Seeking Perfect Handwriting

Graphotherapy section at the exhibition

Fancy pens and pencils promise to «improve» your handwriting. But it isn't that simple to acquire good handwriting. Penmanship is a skill that comes naturally to some whereas others have to practice to make it look legible and graceful.

Good handwriting makes your work look neat and presentable, especially on the answer sheet. Gracie Rajan, an English teacher at St. Andrew's School, points out the importance of handwriting from the examination point of view. «Presentation is the most important aspect of the answer paper. This includes clarity in writing, followed by technical factors like word spacing and sentence spacing while writing your answers on the answer sheet».

Legible and clear handwriting makes it simpler for the examiner to correct your answer sheet. There are many techniques which one can follow to improve handwriting. Poonam Guntewar, a calligraphy instructor says, «It is important to know how to place the book, hold a pen or pencil before beginning to write.

«The height and depth of a letter are also important. When a child writes on double ruled sheets, they don't face any trouble. But when they shift to single ruled pages they have difficulty sizing and spacing the letters.»

The body posture while writing is also of import. A straight back is better for writing then a stooping one. Also, do not hold your pen or pencil too tightly.

Source: The Hindu