Italic Handwriting Book B Grade 1

Italic Handwriting Book B Grade 1

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Italic Handwriting Book B Grade 1
Italic Handwriting Book B Grade 1 presents lowercase, capitals, and numerals for the beginning reader. With short words and lively sentences on each page, this book is fun for the student! Illustrated.

We Appreciate Legible Handwriting

We've always been relatively low-key about the need for a handwriting course. Before the advent of internet orders, we saw examples of handwriting, both good and bad, and everywhere in between. And we realized that poor handwriting is seemingly no hindrance to success in life. Yet back in the day, when most of our orders came by mail, we undeniably appreciated good, readable handwriting.


Smooth Transition from Printing to Cursive

The Italic Handwriting Series does more than teach fine skills. It resulted in something that was beautifully legible! This is the course we used with our children. While the results varied depending on the child, Italic Handwriting was logical because the transition from printing to cursive was exceptionally smooth. It is easy to write as it conforms to natural hand movements. Each Italic Handwriting book has the basics of forming each letter and then age-appropriate exercises that students do in the workbook. New students should start the program at grade level.



From the Publisher:
Handwriting: It helps us learn, share ideas, and be creative.
Handwriting today is both a tool for learning and a professional skill. We need a handwriting style that keeps up with the demands of modern life. It needs to be legible and logical, easy to write, and easy to learn.

When it comes to being understood, handwriting still matters.
And yet, as authors Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay write, “American handwriting is in a woeful state. We have become a 'please print' nation. But there is hope. We can stop mumbling on paper and become legible writers. We can go italic.”

Keep the focus on learning.
For early learners, literacy and language development are foundations of readiness, and research suggests that handwriting is a key component. Learning to write letters and form words are powerful first steps toward academic success.

A seamless transition.
With the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, kids learn one alphabet — basic italic transitions naturally to cursive. In elementary school, handwriting is an important scaffold for basic literacy skills. For middle school students, fluent handwriting means more language arts success and better preparation for high school.
Features
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Author: Barbara Getty & Inga Dubay
Number of Pages: 64
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Getty-Dubay Productions
Edition/Copyright: 1994
Made In: USA
ISBN: 9780964921566
Reproducible: No
Faith-Based: No

Awards and Endorsements:
Homeschooling Parent Homeschool Friendly Stamp of Approval 2005
Homeschool.com Seal of Approval 2006
The Old Schoolhouse EE Award Winner 2007
Practical Homeschooling Reader Award 2012

Customer Reviews

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Jennifer R.
Good series

This is a solid curriculum. Easy to teach and easy to see improvement.

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Tara O.
Improving Already

I have seen a marked improvement in my 1st grader's print since starting the Italic Handwriting Book a couple months ago. She completes 1-2 pages per week and while she doesn't love the work, we look at it as a character building moment in perseverance and concentration. I still have to give reminders at the beginning of each session to focus and go slowly through the work, as she'll try to race through it otherwise to get on to another activity. I'm glad we incorporated handwriting into her curriculum, as I really enjoy being able to read her writing now that it's becoming more legible. I do wish that they would have included 2-3 copies of each page for additional practice as needed.

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Morgan
Simple Handwriting

I want my children to enjoy handwriting and eventually know cursive. This is an easy and simple program with beautiful results.

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Grandma
Repeat customer!

Used for my now adult children, just purchased for my granddaughter who was overwhelmed by cursive. The simplicity of the serifs' and the "holding hands" picture alleviated the tension in just one lesson. Found her later in the day practicing on her own - enough said!

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Kristy
Italic Handwriting Book B Grade 1

I really appreciate this writing series, especially this book. My oldest completed this book as part of 1st grade and now my second child is working her way through as a kinder. I like the size of space given to learn to make each letter and the instructions included on how to form the letters. I also feel the number of times the child is asked to practice on each page is a great balance, not to many, not to few. In this book, we complete a page a day, and my kids have always been ready for the next level upon completion!