Touch below the midline; circle back (left) allthe way around. Push up straight to the mid-line, Pull down straight fo the baseline.

'. Touch the midline; pull down straight todo, o0do,,,oe, 0°...0 o0, €,of l.

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Touch the headline; pull down slraigfft {,o thebaseline, Push up; circle forward (right) allthe way around.

Touch below the midiine; circle back (left),ending above the baseline.

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Touch ÿ-he headline; pull down straight {.o{,he baseline. Lift. Move to the right andbuch }he midline; slant left. Slant right {,othe basel!neÿ

Touch the headline; pull down slraight {,othe baseline.

Touch below the mldtine; circle back (left)all the way aroundÿ Push up skaigh} to lheheadline. Pul! down sfralght b the baseline.

Touch halfway between |he midline andbaseline; slide right; circle back (left), end-ing above the baseline.

Touch {,he mfdline; pull down straight {,o ihe---iÿ'ÿj-,- baseline. Push up; curve forward (right);

............... pull down skalght to the base[ineo Push up;" curve forward (right); pull down straight b

the baseline.

Touch l'he midline; pull down Straight |o "lhebaseline. Push up; curve forward (righ]');pull down straight to the baseline.

Touch below the headline; curve back (left);pull down skaighÿ- to {,he baseline, Lift.Touch the midline; slide rlghf.

Touch below the midline; circle back (left)all the Way around,

Touch below the midline; drcle back (left)all the way around. Push up straight 1o themidline. Pull down straight b the descenderline; curve back (left).

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Touch the midline; pull down straight.... through {,he baseline to {,he next guideline,

Push up; circle forward (right) all the wayaround.

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Touch the head!ine; pull down straight tothe baseline. Push up; curve forward (right);pull down stralgh} to the baseline.

Touch below the midline; circle back (left)all the way around. Push up skaight to}he midline. Pull down straight |hrough fl'ÿebaseline; Curve forward (right).

Touch {'he midtine; pull down straight to thebaseline. Lit3. Dot.

Touch the midline; pull down straigh| to }hebaseline. Push up; curve forward (right'). - i

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Touch below }he midline; curve back (left);- - - -ÿ- -- - curve forward (right), endlng above the

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Touch the headline; slant left to the baseline.Lift. Touch |he headline; slant right to thebaseline. Lift, Touch }he midJine; slide right.

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Touch the headline; pull down straight tO {hebaseline. Lift. Touch the headIine; slide right;curve forward (right) fo the midline; sllde left,Slide right; curve forward (right) to the base-line, Slide; left.

Touch the midline; pull down s|ralgh};curve forward (right); push up fo themidline. Pull down straight b the baseline.

Touch below the headline; circle back (left),ending above the baseline,

Touch }he midtine; slant right b }he---\ÿ--- baseline, Slant up (right} 1o the headline,Touch the headline; pull down skalgh} b thebaseline. Lift, Touch }he headline; slide rlgh};curve forward ,(right) to the baseline; slide left.

I Touch the midJine; slanl" righJ" !o thebaseline, Slant up (right) fo {he midline,Slant right to the baseline. Slant up (right)fo }he midline.

Touch }he midtine; slant right fo }hebaseline. Lift, Move 1o itÿe right and }ouchthe midline; slant left fo }he baseline,

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Touch the headline; pull dawn straight b thebaseline,, Lift. Touch the headline; slide right.Lift, Touch }he midline; slide rlghk Stop shorLLift, Touch the baseline; slide righÿo

Touch }he headline; pull down s|raight ÿo thebaseline, Litff, Touch the headline; slide right.Lift, Touch ÿ"he midlineÿ slicle right, Stop shark

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Touch the midtine; slant righÿ to }hebaseline. Lift, Move fo the right and touch}he midline; slan} left fo the descender line.

Touch }he rnidline; ÿllde righk Slant lefto the baseline, SHde rÿght.

Touch below }he headline; circle back (left),endinga} {he midline. Slide iefk

Touch the headline; pull down straight-fo }hebaseline. Lift. Move to the right and ,touch |heheadline; pull down straight to the baÿefine.Lift. Move b the left and touch the midline;slide right.

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Detailed ManuscrJp Sffoke Descripffons (€o....ed)

' 'ÿ Touch the headline; pull down skaight to the

baseline. Lift. Touch the headline; sffde right,• Liftÿ Touch the baseline; slide right,

Touch the headline; pull down straight to thebaseline. Lift. Touch the headline; slide right;curve forward (right) to the mid|the; slideleft, Slant right b the baseline.

