Individual Characteristics of Handwriting

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Individual

characteristics of

handwriting



PART ONE



ALIGNMENT

The relation of theletters in words to

the baseline







Form

Form is the way a

writer makes a letter





Form are classifiedinto:



1. ANGULAR FORMS-

Are made by

stopping the pen

and changingdirection.



2. ARCADE FORMS-

look like arches

rounded on the top

and open at thebottom



3. GARLAND FORMS- A

cup like connected

form that is open at

the top and roundedon the bottom.





SLANT•

Angle of writing;•Can be forward or

backward





PROPORTION or

RATIO – the relation

between the tall

and the short letter



•It is the symmetry

of individual letter•usual habits found

in a specific writer





SKILL- writer’sproficiency.



High skill level VS

Low skill level







Movement - is the

way a pen moves inorder to make a

mark.





KINDS OFMOVEMENT



•Finger Movement-

Usually employedby children and

illiterates.



Hand Movement -

action of the whole

hand with the wrist

as the center ofattraction.



Forearm Movement-

movement of the

shoulder, hand andarm with the support

of the table



Whole Forearm

Movement - action

of the entire arm.



QUALITY OF

MOVEMENT



•Hesitating and

painful due to weakness and

illness



•Nervous and

irregular•Smooth, flowing

and rapid.



•

Strong, heavy andforceful



•

Clumsy, illiterateand halting.



Rhythm in

Handwriting- the succession of

connected,







LACK OF RHYTHM-

Characterized by

succession of

awkward,independent,



poorly directed and

disconnected

motions.





Memory Evaluation



1. The relation of

the letters in words to the

baseline



2. What forms are

made by

stopping the pen




3. What movement

usually

employed by

children andilliterates.



4. the way a writermakes a letter



6. Angle of writing;

Can be forward

or backward



7. What movement

pertains to theaction of the

entire arm.



8. The relation

between the tall

and the short

letter



9. Cup like connectedform that is open at

the top and

rounded on thebottom.



10. It is the

symmetry of

individual letter



KEY TO CORRECTION



1. The relation of

the letters in words to the

baseline



ALIGNMENT



2. What forms are

made by

stopping the pen




ANGULAR FORMS



3. What movement

usually

employed by

children andilliterates.



Finger

Movement



4. The way a writermakes a letter



FORM



6. Angle of writing;

Can be forward

or backward



SLANT



7. What movement

pertains to theaction of the

entire arm.



Whole Forearm

Movement

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8. The relation

between the tall

and the short

letter



RATIO/PROPORTION



9. Cup like connected

form that is open at

the top and

rounded on thebottom.



GARLAND FORMS



10. It is the

symmetry of

individual letter



RATIO/PROPORTION



END OF PART ONE







































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