If this pattern continued with lowercase manuscript letters and eventually with cursive script, her idiosyncratic style would likely hobble her ability to transcribe her own thoughts quickly or record the thoughts of others. As we shall see shortly, handwriting and other text production skills play an important role in children's development as writers.
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