Touch the headline; pull down straight; curveback (leFt). Lift. Touch the headline; slideright.

_ÿ ouch below the headline; curve back (left);curve forward (right}, ending above thebaseline.

Touch the headline; pull down straight to thebaseline, Lift, Move to the righF and buchthe headline; slant left to the midline, Slantright b4he baseline.

Touch the headline; pull down skaight to thebaseline. Lift. Touch the headline; slide right.

Touch the headline; pull down straight to thebaseline, Slide right.

Touch the headline; pull down straigh}; curveforward (right)ÿ push up }o the headline,

Touch the lÿead!ine; pull down sÿraight to thebasdine. Lift, Touch the headline; slan| rlgh}o the baseline, Slant up (right) b the head-tine, Pull down skaight to ÿ'he baseline,

Touch the headline; slant right to the base-line. Slant up (right) }o the headline.

Touch the headline; pull down straight tothe baseline, Lift, Touch the headline; slantright b the baseline. Push up straight to theheadline.

-'ÿ Touch the headline; slant right to the

baseline, Slant up (right) to the headline,Slant rlght° to the baseline. Slant up (right)to the headline.

Touch below the headline; circle back (left)all the way around.

Touch the headline; slant right to the base-line. Lift, Move to the right and touch theheadline; slant left to the baseline.

ouch the headline; pull down straight tothe baseline. Lift, Touch the headline;slide right; curve f'orward (right) to themidtine; slide leftÿ

Touch the headline; slant right b ÿhe mid-line. Lift. Move fo the right and touch theheadline; slant left to the midline, Pull dawnskalgh| fo the baseline.

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Touch below the headline; circle back (leFt)all the way around. Lift, Slant right b thebaseline.

ouch the headline; slide right. Slant left fothe baseline. Slide right.

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Corrective S ra eg|es for Manuscrip Leffers

The pull down straight stroke in a must }ouch{'he cÿrcle back stroke.

To help students make )he pull down straighlstroke touch the right side of }he circle, placethree dots as shown.

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To help s}udenÿ-s write A the correct width, placetwo dots on the baseline and a dot on the head-line as shown. Have them connect }he dots withslant taft and slant right lines and make a slideright line on the midline.

The slide right" and slide left strokes areequal in width.

To help students begin and end c correctly,make t'hree dots representing }he beginning,middle, and end of )he to}hr, tnvJb studentsfo wrffe the letbr using the dots as a guide.Check alignment by drawing a vertical linebetween beginnJhg and-ending dots.

To help students begin and end C correctly,make three dots representing }he beginning,middle, and end of }he letbr. Invite students towrib ÿhe leffer using ihe dots as a guide.Check alignment by drawing a verffcal linebetween beginning and ending dots.

Demonstrate the pull down skaighf stroke, )hepush up stroke, and the circle forward, showingwheÿ'e 1o Begin and end the circle.

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Remind students that )he rounded pad of D shouldbe even. The slide right and slide left strokes areabout the same width.

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The circle back stroke must touch }heslide right skoke.

Write slide right skokes on the appropriabguidelines.

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Hetp students write an f }hat begins with a curveback (tel)) skoke by placing a green dot b showwhere )he curve begins, a dot where it buchesthe headline, and a dot where the curve )urns intoa straight line.

To help students write the slide right strokes of IF)he correct width, have them firs) write the pulldown straight stroke. Place dots to indicab wherethe slide right strokes should end.

The descender should touch the next headline.

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To help .ÿfudenffs sfarf" and end }he slide leftskoke of G correctly, dot around a backwardcircle and place two xÿs on the midline, asshown. Demonstrate how fo sbp before makingthe slide left stroke on the midline.

To help students begin and end the forwardcurve of h corredly, wrib h and put a dot atthe starff and end of the curve. Pain| out that thecurve touches the midline,.

Place dab fro show sffuden}s where }o write ffheslide right stroke.

Make several vertical lines ending above thebaseline..Add lwo dots, as shown. Then havestudents write the cm:ve.

Pause at:'ter the slant lef£sj'roke, before sÿ'arffing}he sianf right stroke.'

To help students correctly wriffe |he stanff strokesin K, show how the slant let:'t stroke sbps on themidline where ffhe slant right skoke begins.

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Tell students }hal" i must" starid up skaighf inorder b throw the bali (the dot) skaighff upin ffhe air.

