CarrieF Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Okay, full disclosure: I am NOT completely sure I understand if italics cursive is a particular handwriting curriculum OR just a style of handwriting, so that is my first question. :D I have seen it mentioned in taglines and posts, so am curious. The more pressing question is this: would this be an easier to learn form of cursive for a left-handed kid who has pretty messy manuscript writing and doesn't particularly like to write?! If not, any suggestions?! He REALLY doesn't like to write and it is painful to get him to form the letters properly. Sigh. (I realize this is not highly unusual for 8 yo boys . . . it's just so painful!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I use Getty Dubay. The neat thing about it is that the print turns to the cursive. I don't know how it'd work for a leftie... but they do have directions in the books about it. (Swamped right now so have to post & run... but the link should give you more info...) Good luck! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilliums Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Getty Dubay Italics and Penny Gardner Italics are two italics handwriting programs with which I am familiar. I do not have a lefty, but Getty Dubay italics helped DS improve his handwriting a great deal. For DS, the main benefit was how similar the italics cursive looks to manuscript writing. He also does not like to write but the italics cursive seems to make it easier. He also feels a sense of pride now over his handwriting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Getty Dubay is an italic handwriting curriculum. If I remember correctly there are suggestions for left-handers about paper positioning and a few other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :lol: It looks like my one-finger typing really slowed me down. There were no replies when I started typing! We've liked Getty Dubay. My son isn't a lefty, but I am. I went through the book Write Now and have definitely seen an improvement in my handwriting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieF Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thank you all! I will definitely look into the Getty Dubay. It certainly seems to be well-received and just might be what we're looking for here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 My dh (not a leftie) used the Write Now book to improve his handwriting. Here is a UK-based program that uses the Getty-Dubay Italic font to teach left-hand writing skills. They used to have some sample pages, but I can't see them now. You can write to them to ask for samples. If you look at the cover pages, though, you will see an arrow in the bottom right-hand corner. That is the guideline for positioning the paper. If you can get a hang of that guideline, you can use something like that on any paper - so you could use the regular Getty-Dubay handwriting books instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Did anyone mention Getty-Dubay? :tongue_smilie: Seriously though, it is the EASIEST manuscript to cursive transition ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Did anyone mention Getty-Dubay? :tongue_smilie: Okay, so just to show that I am not entirely partial to Getty-Dubay, here are other Italics options for CarrieF :-) 1. Penny Gardner's Italics - Beautiful Handwriting for Children 2. Barchowsky Fluent Handwriting. Specifically, her Fix-It Write book. 3. Gunnlaugur Briem's handwriting lessons and fonts (free). Look for the huge how-to video on this site. 4. A free Italics lesson and printable practice pages. 5. 12 rules for good handwriting by Christopher Jarman - highly recommended, regardless of which handwriting style you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieF Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 You guys are the BEST!!! Thank you for all the links and advice. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Bumping to point out some suggestions for left-handed writers that I stumbled on today. From The Parents' Guide to Handwriting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieF Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Thank you so much, nansk! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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