Jean in Newcastle Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Ds14 has had struggles with his handwriting all along. He now writes legibly with one notable problem. Hissentencesarelikethis. Ands ome timesit is m o r e l i kethis. Obviously I've talked to him about spacing. It hasn't helped even if he knows intellectually that there needs to be spaces between words. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I'm guilty of this, too. It's why this whole internet/keyboard thing has been a beautiful thing (for me)! I think quickly; I write the same way, willing my hand to keep up with my thoughts. When I 'pause' in my head, it's noticeable in my writing. When I'm on a roll, it also shows. Basically I have to write everything twice. I write once to get my info/notes/thoughts onto paper, then I re-write it neatly paying careful attention to spacing. It's a PITB, but it's something I've 'had' to do since I was a kid. Other than that, I have no other suggestions :( but maybe this bump back to the front page will find someone who does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Actually, having him rewrite handwritten things is a good idea. Most papers etc. for school are typed anyway. If it's a grocery list for himself then of course it doesn't matter, but if it is going to be on a form to hand in or some other handwritten item, then I think I'll have him do a rough draft to get the information down and then rewrite it with the spaces. Thank you.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I know we were taught in art to visualize an "O" between words. If we were doing graphics work we'd sometimes pencil it in for better spacing. Can you try having him write on graph paper, using one spot per letter? We're still working on this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Graph paper did the trick here. Leave one space between each word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) This might seem silly, but it worked when I was in 1st grade. My teacher gave us each a wooden popscicle stick to use to test the spacing on our words. That would probably be too wide for 14-year-old writing, but you could find something thinner and require that he use it every time he writes. After a short time of using this I bet he would get in the habit of spacing correctly. ETA: I one had a 7th grade student who capitalized and punctuated her sentences erratically and always used the excuse that she just forgot. Having to recopy one essay test broke her of that. Edited February 18, 2012 by AndyJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXBeth Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 My suggestion would be to require cursive for anything that is handwritten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 My suggestion would be to require cursive for anything that is handwritten. It it true that his cursive is better than his printing. Thank you for the reminder. I don't know why I forget such a basic thing. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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