handwriting day
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Handwriting Day
History of National Handwriting Day National Handwriting Day was founded in 1977 when educators began to feel that the art of handwriting was getting lost as a skill. The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) decided to do something about this, and that is how National Handwriting Day came about. While not everyone celebrates this day,…
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Handwriting Day
The cerebral cortex carries out essential functions of your brain, like memory, thinking, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, consciousness, and sensory functions, as well as leading your fingers while handwriting.The Physiology of Handwriting ProductionHandwriting originates in the brain when a mental picture of letters and words is formed. The signal to try to duplicate the mental…
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A Handwriting Celebration
A Brief History of Penmanship on National Handwriting Day By JENNIE COHENUpdated AUG 22, 2018 / original: JAN 23, 2012 Borrowing aspects of the Etruscan alphabet, the ancient Romans were among the first to develop a written script for transactions and correspondence. By the fifth century A.D. it included early versions of lowercase letters and…

