing on paper.

48. Unit Study Library: Worksheets : Language Arts : Penmanship penmanship Worksheets. handwriting worksheets include lined papers,practice letters, formations guides, and more. Links unit study http://teachers.hypermart.net/links/pages/Worksheets/Language_Arts/Penmanship/

ACORN ACADEMY UNIT STUDIES FREE WORKSHEETS Top ... Language Arts : Penmanship Penmanship Worksheets Handwriting worksheets include lined papers, practice letters, formations guides, and more. Links: Handwriting Worksheets Worksheets for four different fonts. Manuscript, Modern Manuscript, Italic, and Cursive. Also have different size lined paper with no writing on them. URL: http://www.crosswinds.net/~rozalski/Handwriting_Worksheets.html Added: 9-Aug-2001 Report as a Dead Link Italic Handwriting Series Information on making handwriting easier, plus lots of free downloadable worksheets for all age-/grade levels; kindergarten through adult. URL: http://www.extended.pdx.edu/press/italic/italic.htm Added: 13-May-2000 Report as a Dead Link Related Categories: Lesson Planning Resources : Language Arts : Penmanship Worksheets : School Fonts Looking for something in particular? More search options Site Home Library Home Add a Resource ... Search The links directory was last updated on 22-Jun-2002. This page has had hits since August 29, 2001.

49. Bad Penmanship Can Lead To Medical Errors the American Medical Association has long cautioned physicians to take greater carewith their handwriting. One approach to poor physician penmanship has been http://www.institute-shot.com/bad_penmanship_can_lead_to_medical_errors.htm

Institute for the Study of Home Up Hand Washing by Health Care Providers [ Bad Penmanship can lead to Medical Errors ] For Doctors’ Scrawl, Handwriting’s on the Wall Healthcare providers’ compliance behavior is revealed by this headline from another newspaper article, by Rene Sanchez ( Washington Post , May 16, 2000). Folklore has it that physicians’ handwriting is notoriously bad, and with the increased importance of prescription medicines in treating diseases of every sort, poor penmanship increases the probability of fatal medication errors. Even more than handwashing, prescription errors show how adverse medical outcomes can reflect not just the misbehavior of an individual, but rather the complexity of the entire healthcare system. An analysis by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) shows how complex the system actually is. First, the physician has to write or otherwise order the prescription. Then, the prescription must be routed to the pharmacist, who reviews the order and then dispenses the prescription. Finally, the prescription has to be administered, by either the patient or a caregiver.

50. Penmanship.ca - Marie's Penmanship Series - Writing Can Help. Penmanship Educati penmanship.ca Marie's penmanship are a series of books that teach a child to masterthe art of handwriting, caligraphy, manuscript and other penmanship skills http://zero-gravity.ca/penmanship/

Books Search Central Catalog Download Documents Free Sample Pages from the books! Download these sample pages from the books to print out and try. The 2002 Official Catalogue We have updated all the books, reprinted them and are all set to fill orders. The 2002 Offline Order Form If you would rather order your books by mailing through post, download this document, print it out, and send it to us. These documents are viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download your free version of Acrobat Reader: Welcome to Marie's Penmanship Books These books are a series that teach a child to master the art of handwriting, calligraphy, manuscript and other penmanship skills. Beginning with the child who is learning to write, the series develops their writing talent into masterful, professional writing. The series is intended for children from preschool to grade 8, but many of the books, such as calligraphy, may be taught in later grades. These books are available by online purchasing, but if you would like to order many at a time (such as a school needs), please contact us and we may be able to work out a bulk rate. View the Penmanship Series New Book: Book 5B, Scripture

51. Do You Remember Penmanship? And now even nonLD students use a computer for much of their schoolwork, and thusdo not practice their handwriting, so the awful penmanship I first noticed http://www.teacherblue.homestead.com/penmanship.html

back to homepage back to article index Do you Remember Penmanship? by Tina Blue I frequently score essays for a company that processes the state assessment tests that are becoming so common all across the United States. I have scored essays from nearly every grade level, from third grade right up to and including high school. One thing that I have noticed is that at all levels, most students have deplorable penmanship. It is often a struggle to make out one word out of five in any given essay. Some essays are so entirely indecipherable that they must be flagged as unscoreable. This problem is not confined to the K-12 level. As a college instructor I have also noticed a drastic decline in the legibility of my own students' handwriting. I am famous for my ability to make sense out of nearly indecipherable script, but even I am about ready to throw in the towel. More and more often I cannot begin to guess what my students' scribbles are intended to represent. A little over a year ago a student said that I was the only one of her college instructors who would accept handwritten essays, and she thanked me profusely for that policy. Like many students, she could not afford her own computer, and she often had to go to the computer center alone late at night to type out a paper for another class. Since she also could not afford a car, every late-night trip to the relatively isolated and poorly lit location of the computer center was a terrifying adventure. Campus security is not great at KU, and many womenand even one young manhave been raped on this campus over the years.

