Writing Tips & Teaching Strategies : How to Teach Beginner's Cursive Writing

Beginner's cursive writing should be taught by first associating letters that are similar in both cursive and print form. Emphasize pen direction when teaching cursive handwriting with tips from a writing instructor and former classroom teacher in this free video on writing lessons and teaching strategies.

Expert: Laura Minnigerode
Contact: www.youngwritersworkshops.com
Bio: Laura Minnigerode is a writing instructor and former classroom teacher.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

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[eve22ant]

ummmm...ummm..ugh,,,ummm..

like..umm.umm..and..ummm....uh­..umm

[drow5001]

"Im going to tell you about teaching handwriting, i have terrible handwriting" ...uhh ok then why are you giving advice on it?

[atomdragon4]

Keep your boobs off the table 

[pannoni1]

Adults should reuse cursive too! I'm tired of these "humanist san serif" fonts like FF Din and Trebuchet MS that were shown on eBay ads on this page, they have little or no resemblence to human handwriting/cursive (just to be cool instead), and I feel cursive fonts need to make a comeback to make people appreciate this writing style. This can make more people perhaps understand the shapes of cursive letters and improve people's penmanship!

[31purplepowah]

man my elemtry school mever taught us cursive writting :( and now this year im going to high school sec 1! :(

[Jimmyjoeandthegang]

totally um oh uh not scripted, lol umm

[metallicarulez619]

she is suppoes 2 teach cursive not explain

[shutupstupid9]

from what i know libs are getting rid of cursive in school because some people

will never learn it !

[navylaks2]

what when your lefthanded

[biteitoff]

dayyyymn, you said your piece!

change your name to "hammerdown".

[digitaldown]

I think writing in cursive is pointless unless you want to be great at calligraphy. I don't know why they tortured us with it for so many years in grade school. Printing is better, it's easier, and easier to read. the only reason cursive was invented is so that you don't have to take your pen off the paper as often, which is important if you're writing with a feather pen or fountain pen. I can't remember the last time I had to use either of those. I never write in cursive. I hate cursive.