oraetstudia Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I've come to the realization that all my children have handwriting that stinks. So I'm considering making them all go to handwriting re-education boot camp this summer (I may make myself go too, since my hand-writing has deteriorated some over the years as well). But if we jump on the italic handwriting band wagon, should we go with Getty-Dubay or Barchowsky? Is one better, easier, prettier than the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 imho, the Barchowsky font looks prettier on the computer, but the Getty-Dubay style is simple, pretty and easier to implement. Not to confuse you further, but there are a few other styles/fonts available online, incl. Jarman, Briem font and Victoria Modern Cursive. Also, an ebook called Italics - Beautiful Handwriting for Children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 We use Getty-Dubay (but I'll admit that I never researched any other italics). I just picked one, and I've been very pleased with how much my dd's handwriting improved over 2 years. She now writes prettier than I do, and I've let her drop handwriting as a subject. My boys still have a long way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm going with Getty-Dubay, since I have the font in StartWrite. Though I hadn't looked at others, except the Beautiful Handwriting for Children one, which also looks good. I wouldn't do my 'e' like she does though. Two parts for an 'e'? :001_huh: Of course, that would be easy to get around (just teach the one part 'e' yourself). The other thing that makes me choose GDI over BHC is the lined paper. Just looking at the BHC lines makes me a bit crazy. I like the GDI lines better. I hadn't seen the Barchowsky before, though I'd heard about it. It does look pretty, but I like the GDI font too, and I think my son will transition well to it, since he's coming from HWT print. He's seen me practicing GDI and tried to mimic it by turning his paper and just writing at an angle. :lol: He's excited about learning italics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I've used Getty-Dubay with both my boys and like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 We use Getty Dubay and are really happy with it. I started this year with my 3rd grader as boot camp. We did Book A to learn how each letter is formed and then we skipped to Book C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm very happy with Getty-Dubay. DD the Elder had completed through Book D. She has beautiful handwriting and her speed is coming along well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I was wondering if parents using italic handwriting programs for their children don't do any sort of printables that have writing instructions on them? My son, a rising K, needs a handwriting program, but a lot of other instructional material for that age has handwriting guidelines in standard print. Do you make your own instructional material or just not use the printables that would confuse your child's writing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 *Sigh* - I'm in the same boat. Over the last year DS9's handwriting has gotten a LOT worse. He likes cursive, so I'm not sure if I should make him shore that up, or review italics (which we did in 1st). He'll need to print anyway, but ?? Why aren't there easy answers? :glare: Jarman... Italics - Beautiful Handwriting for Children. Love these. I was wondering if parents using italic handwriting programs for their children don't do any sort of printables that have writing instructions on them? My son, a rising K, needs a handwriting program, but a lot of other instructional material for that age has handwriting guidelines in standard print. Do you make your own instructional material or just not use the printables that would confuse your child's writing? Do you mean typeface for instructions? Or do you mean something like "Draw Write Now" where the pages have ball & stick writing? For the former my kids didn't get confused by nor pay attention to the directions... :tongue_smilie: For the DWN books we did the pictures only and not the writing. If we had chosen to do the writing I would have written the model in the correct handwriting style on the whiteboard for them. I do avoid anything else for copywork that is a different style. So many of the currclick items and local store products are out. Check out copycat books for a good variety of styles and themes - plus they are only $5 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I agree with the recommendations for Getty-Dubay. Earlier today I blogged about our experience with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 My vote is GDI. My dd's handwriting has improved tremendously since starting the program late last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I agree with the recommendations for Getty-Dubay. Earlier today I blogged about our experience with it. I know! :001_smile: That's what got me looking at it. Who knew there were so many different ways to teach handwriting? And Getty-Dubay is so pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Do you mean typeface for instructions? Or do you mean something like "Draw Write Now" where the pages have ball & stick writing? For the former my kids didn't get confused by nor pay attention to the directions... :tongue_smilie: For the DWN books we did the pictures only and not the writing. If we had chosen to do the writing I would have written the model in the correct handwriting style on the whiteboard for them. I do avoid anything else for copywork that is a different style. So many of the currclick items and local store products are out. Check out copycat books for a good variety of styles and themes - plus they are only $5 each. I will check out the copycat books. And also about getting the correct font so I can make my own copywork sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I was wondering if parents using italic handwriting programs for their children don't do any sort of printables that have writing instructions on them? No, we just worked with verbal instructions from me. Do you make your own instructional material or just not use the printables that would confuse your child's writing? My dd learnt Italics via copywork (written out by me) but if you want a good printable with guidelines suitable for Italics, do check out Penny Gardner's book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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