Throughout my school years, I was criticised for having untidy writing. I felt that it was always a justified comment, my illegible, spidery writing sprawling without the aid of lined paper, across the page at a jaunty angle. Justified, but not wholly fair. Nowadays, in my experience teachers are more likely to recognise this as a possible sign of dyspraxia, not a symptom of a lazy child with a slack attitude, lack of effort and no pride in their work.
As I have grown older, my writing ability has without doubt improved, although I will never achieve the beautiful copperplate writing of my dreams. The single factor which has made a difference for me is in identifying certain pens which make writing feel smooth and flowing. Biros are a BIG no-no! For me and my son, writing for any length of time leads to an achey crampy hand. My husband says that this is not unusual, maybe he is right, but for a child already resistant to putting pen to paper, a painful hand provides little incentive to persevere.
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