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    Handwriting in Action

    I just dropped into a second grade classroom at my school where the teacher was directly teaching handwriting to the students! Hooray! I couldn't wait to tell her how excited I was and told the whole class that handwriting is excellent brain work.

    Check out my post on the benefits of handwriting here.

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