Teachers develop book to help students write neatly

THREE young teachers from Putrajaya have developed a book that allows to improve messy handwriting with the help of a pencil grip and a free virtual reality (VR) application, reported Utusan Malaysia.

The teachers said the book called Bijak Menulis Abjad Berekor

(Binujar) was produced to replace the usual three-lined books used in the majority of schools.

Teacher Muhammad Shahrol Harun, 24, said the idea for the Binujar book came to them in March after seeing his students’ incomprehensible handwriting. He said each Binujar set includes a book, a pencil grip and a free virtual reality (VR) application.

“The issue with the existing books is that it is difficult to control the size and shape of the student’s handwriting, despite the presence of lines; sometimes the writing is too large or too tiny,” he said.

Shahrol explained the grid-shaped Binujar booksheets include three colours, namely red, yellow and green, to help kids recognise how to write the tailed alphabet.

“Students may write letters in the green area, while the yellow line is a reminder to be cautious while writing, when using capital letters, and the red colour is a warning not to cross its borders,” he added.

Shahrol said he hopes the Education Ministry would be able to evaluate their innovation in assisting students with writing difficulties as they have plans to commercialise the Binujar books.

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