Papillon Mom Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Opinions please on the prettiest cursive to get a child started with... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnmusic Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I looked at many different styles, and decided to pursue Getty-Dubay italics with my kids. I love the way it looks, reminds me of calligraphy, but very easy strokes, very similar to printed letters with just a few serifs, and not fussy IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Peterson Directed, but unfortunately that was meltdown-inducing in my normally compliant child. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) I love the way Barchowsky Fluent Hand looks. But I went with Getty-Dubay Italics, because it looks pretty, yet practical, and the book was more easily available to me. ...reminds me of calligraphy, but very easy strokes, very similar to printed letters with just a few serifs, and not fussy IMO :iagree: Edited November 7, 2012 by nansk Agreeing with a pp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 IMO: the one with which your child will have the most success. In other words, however pretty the font, if it is difficult or cumbersome for your child, his/her end result won't be beautiful. I'd start out with whichever you feel will give your child the most success and then if you wish, switch to a more attractive font later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think Spencerian is beautiful, but it takes a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 In other words, however pretty the font, if it is difficult or cumbersome for your child, his/her end result won't be beautiful. :iagree::iagree::iagree: I really wanted DD to learn Peterson but eventually settled for ugly-but-legible New American Cursive from MP. The look of it makes me :ack2: but DD picked it up in 3 weeks flat after a year struggling with Peterson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 We went with BJU. I showed the different styles to the kids and let them decide. It was unanimous...even amongst the children that had previously learned D'Nealian in the PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think the prettiest ones are the hardest to learn. I'd go with something more simple. My top favs are LoE, McRuffy , and New American Cursive. If you want something more loopy I'd go with Pentime. These sites might help. Chart of styles (scroll over each name for samples to pop). Handwriting Comparison Chart. :iagree::iagree::iagree:I really wanted DD to learn Peterson but eventually settled for ugly-but-legible New American Cursive from MP. The look of it makes me :ack2: but DD picked it up in 3 weeks flat after a year struggling with Peterson. Really? I like the look of NAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodil Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I went with New American Cursive because it looked simple and easy to learn, but I also like the look of it. Some letters (specifically the F and T) weren't fancy enough to suit my daughter, so I googled cursive fonts and let her choose how to write those letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 IMO: the one with which your child will have the most success. In other words, however pretty the font, if it is difficult or cumbersome for your child, his/her end result won't be beautiful. I'd start out with whichever you feel will give your child the most success and then if you wish, switch to a more attractive font later on. :iagree: We use Cursive First, but I admit to being a little free with how some of the capital letters are made. (What's up with NAC's F & T?) My husband & I make different looking capital Fs. Which one my kids make depends on which one of us taught them the letter first. ;-) As long as it is legible, I don't particularly care which style. And everyone has a different idea of beautiful. Just get 'er done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 The GD was just a bust here. I do NOT Think it is a good first cursive book. It is gorgeous and VERY difficult to replicate unless you have a child with already nice looking writing. Of course this is just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think I'm going to go with is program, starting with manuscript. I wasn't happy with HWOT. http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/Handwriting+Skills+Simplified+Level+C/006844/aae3d390ec5e293366f8fb95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think I'm going to go with is program, starting with manuscript. I wasn't happy with HWOT. http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/Handwriting+Skills+Simplified+Level+C/006844/aae3d390ec5e293366f8fb95 We're currently using Book A from this (it uses the simplified Zaner-Bloser style). I'm currently debating whether to continue on with this cursive next year or NAC (which I'm leaning towards)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 We really like Pentime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 IMO: the one with which your child will have the most success. In other words, however pretty the font, if it is difficult or cumbersome for your child, his/her end result won't be beautiful. I'd start out with whichever you feel will give your child the most success and then if you wish, switch to a more attractive font later on. :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: I tried HWoT cursive but it was going a bit fast for ds when we tried it. This year I started dd on Logic of English - Foundations and went with the cursive workbook, I'm having ds do the writing worksheets at the same time. It is going really well for him. It is very slow paced as it is a kindergarten program but right now I'm more concerned that he learns it well and not just quickly. Writing has been such a struggle I'm happy to see him make such beautiful progress, no matter how slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I love the A Beka cursive. Fairly easy, each letter legible on it's own. A little old fashioned. I do not like HWT. The r's! Argh! The cursive I learned in school is very much like the A Beka, which is probably why I am more partial to it. They still use the old fashioned Q, but I don't make my kids if they don't wish to. Also, A Beka has handwriting stuff from Kindergarten on, so I was able to get age-appropriate stuff for my first grader who needed to do cursive now and not wait until 3rd grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 We're currently using Book A from this (it uses the simplified Zaner-Bloser style). I'm currently debating whether to continue on with this cursive next year or NAC (which I'm leaning towards)... you like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenC3 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I like R & S's books. They remind me of the Palmer Method I learned in Catholic school. We tried HWOT, Getty, & Queens school stuff, but I think this is the best instruction. Her handwriting has improvd tremendously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 We use Teaching Cursive! The lessons are simple and straight forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Mom Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Wow! Thanks so much for the great replies! I'm leaning toward Pentime even though it's religious. It seems like the easiest-prettiest one. Thanks again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 We have been using Handwriting Without Tears for printing, but I've decided to switch to A Beka for cursive. It's fairly close to the way I was taught, just prettier. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Just a warning: not all children can achieve beautiful handwriting. It's lovely to choose a beautiful style, but be prepared to compromise before the child gets discouraged if they find it impossible. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 you like this? Sorry, I just saw this... Yes, I like it well enough. It's nothing fancy, but I just decided that my own "homemade" penmanship lessons weren't cutting it for my oldest (who insists on starting letters from the bottom-up, etc). We haven't been using it long enough to see drastic changes, but I'm hopeful. Book A (all manuscript) starts at the basics: tracing circles, drawing lines from the top-down, horizontal lines from left-to-right, diagonal lines. Then it progresses to copying/writing letters and then 3- and 4-letter words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Sorry, I just saw this...Yes, I like it well enough. It's nothing fancy, but I just decided that my own "homemade" penmanship lessons weren't cutting it for my oldest (who insists on starting letters from the bottom-up, etc). We haven't been using it long enough to see drastic changes, but I'm hopeful. Book A (all manuscript) starts at the basics: tracing circles, drawing lines from the top-down, horizontal lines from left-to-right, diagonal lines. Then it progresses to copying/writing letters and then 3- and 4-letter words. Thanks! I just ordered it and hope to get it in next week. My son can write well on a chalkboard or whiteboard, but he has trouble with spacing and such on paper. I think the strokes and the tracing will help him a lot. I just didn't find HWOT helped him much. He hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Wow! Thanks so much for the great replies! I'm leaning toward Pentime even though it's religious. It seems like the easiest-prettiest one.Thanks again, We're happy with Pentime. It is very pretty. I have my kids copy different poems or writings if I find the text too mennonitish. I think my older, more sarcastic/jaded daughter gets a kick out of the sappy copywork about the joy of obedience. I don't care as long as they have nice handwriting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie in MS Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I love the A Beka cursive. Fairly easy, each letter legible on it's own. A little old fashioned. I do not like HWT. The r's! Argh! The cursive I learned in school is very much like the A Beka, which is probably why I am more partial to it. They still use the old fashioned Q, but I don't make my kids if they don't wish to. Also, A Beka has handwriting stuff from Kindergarten on, so I was able to get age-appropriate stuff for my first grader who needed to do cursive now and not wait until 3rd grade. We love A Beka too (for cursive anyway). It was easy to teach and not too time consuming plus the results are beautiful. At least for my dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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