Children upon first entering school should, for at least three months, do all writing upon the board. It is the safest and most pedagogical place for the little folks to take initial steps, because writing done there is larger, freer, easier, less exacting than pencil or pen writing.
Counting serves to restrain the tendency of some pupils to scribble and acts as a stimulus to the habitually slow, and thereby regulates extremes in movement.
As a rule, it is best to count for either each down or each up stroke. The use of different expressions that will constantly change the pupils' minds with the various phases of position, form and movement to be acquired, will be found to be effective and productive of good results, provided the rhythm is retained.
Suggestions on the Correlation of Music with Penmanship Practice
The fascinating, stimulating and compelling influence of a good march, two-step, schottische or waltz with a well pronounced rhythm is a generative source in promoting muscular relaxation, freedom and ease, lightness of touch, continuity and fluency in arm movement, uniformity in speed, regularity in spacing, slant and size, confidence and power in execution.
The rhythmic response of the arm and hand movements is the result of the reaction to the music stimuli produced by subconscious mental and motor associations and co-ordinations.
Rate of speed or tempo of the music, should be well timed or regulated in accordance with age and capacity of the pupils.
Title: Manual of Fundamentals in the Teaching of Handwriting in the Public Schools
Authors: Tom Sawyier, Francis Bail Pearson, Ohio. Dept. of Public Instruction
Publisher: The F.J. Heer printing co., 1918
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