Newsletter 1999

The journal and separate newsletter were amalgamated in 1999 for this one issue. Contents include:

Conference Reviews- Reviews of the two Handwriting Days run by the Handwriting Interest Group in November 1998, Handwriting: Everyone's Art, a exhibition of handwriting, lettering, calligraphy alongside workshops, demonstrations and lectures running from May to July 1999 and The Dyspraxia Foundation's Parent Conference in June 1999
Research Digest- short reviews of recently published research or discussion articles that focus on handwriting and related topics. The 8 papers were published in 1998 and include articles from journals printed in the UK, Australia and America. They include studies on english, hebrew and chinese scripts.
News of other societies
Review of Books and Resources
Discussion Paper - This was going to be the lead paper in the 1999 Handwriting Review, however because of the lack of papers it has been presented here in the Newsletter. Rhona Stainthorp, London University Institute of Education, has written the stimulus paper How is it for you? Handwriting and the National Literacy Strategy,and Elizabeth Barnes, Chester College of Higher Education, has written the response.
Members' News
Handwriting Overseas including Handwriting Research in Israel, Handwriting Instruction in Sweden and the USA and Writedance a programme developed in the Netherlands
Membership List