Marsha Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Are these worthe the money? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 It depends. Maybe? They are beautiful, and the passages selected to copy are worthwhile. And, of course, someone else has done the work of collecting the passages and presenting them in one booklet. On the other hand, the paper is thin, and they are only available in that one font, if that matters to you. They are a bit pricey, IMO. Personally, I prefer at this stage to present the target passages in the font we are using (Italic), and it is just not too difficult for me to find good passages to copy. Clear as mud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 So they expect you to use their font? You can't use your own? My dd uses the Italic Font as well, and I've been wondering about these copywork books. She's older, but they have them going through highschool.... Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I suppose your dc can write in any font they choose, but the model will only be in that one font QH publishes. I don't think this would be an issue for many people, but, for us, I prefer at this stage to have my dc looking at an exact model of what they are to trace and replicate. In an email exchange I had with Sandi Queen, she sees these copybooks as a way of teaching grammar, so she is not overly concerned about the handwriting style. I *do* plan to use copywork for handwriting practice, so the product is not a good fit for us, beautiful though they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Makes sense! Thanks for your response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I might be confused, but are you looking at Pictures in Cursive or Copywork? My oldest dd used CopyWork for girls. I think this was done in type and your dc would copy it in whatever style he/she chose. I think it is designed more for attention to detail, spelling, punctuation, and general good writing examples more so than handwriting. Now, the Pictures in Cursive is in cursive and the copying the style is certainly part of the process. My youngest used this one. It is designed to improve handwriting through copying the style. If I am totally off on this - my apologies to the Queens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I might be confused, but are you looking at Pictures in Cursive or Copywork? My oldest dd used CopyWork for girls. I think this was done in type and your dc would copy it in whatever style he/she chose. I think it is designed more for attention to detail, spelling, punctuation, and general good writing examples more so than handwriting. Now, the Pictures in Cursive is in cursive and the copying the style is certainly part of the process. My youngest used this one. It is designed to improve handwriting through copying the style. If I am totally off on this - my apologies to the Queens! Hmmmm, that makes sense too! :) It's hard to tell on their site. I may end up with enough copywork without it, but it's something I want to keep in mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sew happily ever after Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 If you want it all prepared for you and ready to go then it's worth it. I mean 180 "lessons" with NO prep from you. I don't think they give enough room for a child to copy the entire passage if they have low motor skills or if they write very large. If I were to use these, I'd have to retype the material into Write Start software in our preferred font (HWT) and print it out. So if I were to still be needing to use copy work in this format (which I don't need to since we now use WWE) it would not be worth it to me. I can just as easily come up with beautiful poetry, songs, manners, verses, math facts, etc. on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 :iagree: And I was referring to the Copywork for Boys/Girls books. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 We use them because the kids ask for them. Right now they are using copywork for little girls/boys and once done will move into the copywork for boys/girls. If they didn't beg me to buy the new copywork books I wouldn't have since we are now using wwe and get copywork there, BUT they like them. We also use the spelling through copywork books. I think they are busywork and would stop using them if the kids even squeaked any displeasure at them, but like the other books they enjoy them so we still use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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