To he!p students write the slide right strokesof" I ffhe correct" wide'h, have them ffrace the pulldown skaight stroke and then conned doffsplaced at appropriate widths on the headlineand baseline.

ro help students begin the curve of'j in ffhe'ight place, demonstrate how to make the curve,;tarring beb/een the baseline and the nexff,,riffing line.

To help students wrffe a vertical I, check the paperpost}ion, Help them practice pulling the index Fingerstraight down from ffhe headline to }he baseline.

Demonsfrale where fro stop before making.the slide right stroke. Remind students not" ÿolifff the pencil.

Push up (reffrace) carefully to avoid making loops.

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To help students make M the correct width, placedots as shown. Say the, strokes, and have si'uden}s

conned" the dots, lifting }he pencil only once, alter}he first skoke.

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To help students make n in one continuous motion,demonskafe how al! the skokes flow smoothly fromone fo lhe other, including the retrace of the first pulldown straight stroke.

To reinforce continuous sl'rokes in qj wrib aÿlhreefimeÿ, each Dime highlighting a different slrokewith a broken line.

To help students write N the correct widl'h, place dotsas shown and ask them to write the letbr as you saythe stroke description. Call alfention fo the width ofthe slant line, and suggest fhaf studenfs fry fo make}heir slanl lines }he same width.

On papeÿ place a dot for star} and several otherdois to form a circle. Ask the students fo conned thedol-s by circling back (left) w#hout liffing the'pencil.

The circle back stroke should forma complete,round circle.

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To help students make a round, forward circle,make a pull down straight slroke that touches thenext guideline; then place a dot" about halfwaybetween }he midiine and basellne.

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Place dot's fo indicate where the slide fight endsand where the slide left begins. Show how thecurve is made belween the two dots.

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Students who have difficulty making their circle lelfersround may benef'lf from using a cardboard circle forpradice or from connecting a series of" dot pat|ernsthai you provide, r-\

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Push up (retrace) carefully fo avoid making a loop.

To he!p students wrib a slant right stroke, demonskabhow to make the stroke from the midline to the baseline.

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To help students makd s correctly, make ÿo circles,one on top of the other, and then outline the curves.

To help students wrile the bp and bo|lom of Sthe same width, draw one circle above anotheras shown and ouHine {he curve back and curveforward fhal" form part of a circle.

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, if students are having difficu#y crossing f in }hemiddle, place a green dot on }he midline to showwhere }o begin the slide right sl'roke.

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The two strokes in T should meet. Use the headlineas a guide fo write a skaTghf slide right Stroke.

All the strokes in W rnusI slanl right. None oE thestrokes are pulled down straight to the baseline.They either slant dawn toward the right or slant uptoward the right,

The pull down straight strokes in u must be sIraight so theleffer will have correct shape. Point out where the forwardcurve begins and ends and how if connects srnaothly tothe push up slroke,

To help students wrib U with vertical strokes, check thepaper position. Then draw a doffed line across U to showwhere the curve forward sJroke begins and ends,

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L-To help student's cross the slant strokes in x corredly,have them first make the sfant right stroke, Ptace adot on the mldline where the slant left stroke shouldbegin. Tetl students fo aim the second slant stroke atthe half'way point on the flrsf slant skoke.

.Aim Ihe second stroke in X so thai ifÿ crosses the firststroke n iear the rnidline. Place a dot where the slantleft should begin.

To write v the correct width, p!ace two dol's on f,he rnidlineand one on the baseline. Have students connecl" the dotswith slclnt strokes as you say tte stroke description. Drawa doffed verticat line to show that the k4,o sides olCv arethe same width.

To write V the correct width, place two dots on theheadline and one on Ihe baseline, Have the studentsconned the dots with' the slant strokes as you say the:Iescripfion. Draw a doffed vertical line fo show thai thek, vo sides of' V are the same width.

To help sludents write the second stroke ofy correctly,write models of" the teller y wii'h the second strokeshown as a doffed line for sf,udenfs fo trace.

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The letter Y ends wif,h a pul! down straight sf,roke,

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• lelp students wrib 'iv with straight slant strokes by sayinghe stroke description as they write. Remind them not Ioiff their-pencils when f,hey make the slant strokes. Placelois as shown to help f,hern make their slant strokes an,yen width.

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Rernind students not f,o lift their pencil and b makesure the two slide right lines are the same width.

The slide right strokes are directly above and beloweach other, The slanl" left stroke goes from the topright to the boffom lef'f.