Handwriting tool

• US 20050282122A1
• Filed: 06/18/2004
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lisa Crawford
• Original Assignee: Lisa Crawford
• Inventors: Crawford, Lisa
• Application Number:
  US10/871,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20050282122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/159
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/04 Guide sheets or plates; Tracing charts templets for drawing purposes B43L13/20

Abstract

A progressive handwriting tool utilizes one of (a) color contrast within a writing segment, or (b) a grid of sloped lines, to properly guide a student in writing print and/or cursive letters in a proper style and form. In one aspect, a print writing tool includes a writing medium, such as a sheet of paper or an electronic input capturing device, where a plurality of writing segments comprised of first and second rectangular regions are formed thereon. The rectangular regions extend horizontally in a stacked arrangement, and have contrasting colors to clearly differentiate between upper and lower areas where uppercase and lowercase letters are to be written. In another aspect, a cursive writing tool includes a writing medium onto which is formed a set of parallel horizontal lines and a set of diagonal lines of constant slope. The horizontal and diagonal lines intersect to form an array of writing boxes, with each box configured to have one letter of a cursive word written therein. The progressive handwriting tool may be accompanied by writing programs or instructions on how to practice handwriting skills with the tool, such that the programs and tool together form an instructional writing kit.

Claims

1. A handwriting tool, comprising:

a writing medium;

a set of parallel horizontal lines formed on the writing medium;

a set of diagonal lines of constant slope formed on the writing medium and intersecting with the set of horizontal lines to form an array of writing boxes on the writing medium;

2. The handwriting tool of claim 1, wherein the diagonal lines are equally spaced across the writing medium.

3. The handwriting tool of claim 1, wherein the horizontal lines are equally spaced across the writing medium.

4. The handwriting tool of claim 1, wherein the writing medium is a sheet of paper.

5. The handwriting tool of claim 1, wherein the writing medium is an electronic input capturing device.

6. A method of instructing a person on how to write cursive letters, comprising:

providing a handwriting tool including,

a writing medium having formed thereon a set of parallel horizontal lines and a set of diagonal lines of constant slope intersecting with the set of horizontal lines to form an array of writing boxes;

providing instruction to cursively writing on at least a portion of the writing medium such that each box of the array of boxes contains substantially only one letter.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the writing medium is a sheet of paper.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the writing medium is an electronic input capturing device.

9. A method of writing cursive letters on a handwriting tool, the tool including a writing medium having formed thereon a set of parallel horizontal lines and a set of diagonal lines of constant slope intersecting with the set of horizontal lines to form an array of writing boxes, the method comprising:

cursively writing on at least a portion of the writing medium such that each box of the array of boxes contains substantially only one letter.

10. A method of instructing a person on how to write cursive letters, comprising:

providing a handwriting tool comprising a writing guide in the form of a sheet having formed thereon a set of diagonal lines of constant slope;

providing instruction to place the writing guide beneath a sheet of horizontally-lined writing paper, the writing guide positioned such that the diagonal lines are seen through the sheet of writing paper to intersect with the horizontal lines to form a perceived array of writing boxes on the writing paper sheet; and

providing instruction to cursively writing on at least a portion of the writing paper sheet such that each box of the array of boxes contains substantially only one letter.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the diagonal lines of the writing guide are equally spaced thereacross.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the diagonal lines are continuous across the writing guide.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the writing guide is positioned beneath a sheet of horizontally-lined writing paper such that at least one edge of the writing guide is aligned with at least one edge of the writing paper sheet.

14. A handwriting tool configured to instruct a person on how to write print letters, comprising:

a writing medium having a base color;

a first rectangular region of a first color extending across the writing medium, the first rectangular region having a bottom edge; and

a second rectangular region of a second color extending across the writing medium below the first rectangular region, the second color being distinct from the first color, and the second rectangular region having,

a top edge coterminous with the first rectangular region bottom edge, and

a bottom edge.

15. The tool of claim 14, further comprising a horizontal line extending across the writing medium along the second rectangular region bottom edge.

16. The tool of claim 14, wherein the second color is the base color.

17. The tool of claim 16, wherein the base color is white.

18. The tool of claim 14, wherein the first color is yellow.

19. A handwriting tool configured to instruct a person on how to write print letters, comprising:

a writing medium having a base color;

a horizontal line extending across the writing medium;

a first rectangular region of a first color extending across the writing medium, the first rectangular region having a top edge coterminous with the horizontal line and a bottom edge; and

a second rectangular region of a second color extending across the writing medium below the first rectangular region, the second color being distinct from the first color, and the second rectangular region having a top edge coterminous with the first rectangular region bottom edge.

20. The tool of claim 19, wherein the first color is the base color.

21. The tool of claim 19, wherein the second color is yellow.

22. A handwriting tool configured to instruct a person on how to write print letters, comprising:

a writing medium having a base color;

a first rectangular region of a first color extending across the writing medium and having a top edge and a bottom edge; and

a second rectangular region of a second color extending across the writing medium below the first rectangular region, the second color being distinct from the first color, and the second rectangular region having,

a top edge coterminous with the first rectangular region bottom edge, and

a bottom edge;

wherein the first rectangular region and second rectangular region together comprise a writing segment, the top edge of the first rectangular region forming a writing segment top edge and the bottom edge of the second rectangular region forming a writing segment bottom edge; and

wherein the writing medium has a plurality of writing segments formed thereon and arranged such that the top edge of one of the plurality of writing segments is coterminous with the bottom edge of another of the plurality of writing segments.