If students could write fluently, and produce legible work in the process, it would be much easier to accomplish the objectives found in the written curriculum. But in our classrooms, it usually comes down to choices. If you want to read student work easily, you must choose between teaching time and working time. Give students enough time to produce legible work and you find that there is not enough time to teach everything. Experienced teachers have found that time spent on practice activities in handwriting workbooks makes little difference.
Many scientific studies offer information regarding the learning of and application of movement.
While there is much to be learned, current studies provide us with potent information which directly applies to classroom teaching methods. If you have recently applied for a new driver's license or signed for a U. P. S. delivery, you have probably had experience with the technology being used by motor-control scientists as they continue to study the workings of the human nervous system. The digitizing pad on which you were asked to sign your name is an interface which allows a computer to record information as you produce your signature. This is an important question because research has shown that your answer depends upon the type of movement you use. Peterson Handwriting started to use a digital tablet to collect handwriting samples in 1994.