Marjorie Wise, On the technique of manuscript writing, Patty Smith Hill, intro page viii

Marjorie Wise, On the technique of manuscript writing, Patty Smith Hill, intro page viii make the majority of English teachers feel that their work has passed the experimental stage and that manuscript writing has become an established aspect of the curriculum of the elementary school. Whether the results from experiments in this country will be as overwhelmingly convincing and favorable as those in England, still remains to be seen, but it behoves us to put this writing to the test, learning all we can from England while subjecting it to a rigid investigation in American education. In the meantime England's convictions are worthy of our serious study and consideration. The following are some of the methods used by the educational authorities in Great Britain, and the claims made as a result of experience: 1. In some instances manuscript writing is the only form taught through the entire school system; in others the beginners only are given this type of writing, and again in other schools, the older children use both scripts simultaneously Though some of us may question the acquisition of two kinds of writing, second thought reveals to us the fact most of us practically have two handwritings,-one,”polite” and legible for social and business purposes, the other more rapid, less legible, reserved for our own personal use. 2. One of the most convincing reasons for the superiority of manuscript writing is evident with the beginners who in this instance need familiarize themselves with only one alphabet instead of two where reading and writing are taught simultaneously. To reduce the confusion which arises when young children are confronted with two types of letters, educators in some cases have met this problem by teaching the reading of print first, postponing both the reading and writing of the running script to a later period when the reading of print Author Marjorie Wise Book Title On the technique of manuscript writing Date 1924 Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons Size cm x cm; in x in Penmanship Style manuscript writing File name Wise, Marjorie18xx-001-001-002 Links related to Marjorie Wise