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Default Re: How can I improve my board handwriting?

I have the same problem - I really have to concentrate or my writing gets unintelligible. A couple of tips :

1. Practise. Go into the classroom between lessons and just practise writing on the board.
2. Write larger than you otherwise might.
3. Plan before the lesson what you want to write on the board - that way you're not "thinking on your feet" and can concentrate on the writing itself.
4. Write fairly slowly until you get better at it - avoid the temptation to scribble things down quickly.
5. When Ss are occupied with an activity - a written ex or PW, take a moment to review your board. If anything is illegible, slanting etc rub it off and write it up again.
6. To help stay straight, put parallel dots at regular intervals down both far sides of the board. Start writing at the left hand dot and as you write keep the words heading for the right hand dot.

All this might seem a drag at first and risk slowing lessons down, but it's a means to an end. If you do it systematically it will become more and more automatic and you'll find you've developed and attractive, intelligible board style.

Good luck!
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