I have been busy these past two days, and I finally have time to talk about one of the topics that everyone is most concerned about - calligraphy practice. My view on practicing calligraphy has always been to follow the order of "being able to write - writing well - writing fast"

has been busy these two days, and finally has time to talk about one of the topics that everyone is most concerned about - calligraphy practice.

's beautiful calligraphy not only looks pleasing to the eye, but also directly affects the learning efficiency of lower grade children. Therefore, as summer vacation approaches every year, calligraphy practice is what parents pay the most attention to.

My view on practicing calligraphy has always been to follow the order of "can write - write well - write fast" .

Being able to write: This point can be classified as the category of literacy enlightenment. I won’t say more today.

Writing well: It belongs to the category of practicing calligraphy. Today I will focus on some tips.

Writing fast: practice frequently, there is no other way.

My focus today Let’s talk about “how to write well” tips and common misunderstandings in calligraphy practice.

01

Before practicing calligraphy, warm up your children.

When practicing calligraphy, pay attention to "slow work and careful work". The more complete the preparation, the more obvious the effect will be. So instead of asking children to start practicing as soon as they pick up a pen, we might as well do some preliminary preparations first.

(1) Before writing, learn to appreciate

From ancient times to the present, in addition to the expressive function, Chinese characters have also been imbued with many additional emotions by literati, representing the expression of personality and emotions. Therefore, calligraphy is essentially an art.

As an art, whether the handwriting is good or not has a lot to do with the aesthetics of the writer.

Therefore, before practicing calligraphy, we can cultivate this aesthetic ability in the process of children's literacy.

For example, when learning literacy, you can talk to your children about the meanings of radicals to stimulate their interest in Chinese characters;

Reading more famous calligraphy works is like appreciating the paintings of masters. It improves your aesthetic level and you will know what is beautiful when you start writing. , naturally abandoned the ugly structure and writing style.

(2) Pen control exercises are indispensable

When the age of learning to write comes, many mothers choose to directly enroll in calligraphy classes to start practicing, but ignore the process of mutual familiarity between children and pens.

Before practicing calligraphy, practice pen control first, so that children can develop the control and precision of their wrists and fingers, so that they can get twice the result with half the effort when they formally practice calligraphy later.

(3) Start with correct habits

Once writing habits are developed, it is difficult to correct them later.

I have practiced calligraphy with my children for 2 years. I think writing habits should include the following aspects:

Sitting posture, pen holding posture, stroke order

Let’s talk about sitting posture first

Sitting posture is very important for writing. Stooping and arching the back not only easily causes scoliosis, but also causes scoliosis. Causes myopia.

Many children have incorrect sitting postures due to uncomfortable chairs and lack of back muscle strength. We can try to help them adjust the seat height and perform appropriate exercises.

Let’s talk about the pen-holding posture

. It is painful to say the least. When the child first started holding the pen incorrectly, I did not correct it too much. Writing in this way was not only tiring, but also affected the stretching of the strokes.

Later, I used Dongdong pen, Xiangci calligraphy pen and other tools to slowly correct his pen holding posture.

(I used to download Xiangci on ipad to practice calligraphy)

(Now I can also practice with Seewo)

There are many incorrect pen holding postures, such as hooking the wrist when writing, not only violates the normal rules of pen movement, but also It will affect the development of fingers, wrists and spine and must be corrected in time.

shares with you a small method to correct hooked wrists. draws a straight line at the child's wrist. Once the child's posture is wrong, the line will become curved. At this time, the child should be reminded to pay attention to the correct pen holding posture.

Finally, let’s talk about the stroke order that everyone is concerned about:

. Many parents told me about this:

Besides taking exams, what is the use of learning stroke order? Isn’t it enough as long as the writing is correct?

Stroke order determines writing speed and font quality, it is really important!

Take a small example:

The stroke order of the word "女" is dot, stroke, and horizontal. The last stroke plays a vital role in the overall structure and momentum of the character. But the child always writes horizontally first, so there is a situation where the remaining two strokes are used to find the position. If the position is wrong, the word will collapse.

It took us a long time to correct it.

Because I have gone through detours, I firmly say that parents should help their children develop correct writing habits from the beginning.

02

To practice calligraphy, you need to learn

To learn calligraphy, "practice" is the follow-up work, while the preparatory work is "learning".

There are skills in writing. If this skill is not taught by the teacher, it would be too difficult to rely solely on the child's own understanding.

I introduced the Xiangci calligraphy pen to you before. The APP that comes with it has the teacher’s video explanation. will be more conducive to helping children break down the rules of writing:

For example, "dots do not connect horizontally", that is, dots and horizontal lines. Not connected. This rule applies to the Chinese characters Li, Xing, and Bao;

Another example is "parallel horizontal strokes". If a character has a horizontal stroke, then all the horizontal strokes below it should maintain a parallel relationship with the horizontal stroke.

If you don’t listen to the explanation of these rules and just practice hard with your head down, the effect will be very low.

When the epidemic was not serious before, my children and I insisted on one offline calligraphy class per week + practicing calligraphy for 20 minutes every day. html In addition to digesting the content of the teacher's class during the 1st week, we insisted on using Xiangci as an aid to practice calligraphy.

Now because of the epidemic, we all rely on practicing Xiangci at home. The online courses in the Xiangci supporting app also include explanations on writing, so children can practice calligraphy very efficiently.

03

Practice calligraphy, slow is fast

In recent years, you may have seen advertisements for "quick calligraphy" on mobile phones. These "teachers" claim to help children write beautiful calligraphy in just one month or even one week.

I don’t know what you think. In short, I don’t believe it. The truth of is the same as that natural spelling cannot be done quickly. Writing also requires time and accumulation.

html If you keep practicing for 11 months, there may be a little visible improvement. As for the big change in handwriting after just one week of practice, we must not believe it.

Everyone always says that my child’s handwriting is good, but in fact we practice calligraphy every day. Especially when I am practicing English writing recently, I realize even more that Kung Fu can be seen wherever it is used.

Practicing calligraphy is a slow effort. It is better to practice for 20-30 minutes every day than to practice for 2 hours once a week. And I think it will take at least half a year to see obvious progress.

Today’s summary of my experience in calligraphy practice is more like sorting out my mental journey in practicing calligraphy with my children. There are pitfalls that I have stepped on, as well as my experience in practicing calligraphy.

Looking back on my child’s pre-school preparation, I think practicing calligraphy was one of the right choices. even directly improved his learning efficiency.

Summer vacation is coming soon, and another group of children are about to enter school. In this last time before school, I hope everyone can help children do more homework to practice calligraphy, and follow the standards of "can write - write well - write fast" Step by step, we will all be able to write beautiful Chinese characters.