Good handwriting is not just for handwriting class. Legible handwriting will help in all school subjects. Clearly written communication is important throughout life. This book guides in the development of legible handwriting and provides the practice children need to progress and succeed. In Learning Manuscript Writing students will practice the basic strokes needed for legible handwriting using the simplified Zaner-Bloser alphabet models. Top-to-bottom lines, left-to-right lines, forward and backward circles, as well as right and left slants are introduced. Students will practice their lowercase and uppercase alphabet through various word and sentence practice. Numerals 1-10 are included along with basic punctuation.