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Cursive...foiled again!
In the UK, not everybody gets taught to leave the pen on the paper from beginning to end of the word. In the USA, just about everybody gets taught (at age 7 or 8) to do this. Pedagogically/theoretically (apart from the still-few people teaching Italic), the USA has a "Grand Canyon" in its...- KateGladstone
- Post #122
- Forum: Making an Impression
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Cursive...foiled again!
Re: "I was always taught the pen _never_ leaves the paper before you've finished the word." That habit characterizes much school instruction in handwriting. However, according to the Berninger/Graham research (and other evidence - providable on request), the habit in question does *not*...- KateGladstone
- Post #120
- Forum: Making an Impression
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Cursive...foiled again!
Re: "... “writing in-script” ... " In USA English, when we say "script [handwriting]" we mean the sme thing that we mean by "cursive [handwriting]" - but I have heard people from the UK use "script [handwriting]" to mean what the USA means by "print [handwriting]." Re: "in Russia, Ukraine...- KateGladstone
- Post #113
- Forum: Making an Impression
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Cursive...foiled again!
As a handwriting instruction and remediation specialist, I never teach "cursive" except by (rare) specific request. Normally, I teach what I use and advocate: the print-like (plain, loop-free letters), semi-joined, calligraphic-looking rapid-handwriting style called "Italic" which Steve Jobs...- KateGladstone
- Post #101
- Forum: Making an Impression
