Guest Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 After slogging through HWT yet again with no improvement, we need something different. Also, I am teaching 2 littles, as well, for the first time. So what is out there for programs and resources? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone43 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 This was just suggested to me and it looks great: http://www.handwritingsuccess.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 We use those GB books. They are great. I'm also using the Write Now book for myself. We haven't used them consistently so I can't speak for the effectiveness of them but they are pretty typical hwing books and well done. I also have Beautiful Handwriting for Children (Penny Gardner) and, while it is nicely done, it's not as convenient for young ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReidFamily Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 We are using the Getty Dubai and so far love them. We are only on book A so we're not very experienced in it. I let my daughter choose between HWOT and GB and she chose GB because she wanted her handwriting to look pretty. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 The GD series is great and has something for each age! If your oldest is 10 or above you might use the Write Now! book. There is also no greater motivation than making them rewrite any sloppy work and letting them know they can drop handwriting as soon as all their school work looks nice. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I can't tell you how many assignments this particular (Just 12yr old) child has redone over the years....ARGG! One would think there would be more variety for Italic like there is for other styles. What do I need to buy for each level? I am looking at A and Write Now!. Are the extra practice pages still available? Where can I find reliable fontware? (I had StartWrite. Never again.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Are the extra practice pages still available? Where can I find reliable fontware? (I had StartWrite. Never again.) I use Educational Fontware for the GDI fonts. It works pretty well. We started with Book A of GDI and are in Book D now - finally making some serious progress with cursive. I'm pleased with how it's working. I just have the textbooks (and instructor's manual - for reference for me). If I want additional practice, I type up a page using the fontware program and Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I hesitate to post this, but probably should. B has horrible handwriting. He started with G-B Italic, and I finally switched to HWOT when he was at the beginning of book D (having started with book A) and still had illegible handwriting. :glare: His writing is still atrocious, but I have upon occasion seen him write decently. I know that's not helpful, but Italic may not be the cure-all you're looking for. (Or maybe it will be, right?:D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femke Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 We didn't like GD-handwriting. You only review all the letters at the end of the book...not enough for my boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 http://pennygardner.com/ We use the Italics from her website and love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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