Cranberry Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 My son used to have quite neat handwriting, for his age that is. But it seems to be getting worse. Not sure if it's because I've slacked off in expecting neatness, of he's getting lazy or what. But what I noticed is that he often makes the printing smaller than the space. So for an O the top and bottom will make quite a gap between the bottom line and mid-line. He did Seton Handwriting to learn how to form all the letters, but once he new how I just made up things for him to copy and practice each day because he absolutely abhorred doing the same letter over and over. I'm just wondering how you know which size lines you should use. He's 6 and first grade, but has been writing and doing long copywork selections for a long time. He loves to write his own stories and stuff (actually writing them on his own), so he's not the kind of boy that isn't into handwriting. Right now we've been using 5/8" wide lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crl Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 My 1st grade DD (6 years old) is using 1/2 inch lined paper. We were having some of the same issues so I was wondering if we should be going smaller or if it's a question of neatness. Turns out when we went to the smaller lines, she forms the letters correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 All of mine have gotten worse handwriting when they were ready to move to paper with less space between the lines. I think there must be a developmental jump that happens and they just can't write neatly on the larger lines anymore. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I like the 3rd grade sized handwriting paper. It seems to be perfect for my ds6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I just switched to 3/8 and it has helped a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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