pooh bear Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Which is the best cursive handwriting curriculum would you say is best for a lefty, who is a boy? I was thinking about Handwriting Without Tears, but before I press the order button, I thought I would ask here what people think of it. My ds handwriting is OK, well, it's readable anyway. I'm thinking at first making handwriting a 5 min a day subject, to start with, and build up from there. If not Handwriting Without Tears, what would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I absolutely LOVE the way HWT teaches cursive. After the first cursive book we're using BJU Cursive... it's so pretty. :) My dd is a lefty, btw, and did not have any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 More important than what you use is that you teach your dc to turn his paper to line up with his forearm, the way a rightie turns it to line up with *his* forearm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 HWT was the best fit for my lefty son! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 More important than what you use is that you teach your dc to turn his paper to line up with his forearm, the way a rightie turns it to line up with *his* forearm. :iagree: Make sure he holds his pencil and paper exactly the opposite of a righty. I had my dd sit opposite of me so that she could benefit from a mirror image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 buy handwriting without tears! I love handwriting without tears, esp for lefties! it took my lefty from barely even looking like the english language to fairly readable. and my kids who didn't have issues and were right handed have very nice righting, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I think Cursive First made some mention of it being good for lefties, but since I don't have one, I haven't made specific note of it. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha2U Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I began using CF last September with my ds (4.5yo) and am very happy with the results. Your welcome to check out our blog to see some of his work for yourself. CF was an easy and inexpensive way to teach my ds cursive first as well relearn it myself... we are both lefties. HTH :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I used Cursive First with my leftie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delighted3 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 My lefty has great handwriting. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I don't think it matters. I would try to choose a program that doesn't slant much like New American Cursive or an Italic font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWTW93 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 As a lefty myself, I really like HWT. My oldest is a righty and does great with the program; my youngest is a lefty and his writing is a little - well, bad. But I know it will click and he'll writing as neatly as my oldest in a few years. From the teaching perspective, I find it easy to do and my kids really enjoy the program. We used a different program at first with my oldest and it was terrible and caused many tears. So the title was what first caught my eye with this program! It really is hard to beat. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 My dd doesn't have the typical hooked wrist that I see with so many lefties. We've only used HWT's, but I think anything would have worked with her. When I noticed she was left handed I expected an uphill battle, but she's been easy to teach and has nice handwriting. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Thanks everyone. I will go with HWT. I like the look of the font, and it does look easier to teach than the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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