Writing -- still an education fundamental

December 26, 2007
Monroeville Times Express
Local school districts approach the lessons of proper penmanship in various ways. And specialists are weighing in on whether writing needs to have the same standards taught years ago -- learning the proper flow of the written word -- or if just getting to a level of legibility should be the only expectation.
There is a connection between writing fluency and a better ability to compose, says Joseph Petrella, assistant supervisor of elementary for Gateway School District. The brain-to-paper flow needs to be worked on like any other skill, for example, like learning to drive a car, he says.
Petrella says his handwriting is excellent thanks to the interest taken by his high school business teacher. It became apparent to him that he had just not taken the time to write correctly.
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