best cursive practice book?
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Anonymous
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Anyone have a specific suggestion? I ordered a random one off of amazon, but though it had lots of room for single letter practice, it didn't do much in terms of learning how to connect letter together. And I've also order the Handwriting Without Tears cursive book in the past where all the letters are learned straight up and down instead of slanted as I'm used to.
I've learned these cursive workbooks are not all created equal, so I'm looking for a great one for something to do over the summer since my kids have not learned cursive in FCPS and my 5th grader doesn't even know how to sign his name! |
Anonymous
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I’m glad you brought this up because I have seen recommendations in previous threads and I finally did the deep dive into the archives I have been meaning to do. Looks like lots of DCUM posters like this one:
Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids: 3-in-1 Writing Practice Book to Master Letters, Words & Sentences https://www.amazon.com/dp/1790852579/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_K7T67Z4PG2WVT4SRS684 |
Anonymous
Nope that’s wrong. Sorry. It looks like what is most recommended doesn’t come from Amazon. It’s “ zaner-bloser cursive” Maybe somebody else can be more help here... |
Anonymous
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I've recommended Zaner-Bloser after doing some research.
Both of my kids started with the grade 2c books and have also done parts of the grade 3 and grade 4 books. To keep them straight, my kids have done different editions (2003, 2012, 2020). The different editions are just updates and not significantly different. Sometimes one is more or less expensive than another. https://www.rainbowresource.com/product/041023/Zaner-Bloser-Handwriting-Grade-2C-Student-Edition-2020-edition.html?trackcode=googleBase&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=&scid=scplp041023&sc_intid=041023&gclid=CjwKCAjwzMeFBhBwEiwAzwS8zGybO_HjrShDWMqV6fDh5q8wRa8EGQEcXmtC735ucxawr7HOTxr3JRoCxM4QAvD_BwE |
Anonymous
| Handwriting without tears- which is now called Learning without Tears. It's the best. |
Anonymous
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If you don't mind the French, my kids learned with this and it's so much more beautiful than that awful Handwriting without Tears thing. It worked very well for my dysgraphic child. https://www.amazon.com/Cahier-d%C3%A9criture-Graphilettre-CE2-CM1-CM2-ans/dp/221075724X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31A9UO83FAIQO&dchild=1&keywords=graphilettre&qid=1622429218&sprefix=graphilet%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1 Reviewers have pictures of the inside. The reason the French are more successful at teaching cursive is that they start teaching it before block lettering, in K, and that French lined paper has more lines, closer together, and it allows for more precise placement of minuscules and majuscules on the page. Kids know exactly where they're supposed to go with their pencil. The workbook has those special lines. The one I linked to is for your child's age, but the publisher has other ones for younger kids too. |
Anonymous
I don't love their cursive hand. It's very stilted. Our public ES uses Zaner-Bloser for print and cursive. I find it easiest to practice in the same style so as not to confuse my kids. https://www.zaner-bloser.com/handwriting/zaner-bloser-handwriting/materials.php If I were picking, I'd go with D'Nealian. |
Anonymous
13:39 here. I learned D'Nealian when I was a child. Zaner-Bloser is like an updated version of date, including the slant (which I think is good to know, even if you don't do it as a teen or adult). |
Anonymous
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Handwriting without tears
They have like 3 levels of cursive Can buy on Amazon Some schools use it |