Skill Explainer

Handwriting and Letter Formation Skill Explainer

Marion McBride, M.Ed.

1. An Overview of Handwriting and Letter Formation

Why Do We Teach Handwriting?

An illustration of a left hand and a right hand holding a pencil in a tripod position — the pencil is between the thumb and index finder with the pencil resting on the middle finger.

The upper and lower case letter 'a' is formed with up and down strokes.

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