{"id":2974,"date":"2020-10-20T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2022-11-19T11:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T11:33:49","slug":"the-art-of-mastering-penmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/the-art-of-mastering-penmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of Mastering Penmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2974\" class=\"elementor elementor-2974\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce5fa39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce5fa39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79a62143\" data-id=\"79a62143\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9665cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e9665cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pandemic may have forced children to start online classes and majorly replace their pens with keyboards, yet parents have expressed concerns that more than anything, handwriting &amp; the ability to write effectively has been the casualty in all this process. Children have got so used to tapping keys and clicking a mouse, that they have completely neglected focusing on their formation of letters, legibility and speed of writing. So the Child for Child team decided to put together a webinar for children on Mastering Penmanship.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mastering Penmanship is not just about improving handwriting, it is according to the trainer, beyond hand &amp; writing. It is about revisiting one\u2019s style of holding the pen, sitting at a study table, holding the notebook, writing with an angle and of course building the muscle in fingers to be able to write better &amp; faster.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The session has some very interesting takeaways spread over multiple sessions of over an hour &amp; a half. Some of them being:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding and Evaluating The 5 Elements TO A Scientific Handwriting<\/li>\n<li>How to choose the Right Pen especially for long writing hours<\/li>\n<li>Ergonomics of Writing \u2013 The Scientific Positioning of Pen, Body &amp; Paper<\/li>\n<li>Finger Flexion Exercises \u2013 developing hand-mind coordination through handwriting<\/li>\n<li>Hand Yoga\u00a0 \u2013 improving muscle strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Imran through the sessions keeps the children engaged with hand exercises, finger flexion activities and hand yoga before the beginning of any session. He then guides them through letter writing, cursive writing, crossing the \u2018t\u2019s and dotting the \u2018i\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When children are timed for their speed &amp; their ability to copy and write followed by their ability to listen &amp; write, is when most of the children realised where their flaws arose from.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over subsequent sessions that we have conducted with the help of handwriting Institute of India, students were guided through written assessments, handwriting evaluations and speed writing. They were explained differences between \u2018writing while reading \u2013 copying\u2019 &amp; \u2018writing while listening \u2013 dictation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were moments where children seemed to slack off, &amp; this was followed by an immediate reprimand from Imran Sir. While children may not be sitting in front of the trainer physically but with their videos on, they were monitored very strictly at every step of the way during the training sessions. Eventually it resulted in class that was alert and galvanized towards achieving the takeaways set before the commencement of the session.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All in all students not only learnt a completely new way of writing but also had a huge amount of fun. The hope is that they continue to practice and keep working on their penmanship. The next level of penmanship would be when they effectively use the skills acquired to think articulately, space their thoughts intelligently and put it all in writing in a wonderful way.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2981 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mastering-Penmanship-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mastering-Penmanship-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mastering-Penmanship-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mastering-Penmanship-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mastering-Penmanship-1.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These sessions are organized for students across different schools from different cities as a part of Child for Child program\u2019s Value Shop initiative. The aim is to reach out to children with activities that not only keep them busy during lockdown of schools but also keep them positively engaged. We believe that if children are engaged productively &amp; effectively it will play a positive role in their mental wellbeing. The pandemic has left everyone in a quandary over the fate of schools &amp; that of children who are unable to go to schools. Schools play a huge role in holistic development of children not only in academic fields but also hugely in non-academic persuasions. The duration of the time that schools have remained closed has wreaked havoc with the lifestyles of children who were used to a regimented life in school &amp; out of it. Physical &amp; mental wellbeing has taken a hard hit, and this was where CFC program stepped in with their value shop initiatives to keep children positively occupied with creative, intellectual and fun mobilizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To know more about CFC visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/childforchild.html\">https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/childforchild.html<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pandemic may have forced children to start online classes and majorly replace their pens with keyboards, yet parents have expressed concerns that more than anything, handwriting &amp; the ability to write effectively has been the casualty in all this process. 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