PENMANSHIP
Teaching and
Supervision
BY
LETA SEVERANCE HILES
Supervisor of Penmanship
Long Beach, California
Jesse Ray Miller
3474 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
LOS ANGELES
An instructional guide presents practical methods for teaching legible, rapid handwriting, arguing for its commercial and educational value. It explains physical and visual fundamentals—posture, movement, letter visualization, and practice—and endorses the muscular-movement approach to conserve health and time. Chapters cover teacher preparation, recommended materials and classroom techniques, grade-by-grade lesson suggestions, assessment and endurance tests, and supervisory roles for improving instruction. Emphasis falls on simple, tested procedures adaptable to existing systems, classroom organization, and continual supervision to establish durable writing habits without strain.
Teaching and
Supervision
BY
LETA SEVERANCE HILES
Supervisor of Penmanship
Long Beach, California
Jesse Ray Miller
3474 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
LOS ANGELES