52. Is Your Penmanship The Best Or Worst handwriting guide, Write Now by Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay, well known for theirwork to improve doctor’s handwriting, or even win penmanship lessons with http://www.awfaber-castell.com/News/PressRel/General/Handwriting Contest.htm

Immediate release: Contact: Jill Christian, 212-297-1827 Pen World, Is Your Penmanship the Best or Worst? Find Out by Entering Pen World International Magazine’s Handwriting Contest Here’s your chance to find out how your penmanship grades against the competition by entering the Pen World International Handwriting Contest, sponsored by Faber-Castell in honor of its 240 th Anniversary. Earn a chance to win fine quality Faber-Castell pens, stationery or copies of the handwriting guide, Write Now by Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay, well known for their work to improve doctor’s handwriting, or even win penmanship lessons with the authors. That’s right, Pen World International will award prizes for the best and worst handwriting. To enter, just write a letter to the editor of 200 words or less with Handwriting Contest clearly labeled at the top of your envelope and mail it to Pen World International 3946 Glade Valley Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339 A panel of expert judges, which includes noted handwriting experts, will determine just how good or bad your penmanship is. Letters may be published in the magazine so the subject matter should be pertinent to handwriting

53. Handwriting - El Camino Real -The Royal Road handwriting Book 7, penmanship skills handwriting - Book 7, penmanship skillsAn attractive way to improve handwriting skills and perhaps learn some new http://lcaminoreal.safeshopper.com/106/cat106.htm?614

54. Handwriting - Book 7, Penmanship Skills - El Camino Real -The Royal Road handwriting Book 7, penmanship skills An attractive way to improve handwritingskills and perhaps learn some new prayers. http://lcaminoreal.safeshopper.com/106/754.htm?614

55. Home Forum - Dipping Into America's Penmanship Past What had begun for me as a means to better my handwriting exploded into a the importanceof posture, blotters, pen wipes, and other finer points of penmanship. http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/08/06/home/home.1.html

Wednesday August 6, 1997 Edition Dipping Into America's Penmanship Past Joan Donaldson 'Your handwriting is so beautiful," the clerk at the post office said, sighing. "I'm sure you're tired of hearing me say that, but I wish I could write like you." I explained to the clerk that if she had lived in the 19th century, she would have written the way I do. At one time, the handsome Spencerian script that graced the manila envelope had been the most common form of handwriting in America. I did not come by this skill naturally; in fact, my college roommate once described my former handwriting as a scrawl. Classified By 'Hand' In 18th-century England, there was no standardized way of writing script. Penmanship books of the era illustrated many "hands." (The page at right is from George Bickham's "The Universal Penman," published for businessmen in 1743.) Each style was reserved for a specific occupation, gender, or class. Many of the styles were derived from the native Gothic script of the Middle Ages, but a new set of hands had also arrived from Renaissance Italy. Italic was used mostly for Latin texts; the British Exchequer demanded that the pipe-roll hand (a Gothic script) be used; merchants soon adopted a strip-ped-down version of Italic, considered a masculine hand. By the early 1700s, Roman characters were considered appropriate only for women. Italian handwriting had completely displaced Gothic script by the 19th century. Platt Rogers Spencer revolutionized handwriting in the US and linked the skill with high morals and intelligence.

56. HANDWRITING 12.95. Spenserian penmanship (Mott Media). Spenserian penmanship Elegant handwritingthe old fashioned way. Spenserian Theory Book plus five copybooks. 15.99. http://www.lamppostpublishing.com/LanguageHandwriting.htm

