| Summary: | The article points ways for effective teaching of writing in schools in the U.S. Despite advances in technology, schools are obligated to prepare children to write sufficiently well to satisfy their adult needs in the business and social worlds. Writing is a functional activity that enables individuals to achieve numerous goals associated with everyday living. Teachers regard writing as an activity which must be accompanied by thought and purpose. The chief goal in handwriting is legibility. Handwriting then must be taught by means of a developmental program the same as other areas in the curriculum. One of the most important factors in handwriting is motivation. There exists many kinds of incentives that a teacher may use to motivate students. The following are: (1) actual desire to make handwriting a useful part of living, (2) competition, (3) awards. Handedness also plays a great role in the writing abilities of a child.
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