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JodieLyn
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I'm looking at a program for handwriting.. and it has options for different styles of letters..
which do you prefer? why?
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oh.. forgot to add the styles the program has..
Manuscript - Manuscript (similar to Zaner-Bloser)
Manuscript-Simple - Manuscript Simple (similar to Zaner-Bloser, Simplified)
Modern Manuscript - Modern Manuscript (similar to D'Nealian)
Italic - Italic (similar to Getty/Dubay or Portland Italic)
Cursive - Cursive (similar to Zaner-Bloser Cursive)
Simple Cursive - Cursive Simple (similar to Zaner-Bloser, Cursive Simplified)
Modern Cursive - Modern Cursive (similar to D'Nealian Cursive)
Italic Cursive - Italic Cursive (similar to Getty-Dubay or Portland Italic Cursive)
not that I can tell what the difference in Manuscript and manuscript simple is 
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I have fallen in love with Getty-Dubay, so that's what we are using. I think the cursive is pretty and practical (as in easy and quick to write). Their cursive is the closest to what my handwriting has evolved to over time, so I like to think my dc may hit stride a little earlier and have nicer handwriting than me. I also like that the base letters from their manuscript are the same as the base letters for their cursive, so no relearning for the dc.
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We use Getty-Dubay which is quite different from what is used in Australian schools.
I think printing should look like printing, an s should look like an s and so on. Printing is the most common handwriting used today and I think the Getty-Dubay like styles of handwriting the most legible. Even when written badly it still holds it's form fairly well, whereas the open styled p's and what not can become hard to understand.
I don't like serif's on print, my opinion is it doesn't make for neat serif's when cursive is learnt, and print without serif's is better for younger hands and for beginner readers, and looks plain better on form’s, and is a touch easier to write. I feel serif's belong on cursive alone, and when children are ready for cursive they are ready to make nice serif's.
The Getty-Dubay cursive is easy to write, elegant without being overmuch (particularly for boys), and again is easy to read.
When my children have reached a proficiency in the cursive we may try a year of Spenserian just for fun.
I remember watching an elderly priest who baptised our youngest filling out her baptism details on the form, and it was just a joy to watch him write, like watching someone performing a work of art, so beautiful.
It seems a shame for that type of skill to be lost. At this point though my aim is for my dc to have neat legible handwriting.
One thing that I appreciated after reading through one of Rosemary Sassoon's books was that different levels of neatness are okay depending on what the reason is that you are writing eg. it's okay to be a bit more scribbly when writing your shopping list, but a formal letter must be in your best. I have allowed this with my dc, while ensuring they get enough practice to make sure that they are able to do a neat formal style.
I'm very opinionated when it comes to handwriting but even so I think whatever a person prefers is okay. You have to be comfortable with it, and different things work for different people.
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I'm not using any of the ones you mentioned, but I thought I would throw in another interesting one: SmithHand and here is an interview with the creator.
I'm using a German one, called Lateinische Ausgangsschrift  .
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Jodie, we've used Handwriting without Tears...
But I'm looking into Italic for my 11yo as a way to channel his need for precision and beauty. While pondering this I found a very interesting website and am now thinking that a family Italic bootcamp might be fun.
I just searched "italic" here and found this post but I noticed that we don't have a topic on only "italic", so I'm going to start one now .
Love,
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