[SENco-forum] Handwriting

Ah, well that¹s a whole new subject.  Microsoft Word does pick up the
³their² and ³there² error though.  I must admit the incorrect use of ³¹s² in
signs does grate on me too.

Jamie

From: Mary Kelly <mary.kelly4 at ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:26:59 +0100
To: 'Jamie Munro' <jmunro at djsn.co.uk>, 'Martin Miles' <Mmilesep at aol.com>,
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Subject: RE: [SENco-forum] Handwriting

Yes, but then you find yourself having to look at signs that say things like
³Guests have ten pounds of there first nights stay². There are three errors
in that sentence but they all pass the spellchecker. Luddites-R-Us.
Mary

From: Jamie Munro [mailto:jmunro at djsn.co.uk]
Sent: 24 July 2007 10:00
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Subject: Re: [SENco-forum] Handwriting

Given the supports available when writing electronically such as
spellcheckers, there¹s less excuse for producing misspelt words than when
handwriting!

Jamie

From: Mary Kelly <mary.kelly4 at ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:46:27 +0100
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Subject: RE: [SENco-forum] Handwriting

I agree about handwriting, rather like scratching on cave walls or chalking
on boards. I¹m still a bit of a pedant about spelling though, but I think
I¹m swimming against the tide!
Mary 

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Subject: Re: [SENco-forum] Handwriting

In a message dated 24/07/2007 08:22:28 GMT Daylight Time,
mary.kelly4 at ntlworld.com writes:
> 
> But, surely, the single most "important" reason pupils need to write is to
> inform their teachers and examiners what they know, because most schools are
> simply not equipped with enough computers and printers for them to do this
> using keyboards?

So, what you are saying Mary is that it's just a matter of time. I think
that it is, with the advance of technology, inevitable that handwriting and
spelling will  be relegated to the list of interests available at evening
classes.

Martin