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Cursive Handwriting in Schools

(83 Posts)
POGS Sat 15-Feb-20 11:24:08

I was taught this way and I use italic writing in my personal correspondence.

Personally I can see a logic behind this style of learning but appreciate others will not. It's the result that counts.

V3ra Sat 15-Feb-20 11:14:42

Chestnut I spent a year at school in the USA in 1964 when I was seven. That's the writing style I was taught then.

Chestnut Sat 15-Feb-20 11:09:59

I thought the usual way was single letters, written very basic and clean. The Ladybird books which taught handwriting all showed letters like that. There were several books where the child learnt in that way, and traced over the letters.

Callistemon Sat 15-Feb-20 10:46:40

They are introducing this at DGD's school, she is Y3.

Urmstongran Sat 15-Feb-20 10:44:13

I wondered why our 7y old’s writing looked so ‘curly’! I didn’t comment ....
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Tadpoles came to mind though.

paddyanne Sat 15-Feb-20 10:43:03

looks the same to me ,I started school in 1959.My 10 year old GD has beautiful writing but it did take until she was around 8 .until then it wasn't so good .The others say writing isn't a necessity now as they all use keyboards.Thats a shame,the only thing I have of my dads is a page of instructions on planting my herbs ,he wrote it out the year I got married and his handwriting was beautiful .I couldn't part with it

Chewbacca Sat 15-Feb-20 10:37:29

Looking at the example you've attached, it looks exactly the same as the way I was taught cursive writing 60 years ago; the same tails etc. I hadn't realised that it was still being taught the same way now.

Chestnut Sat 15-Feb-20 10:34:15

A while back I was horrified to see my grandson's handwriting which was illegible! Apparently instead of teaching them the letters of the alphabet separately they have tails on the front and back so they find it easier to do 'joined up' handwriting.
They say this helps them join up their handwriting more quickly and easily. I just hope so because it looks a flippin' mess to me. Anyone got any feedback on this?