Gifted Learning Disabled All Assessment E Childhood General Home School Lang. E Childhood Literature Math Multiage Class Reading Lang. Arts Science Spelling Handwriting Soc. To demonstrate the importance of writing quickly and legibly. Materials Appropriate paper and writing instruments.
Procedure Ask students to brainstorm situations in which speedy writing is required.
These might include writing notes in class, copying an address or telephone number from TV, or jotting down ideas as they come to mind. Explain that even though speedy writing is often necessary, it must be legible. Describe a time when you or someone you know wrote important information quickly and were unable to read it later. Pair students and ask them to perform a role-play. One partner should pretend to give a complicated phone message while the other partner writes down the information.