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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Great Debate: Writing by Hand vs. Keyboarding</title>
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Some educators believe that handwriting is an antiquated skill, rendered obsolete by the advent of the keyboard. The Common Core State Standards, which include technology standards but hardly mention handwriting, only amplify this opinion. An all-to-common argument is, &#8220;Why...]]>
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Since the launch of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in 2010, there has been plenty of talk about a noticeable exclusion: handwriting. The CCSS include standards for legible manuscript writing in kindergarten and grade 1, but that&#8217;s where their attention to this essential skill ends....]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Write Connections, November 2011</title>
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    Research to Support Handwriting Instruction


    Handwriting Expert - Meet Thomas Wasylyk


    How Handwriting Trains the Brain - Key to Learning


    Writing in Mathematics? I thought it was just numbers!








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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Handwriting & Learning - An Important Connection!</title>
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How Handwriting Trains the Brain Excerpts from Gwendolyn Bounds&#8217; Wall Street Journal Article&nbsp;In the Wall Street Journal article &#8220;How Handwriting Trains the Brain,&#8221; Gwendolyn Bounds discusses the important connection between handwriting and learning.&nbsp; She states:...]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Master Penman Thomas M. Wasylyk&#8217;s article on handwriting can be found in the New Book of Knowledge encyclopedia, 2011 edition.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Universal Publishing Launches New Website!</title>
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In order to better serve our customers, we've been working hard to provide you with a site that's easy to navigate and offers even more teacher tools than before. &nbsp;We hope you enjoy our new site and welcome any feedback you may have; simply send us an email!&nbsp;Don't forget to check out the...]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Universal Publishing's Master Penman, Tom Wasylyk, was interviewed and quoted in a Scranton Times article about National Handwriting Day, January 23, 2011. The article was also published in a variety of local papers including The Mercury and The Pocono Record.&nbsp;Click Here to see the full...]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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