MomOfABunch Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 DS2 has requested something to make his handwriting "not ugly." He did HWOT and his writing is perfectly legible. He is starting the cursive book this year, and I'm fairly sure that will improve his printing. If he hadn't asked, I would leave well enough alone. But it bothers *him* and he's asked specifically for a printing workbook for this year. (Yes, he does copywork.) Recommendations for refinement after HWOT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hmmmm... What is bothering him about his writing? Would it be as simple as, "well, I see that not all your letters touch the line, if they all ended at the same bottom point your writing would look tidier," or some other helpful comment like that? Or you could show him samples and let him pick. Maybe an italic hand? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Oh, and does he like the look of HWOT cursive? Because we didn't, so we parted ways the and went with a different cursive book. Since he wants his writing to look nice he may have a strong opinion about the aesthetic of HWOT cursive. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Oh, and does he like the look of HWOT cursive? Because we didn't, so we parted ways the and went with a different cursive book. Since he wants his writing to look nice he may have a strong opinion about the aesthetic of HWOT cursive. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk We're only a few pages in, but so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hmmmm... What is bothering him about his writing? Would it be as simple as, "well, I see that not all your letters touch the line, if they all ended at the same bottom point your writing would look tidier," or some other helpful comment like that? Or you could show him samples and let him pick. Maybe an italic hand? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Well, I do see what his complaint is. His writing looks like, well, kids writing. I don't see anything wrong with it, because he's a kid. Things like inconsistent sizing and spacing, nothing outrageous. It's legible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolkitty Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I've made a paper that helped my kids. They are visual but older. They needed the red baseline, blue middle dotted line and top guide for a while. They were embarrassed to use the Kibder paper with so wide spacing...My oldest had letters swiming all over the place on lined paper! After using my paper she can write straight on white paper after much practice on much smaller spacing. I'm not home, so I cannot today, tomorrow night I'll post it. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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