Jayne J Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 cursive? Ds is heading into 2nd next year and I am trying to decide when to start him on cursive. His handwriting is good when he really pays attention, although usually sloppy. He can write nicely, but doesn't, unless it is copywork and "counts." :glare: Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 my ds started at 7. he now does most of his narrations in script, although it's still slow going. He actually prefers it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galtgrl Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Mine all started mid-2nd grade or beginning of 3rd. -Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 My son started it halfway through 3rd grade. He is so much more fluent in cursive than he ever was in print. I require him to use cursive for his grammar and spelling lessons and soon, I will have him use it for everything. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Oldest ds started at the beginning of third grade - he was almost 9. It went quickly and easily for him. Ds 2 will probably start next year, in second grade, at not quite 8...if he wants. I don't know - I can't decide. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 My ds started cursive at 8 (almost 9). He had no interest in 2nd grade so I didn't push it. This year he's doing really well and was ready. I was glad I waited with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I thought cursive was going the way of learning to use a manual typewriter or rotary phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I believe I started working on it in second with both of mine. I did not require it until about fifth for my older son and still haven't for my sixth grade younger son (who is not so good a writer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I have a good friend who is a pediatric occupational therapist. She works with kids who need help in handwriting (among other things). I was just speaking with her this last weekend about when to start my ds. He is 6.5 and will be starting 2nd grade in the fall. I mentioned that he's interested now in cursive, but I felt he wasn't ready due to his printing was not great. She said to go ahead and start him now, or at least definitely next year. She said that they actually wait too long in public school to start cursive. Because by 3rd grade, a child is writing more and then they have to focus on cursive. She said it is better to start in 2nd grade when writing for other reasons is not required as much. So that being said - we will be starting cursive as soon as he finishes his current HWOT 1st grade book (skipping grade 2). We will just be going slow and really working on getting the wave 'c' down before really continuing. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I started my oldest in 2nd grade and decided to teach my middle son, then a kindergartner cursive at the same time. Both did just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I started them in cursive. No printing. First grade or as soon as they wanted to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 My DD started asking to write cursive right about her 5th birthday, so I jumped from teaching print to teaching cursive. Right now, she tends to go back and forth between the two (probably because she's still in parochial school K), but I suspect that next year, when she's home full time, she'll go to cursive exclusively. I used HWT, mostly because I'd done the teacher training class for it and therefore have the entire PK-5th grade curriculum on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Do it mid-2nd, sooner if you expect issues. My mom is an OT and she has kids struggling with print to start cursive in late 1st grade. I should have listened to my mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Of course, my vote is to start with cursive and then progress to printing late... like jr high or whatever. You need printing when you are marking maps. Cursive is best:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 As soon as mine had manuscript down we went right to cursive. K or 1st for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I start with cursive. My ds7 was sent to an OT for fm delays at 4. He began cursive instruction at 5yo, and by 6yo his cursive was better than mine and he picked up print on his own (he prints like every other 1st grader LOL). I'm a BIG fan of doing cursive early, if not first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 4th grade for my son with writing issues, and we'll be starting in 3rd grade for my other son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 My eldest son was 6.5 when he decided he really really wanted to learn. He's done just fine and has nice handwriting. He'll defer to printing if he's tired or working on another skill (like tough spelling words). Our younger son has no interest and struggles even with print. He'll probably be around 7 or 8. We're playing it by ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apCrazy4Jesus Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 All three of my boys started with cursive in K. It has worked out great, I never had to teach them print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momofeat Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 My son isn't writing yet, but as an OG tutor, I start all of my students on cursive in their very first lesson--even if they're in K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Do it mid-2nd, sooner if you expect issues. My mom is an OT and she has kids struggling with print to start cursive in late 1st grade. I should have listened to my mom. I so wish I had done this! My son always had a hard time with print and was just becoming fluent with it when we switched to cursive. He does so much better with cursive, but it is going to be a while before he is truly fluent so it's kind of like we've started all over again. I had briefly toyed with doing Cursive First in K, but chickened out because it seemed "so different". We were seeing an OT when my son was in 1st, and another in 2nd but unfortunately neither of them recommended we switch to cursive. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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