Modern Handwriting Book 4 is designed to facilitate the following aspects of the teaching of handwriting:
revision and consolidation of features developed in Book 3 including correct heights of letters – ascenders and descenders, correct word-spacing, punctuation marks, conversion of print to script
work on conventions of presentation, including awareness of margins, paragraphs, addresses on letters, postcards, layout of letters, a stylish signature
sloped handwriting (optional)
increasing handwriting speeds
self-assessment, checking spacing, letter formation, punctuation and other features