ABSTRACT
These examples of sentences that contain all the letters of the alphabet serve to remind us that quick brown foxes are not the only subjects for such sentences. Learning to form the individual letters of the alphabet and produce legible handwriting at a reasonable speed, involves a complex perceptuo-motor skill that many children find difficult to pick up. As Sassoon (1990a) points out, individual people are often judged by their handwriting: in writing letters of application for example. Children in school can experience criticism of their handwriting early on that can lead to a poor self-image and can contribute to underachievement in all written work.
