Palm Tree Method

The Palmer Method - a method for learning to write in hand, developed and propagated by Austin Palmer at the beginning of the twentieth century. It has become the most popular handwriting in the United States.

According to this method, pupils acquired the skill of writing in a italic fashion with rhythmic movements. This makes the writing easy to maintain at a high write speed. Leftists are usually adapted to writing with their right hand.

The method was developed in 1888 and presented to the public in Palmer's Guide to Business Writing in 1894. Despite opposition from large book publishers, the textbook was extremely successful: in 1912, 1,000,000 copies were sold throughout the United States. . The method also collected the following awards:

The Palmer method has lost popularity over time and has been replaced by a move that was intended to teach children to write a manuscript before learning the italics. This was to familiarize children with the meaning of the words as quickly as possible, and as a result, develop the ability of the writers. The students had to switch to italics at a later stage of their education. The emphasis on manual writing in primary schools has been reduced, which is the reason for the overall decline in readability in contemporary USA.

Today, Palmer's method is a renewed interest, both for people who want to improve their writing style for themselves and for people with simplified handwriting for the disabled. Since the method focuses mainly on shoulder and forearm movements, it is useful for people with limited mobility of the fingers. Bibliography

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