Italic Handwriting Book C Grade 2

Italic Handwriting Book C Grade 2

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Italic Handwriting Book C Grade 2

This is a transition book from basic to cursive italic. Essential writing practice themes:

  • Modes of transportation (automobile through zeppelin)
  • Days of the week
  • Months of the year
  • Sentences
  • Capitals practice: cities of the USA. 

The simple transition to cursive italic is introduced. Includes numerals.


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: 68
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Getty-Dubay Productions
Edition/Copyright: 1994
Made In: USA
ISBN: 9780982776209
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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Sheri
Great Book

We have really enjoyed this handwriting curriculum. We actually started with Book A and worked thru that and book B rather quickly. This one has been a lot of fun as it is more than just writing letters each page. It incorporated things such as days of the week, months of the year etc. It has helped our little one make her letters look neater and fancier which has made other homeschool subjects more fun as she is beginning to enjoy writing more and more.

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Morgan
Our favorite handwriting!

This is our 3rd year using this curriculum. My son started the 1st book this year too. We all have been happy with the ease of these books and I can tell it'll be an easy transition to cursive when we get there at the end of the year!

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Jennifer R.
Good series

I have liked this curriculum. I think it has improved handwriting and done a good job teaching handwriting to all of my kids.

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Stephanie D.
Very easy to teach. Easy

Very easy to teach. Easy transition to cursive. Results are beautiful handwriting.

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Michigan M.
Good book to start with

I used Getty-Dubay writing books with both of my sons. I had actually started them out with another beginning writing program, and then switched to book C of Getty-Dubay. I stuck with this program from that point on, because I was pleased with the results. Book C is a good book to start with if they already know basic printed letter formation, it will just refine their letter style and build confidence. Then in later books, they will learn cursive in a very easy transition, since there is little difference between print and cursive in this program. It makes the process much less stressful, as the students are not learning everything twice. The writing is also clean-looking and simple, perfect for kids who like to avoid unnecessary extras (like mine)! Check it out, it might be just the style you're looking for.