PagesandFields Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 For one who struggles with motor skills which curriculum has the simplest font? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 New American Cursive was the simplest I found. My 5yo with average (to slightly behind) fine motor skills is using it and doing well with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Most cursive hands ("font" refers to type styles in printed or on-line documents; "hand" refers to hand-written styles) are pretty simple. I have always liked Zaner Bloser, which teaches the different strokes first, then how to use those strokes to write letters. Spalding and its spin-offs teach penmanship similarly, by first teaching the strokes witch specific instructions (e.g., circles begin at 2 on the clock, go up to 12, over to 9, down to 6, up to 2); they teach manuscript first, then how to connect the letters so it sort of looks like cursive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Thanks! "Script style" was the only thing I could think of calling it to make it clear... :) I like New American... Was wondering about Zander bloser... Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriciaT Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Rhythm of handwriting from Logic of English is pretty simple and straightforward. We are enjoying it and dd8 is mastering it quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy4tmama Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 My kiddo who struggled with learning cursive is finally doing well with getty-dubay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 New American Cursive was going to be my suggestion as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 I was JUST looking at Rhythm of Handwriting... it looks like it would really work for my kiddos... I will look up Getty Dubay... Thank you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Cheerful Cursive has been a great program for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Not necessarily the simplest in appearance, but the simplest way to learn for my crew was handwriting lessons through literature. I really thought my kids would just never be able to write in cursive. The success even extended to the left handed boy who still struggles with manuscript. It is great and it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Handwriting Without Tears is often recommended for students with motor issues. We never tried it. DS did well with New American Cursive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 We liked the Diana Hanbury King cursive workbooks (there's one for right-handed and one for left-handed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 HWT is a simple script and easy to learn. My daughter learned that first but we found it pretty unattractive, so she's switched to Pentime (which is not as simple). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) I ended up getting the Rhythm of handwriting ebook which is perfect for us starting out... And I think we will continue on with Zaner Bloser 2c etc... After that... Thank you all! Eta: that lamonator and pro click I bought on clearance years ago are SO paying off lately... :) Edited April 23, 2016 by PagesandFields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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