Key learning points

1. The pre-cursive letters b, p, h and k all have a lead in and a lead out
2. The pre-cursive letters b, p, h and k all start on the baseline
3. The pre-cursive letters h and k finish with a curved up stroke on the baseline as the lead out
4. The letters b, h and k have ascenders
5. The letter p has a descender

Keywords

• Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter

• Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter

• Ascender - the part of a letter that extends above the x-height line

• Descender - the part of a letter that drops below the baseline

Common misconception