Lamp Post Homeschool Store "Where wisdom is at home" TM Christian Homeschool Curriculum Store 1741 Tallman Hollow Road, Montoursville, PA 17754-9433 Ordering Information E-Mail: LampPostP@aol.com Handwriting Catalog By Category By Publisher Home ... Search NOTE Click on these quick links to handwriting curriculum on this page! Draw Write Now® Portland Italic Handwriting Series A Reason For Handwriting Spenserian Penmanship My Thoughts on Handwriting In the homeschool setting you are consistently doing work in small groups or one on one. When I talk to customers about handwriting, I generally recommend a handwriting book for the time they are learning to print and then again when it is time to learn cursive. Why? You are teaching handwriting every time you notice that a letter is made incorrectlyyou say, "Let's make that letter like this!" And then you show the child how to do it a better way. I always ask the child to write a couple for practice. NOT a whole line or page, no, just a couple of the letters or word. Then I put a little heart or star on the best one. If the child makes a fantastic/perfect letter or word, I question them (it's a joke!), "Did I make this letter or did you?" They always think that's hilarious and TRY even harder to make nicely shaped letters. There are two aspects to learning cursive: the new shapes and the connections. Learning the new shapes is the less difficult for most children. Connections usually cause the problem. IF you have used a cursive book and the student isn't getting it, I would recommend making a special notebook with 26 pages. Fold each page in half lengthwise to make two columns.

57. Put Your Headings Here OR Not Checkout here. handwriting SKILLS This beginning penmanship book will take yourchild through the transition from scribble to correct letter formation. http://www.curriculumcottage.com/penmanship.htm

"Helping Parents Help Their Children" (Click our logo to return HOME Do you have a question not addressed on our site? Click here to get the answers ... you need! ITALICS This penmanship program is a life-saver for children struggling to form their letters neatly. It was developed by two professors who recognized the need for a better program than the traditional or D’Nealian handwriting methods. We have experienced that some young children lack the motor skills to form especially cursive letters clearly and precisely. Others simply lack the patience. This italics program offers a very easy method of writing in cursive. The cursive letters don’t alter much beyond the manuscript form. They are slightly slanted and connected. After all, most adults form their own method of letter writing anyway, even though we have all experienced the handwriting drills in elementary school. Does anybody write that way after growing up? Very easy to teach and practice. One teacher’s edition for all levels is very helpful, but optional. C DESCRIPTION ITEM# GRADE PRICE QTY ORDER Italic Handwriting Book A K Italic Handwriting Book B Italic Handwriting Book C Italic Handwriting Book D Italic Handwriting Book E Italic Handwriting Book F Italic Handwriting Book G Italic Handwriting Teacher's Manual

58. Education Week - Registration - Access Restricted 28, 2001 penmanship Problems Hurt Quality Of Student Writing, Study Suggests. ByDebra Viadero A recent study suggests that a little handwriting instruction can http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=24writing.h20

59. Mott Media - Spencerian Penmanship Mott Media Presents Spencerian penmanship. In the mid1800's, the Spencerian formof penmanship became a standard. An elegant handwriting was much prized. http://www.mottmedia.com/spencer.html

Mott Media Presents: Spencerian Penmanship In the mid-1800's, the Spencerian form of penmanship became a standard. An elegant handwriting was much prized. Today, in our computer age, a fine, beautiful, and legible handwriting brings a warm personal touch to our correspondence. These books, 5 copybooks and a theory book (available separately or as a set), may be used to introduce cursive writing to second or third graders or to improve the handwriting of older students or adults. Theory of Spencerian Penmanship By Platt R. Spencer. This book explains how all the letters can be made gracefully and rapidly using various combinations of a few basic pen strokes. It explains Spencer's philosophy of teaching principles which engage the mind as well as the hand. It also details his methods for teaching classes of children. One of these is having the children write rhythmically, in concert, as the teacher counts. The power of this method is being rediscovered today. Theory Book, 64 pages, pb, Theory Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60. HANDWRITING IN AMERICA Exploring such subjects as penmanship pedagogy, handwriting analysis, autographcollecting, handwriting experts, and calligraphy revivals, Thornton http://www.yale.edu/yup/books/064772.htm

HANDWRITING IN AMERICA A Cultural History Tamara P. Thornton 1996 American History 264 pp. 57 illus., 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 Cloth ISBN 0-300-06477-2 back to top Reviews In this engaging history, Tamara Plakins Thornton traces handwriting in America from colonial times to the present. Exploring such subjects as penmanship pedagogy, handwriting analysis, autograph collecting, handwriting experts, and calligraphy revivals, Thornton investigates the shifting functions and meanings of handwriting, showing, for example, how it came to be linked with individual identity and how in our times handwriting reflects a nostalgia for the past and a rejection of modernity. "This elegant study again proves that, in the right hands, a narrow topic is an excellent window into broad issues of social structure, education and popular culture. Historian Thornton not only packs plenty of Americana into her history of handwriting but also relates trends in this country to European developments. . . . Thornton's high-quality scholarship will satisfy exacting academic audiences, and her graceful prose will charm and entertain the general reader." Publishers Weekly "Filled with interesting and sometimes corrective information about penmanship and its prejudices. . . . Thornton writes with a measured grace."Thomas Mallon

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