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Posted: April 23 2007 at 10:45pm | IP Logged Quote Martha
Cursive First

Quick! I am set to purchase Abeka's pre k through 1st grade cursive writing with phonics worktexts tomorrow morning. Again and under duress because I have not found anything comparable and less anti-catholic.

Then I stumble across this site for Cursive First which sounds like just the ticket, and a cheap ticket at that!

I would be interested in hearing some first hand experience before I buy it if possible.

TIA!

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 11:38pm | IP Logged Quote graciefaith
Yes, i have. I have taught my dd, 5.5yo, cursive with this program. I love it. For all lowercase letters, it teaches them to start at the baseline so there is no confusion where certain letters begin at. Dd learned with ease and I my handwriting improved as well.
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Posted: April 24 2007 at 8:27am | IP Logged Quote Martha
Ah wonderful! Is it a complete program or would I need to switch to another after completing it? Or do you only need continued practice with copywork?

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Posted: April 24 2007 at 6:30pm | IP Logged Quote graciefaith
IMO, it's complete. Once she learned how to write all her letters and how to correctly connect them, we just practiced. I didnt need any other program afterwards.
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Posted: May 29 2007 at 10:56am | IP Logged Quote seven2hold
I'm returning to homeschooling after a 2 1/2 year break. With so much of my attention on history & science, etc. I forgot I would be teaching cursive to my 3rd grade ds.      It looks like this program can be used for children who are already printing.

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Posted: May 29 2007 at 6:49pm | IP Logged Quote Martha
Yes, it can be used for kids just starting penmanship or those who can already print. So far, I like it. It seems to combine the best of HWT and Abeka methods for a very simpler, in a better way, method.

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I've used it with our younger kiddos. They all learned quickly. BTW, that was the first handwriting series for them. I like teaching cursive first so this worked well for us. I will say this, you don't need this program in order to implement the idea. If you have Seton or any other handwritting materials and you like the idea of cursive first, I would skip the earlier grades and start with the first cursive book. I found all our kids did well in cursive (from 5 to 10). I regret not taking more time with our eldest (14) in handwriting (any handwriting). Unfortunately I did not mind our p's and q's and her handwriting is much to be desired for. She was the only one I did not start with cursive. It was my lack of attention on the matter rather than whether she learned script or cursive first.

I think you will be pleased with the results!
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